The Community Day Center of Waltham (CDCW) — a fifteen-minute drive from Newton — provides shelter and support for the unhoused. Starting in a church basement twenty years ago, CDCW has grown as both a drop-in day center and an extension of the MetroWest community. Newtonian volunteers are essential to…
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In March 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, four Newton residents – Martha Bixby, Ranjani Paradise, Shalini Tendulkar, and Shreeda Vyas – saw an opportunity to help locals in need. They started the Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors mutual aid network, which, in 2021, became incorporated as the non-profit…
Chestnut Hill Square is collecting much needed food and personal care items to benefit The Newton Food Pantry, now through November 22. Suggested food items include: cereal, hearty soups, oatmeal, pasta, and more. In addition, the Newton Food Pantry needs personal care items including deodorant, toothpaste and individually packaged toothbrushes,…
Green Newton is inviting local residents to participate in a short training to become Home Visit Volunteers as part of an initiative to evaluate the feasibility of a networked geothermal system in the Countryside School neighborhood. The first volunteer training will take place on October 8, at 7PM at Auburndale…
Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems — based on a shared belief that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Family and friends who have…
The Newton Turkey Trot will be held on November 24, and all are urged to sign up early, since it sells out every year. Two races start and end at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue): the 1-mile family race starts at 8:30AM and the 5K starts at 9AM. See…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places:
Newton’s JourneySongs is an interfaith choir committed to singing for people with hospice services and their caregivers, as well as at memorial services and celebrations of life. The group rehearses on Sundays, twice a month, in Newton, and sings in surrounding communities. JourneySongs uses the gift of song to provide both…
Newton how has quarterly Fix-It Clinics at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street), and the next ones will be on September 15 and December 7, 1:15PM-4PM. If you have a broken household item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance, bring it to…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places: