CAUSE. IT MATTERS.
Virgin America is asking Bostonians how they are re-thinking the rules, creating change and supporting causes that matter. To mark our Boston launch, Virgin America donated $50,000 to non-profits in Boston that make a difference in everyday lives. Submit a cause that matters to you and spread their revolution by getting their message out.
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Friendship Circle of Sharon (www.sharonfriends.com)The Friendship Circle's unique approach brings together teenage volunteers and children with special needs for hours of fun and friendship. These shared experiences empower children with special needs, while enriching the lives of everyone in... more
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The SPARK Center (www.bmc.org)Boston Medical Center's SPARK Center offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art medical care and services for Boston’s highest at-risk children: those living with complicated medical conditions (including HIV/AIDS, failure-to-thrive, and neuro... more
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (girlscoutseasternmass.org)Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEM) is the inclusive organization of choice for more than 45,000 girls in grades K-12. Through the efforts of over 17,000 positive volunteer role models, GSEM is a recognized leader in advocacy for iss... more
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Cradles to Crayons (www.cradlestocrayons.org)ONE DAY, every child will have the basic things they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued. Cradles to Crayons is an innovative Boston-based nonprofit organization that equips homeless and in-need children with the everyday e... more
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5.Boston Cares (www.bostoncares.org)
For whatever reason, the spirit of revolution runs in the blood of New Englanders. It came over with the Pilgrims, cried out at the battle of Lexington and Concord, and rolls along through invention and innovation. If New Englanders are not... more
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Jumpstart for Young Children (www.jstart.org)1 in 3 children enters school unprepared to succeed. At Jumpstart, our goal is to build the language, literacy, social, and initiative skills of children from low-income neighborhoods. We do this by pairing caring adults with preschool child... more
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7.For Kids Only Afterschool Programs (www.fkoafterschool.org)
For Kids Only (FKO) provides year round after school and summer youth development programming in the communities of Everett, Peabody, Revere, Salem and Winthrop for thousands of school-age children. The mission of For Kids Only Afterschool i... more
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8.Home for Little Wanderers (www.thehome.org)
Residential and school programs for vulnerable Massachusetts children.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (www.bgcb.org)Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston helps young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders. We do this by providing a safe haven filled with hope and opp... more
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (www.youtube.com)My experience as a Big Brother.
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NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE (www.nsmt.org)Operating since 1955, NSMT has evolved into the largest non-profit producing theater in New England, with approximately 300,000 patrons annually. NSMT has gained a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, specifically in th... more
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Surviving And Moving Forward: The SAMFund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer (www.thesamfund.org)The SAMFund is a unique nonprofit organization designed to help young adult survivors of cancer get back on their feet after treatment. To date, we have awarded a total of $400,000 in grants and scholarships, bringing young adults one step c... more
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The Healthworks Foundation (www.healthworksfoundation.org)The Healthworks foundation funds outreach projects and non-profit fitness centers that lead to the health, betterment, and empowerment of women and children in the Dorchester community. Healthworks at Codman is a fully functioning fitness... more
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Crossroads for Kids (www.crossroads4kids.org)Crossroads for Kids envisages a world where all children, regardless of their circumstances, can grow up knowing what it feels like to belong to a positive, supportive, safe community, and have access to all the resources that lay the foundat... more
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826 Boston - Teach Kids How to Write! (www.826boston.org)826 Boston is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the unders... more
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One Home Many Hopes (www.onehomemanyhopes.org)A year ago a handful of folk sat in a room in Boston wondering what we could do. We had just learned of the death of Macharia – an abandoned infant from the street of Mtwapa, Kenya, and one of the few 8-month olds I have ever held – and t... more
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Artsbridge Inc: Making a Difference Through Art (www.artsbridgecamp.org)Artsbridge takes a unique approach to conflict resolution and is currently focusing on youth caught within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The approach is proving to be very successful and the model has the potential to be used within any c... more
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18.Cultural Survival (www.cs.org)
We help the world' Indigenous Peoples keep their lands, languages, and cultures in an ever-more-globalized world. For 35 years we have partnered with Pygmies in the rainforests of Congo, nomadic peoples in Tibet, reindeer herders in Mongolia,... more
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19.Big Sister Association of Greater Boston (www.bigsister.org)
Since 1951, Big Sister Association of Greater Boston has been helping girls reach their full potential through positive mentoring relationships with women. Big Sister is the oldest and largest mentoring organization in New England exclusively... more
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20.The School for Field Studies (www.fieldstudies.org)
The School for Field Studies envisions a world where people participate in the responsible, sustainable stewardship of our environment and share a commitment to actions that promote the well-being of the natural world and human communities. S... more
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Community Servings is a fabulous non-profit (with the smarts and network savvy to run like a for-profit!) based here in Boston. They're Boston's only home-based hot meals delivery service, providing 700+ medically- and culturally-appropriate... more
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Reach Out and Read (www.reachoutandread.org)Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a nationwide nonprofit childhood literacy organization that distributes free books to children through their pediatricians. ROR serves children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old who are living at or nea... more
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See my thoughts about the charity work I do and what it means to me. I nominate the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) and I also volunteer with Adopt a Classroom.
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With the housing crisis and other issues there has been a huge rise in the number of animals abandoned or put in shelters. Please consider adoption before buying.
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25.Generations Incorporated (www.generationsinc.org)
Generations Incorporated engages active older adults in results-driven intergenerational programs that inspire students and improve schools. Our programs generate strong relationships between older adults and students that get results and mak... more
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Advocates in Motion - AIM (www.mdsc.org)The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress' newest program initiative, Advocates in Motion (AIM) provides fun, inclusive, interactive events each month for teens and young adults ages 13-22. AIM's program goals for our young adults with Down sy... more
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Artists For Humanity (www.afhboston.com)Artists For Humanity's mission is to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts. AFH tackles the myriad of problems youth face today by ... more
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28.Partnering for Health (www.pih.org)
It is fair to say that no single organization has done more to change the way America and the world think about global health care than Partners in Health. By providing access to health care in Haiti, trsnsforming World Health guidelines for ... more
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Grub Street Writers (www.grubstreet.org)Grub Street is a non-profit creative writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. Our mission is to support creative writers at all stages of their development s... more
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30.Everybody Wins! Metro Boston (www.ewmb.org)
Everybody Wins! Metro Boston (EWMB) is a literacy and mentoring organization that increases children’s opportunities for success in school and in life through one-to-one reading experiences with caring adults. Everybody Wins! signature progra... more
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31.Greater Boston Food Bank (www.gbfb.org)
This organization distributes food to 600 hunger relief agencies in the greater Boston Area. For $25000, they would be able to feed thousands of needy people in this time of a terrible economy. I can't imagine a more important cause.
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32.Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (www.barcc.org)
Dedicated to healing. Advocating for change. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is the only rape crisis center in the Greater Boston area and the oldest and largest center in Massachusetts. Our vision is to end sexual violence thro... more
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33.Center For Family Connections (www.kinnect.org)
At a fundamental level, our mission at Center For Family Connections (CFFC) is to help children feel safe, seen, and valued, and to adjust to the challenges of being, or having been, moved from one family to another. Many of the children we s... more
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The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum (www.maxcourage.org)• The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum was founded in 1991 as a comprehensive language arts curriculum, and honors the life, unwavering optimism, and indomitable spirit of Max Warburg, a courageous 11 year old who died in 1991 of leukemia. Base... more
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Esperanza Academy (www.esperanzaacademy.org)Esperanza means “hope” in Spanish. Esperanza Academy is indeed a brand new “School of Hope” for economically-disadvantaged girls from Lawrence, one of the poorest cities in Massachusetts. We opened our doors in September 2006 and currently se... more
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The Guidance Center (www.gcinc.org)The Guidance Center is the largest local provider of developmental, mental health and family support services to children and families in Cambridge and Somerville, MA. Our mission is to make families stronger and build a more stable communit... more
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37.SCIENCE CLUB FOR GIRLS (www.scienceclubforgirls.org)
Building self-confidence, sisterhood & science literacy. The mission of Science Club for Girls is to increase the self-confidence and science literacy of K–12th grade girls belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the sciences, throu... more
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The Food Project (www.thefoodproject.org)The Food Project is growing and distributing food in the Boston area--working with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds to change the food system. We believe food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ... more
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40.Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy (www.massteenpregnancy.org)
The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy advocates statewide and mobilizes communities to prevent teen pregnancy, to increase opportunities for youth and young parents and to empower young people to make healthy decisions about relationships, sex, parenting and life.
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41.The Wellness Community - Greater Boston for Cancer Support (www.wellnesscommunity.org)
The Wellness Community-Greater Boston is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing FREE support, education and stress management programs to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally-led support ... more
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The Hyde Square Task Force (www.hydesquare.org.)The Hyde Square Task Force was founded in the late 1980's to combat the rise of poverty, drug-dealing, and gang-related violence in the Hyde/Jackson Square neighborhood of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. Today, HSTF serves over 1000 youth and thei... more
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Reflect and Strengthen (www.reflectandstrengthen.org)Reflect and Strengthen (R&S) is a grassroots collective of young working class women from the urban neighborhoods of Boston who take a holistic approach to organizing in order to create personal and social transformation. Our programming focu... more
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45.The Junior League of Boston, Inc. (www.jlboston.org)
The Junior League of Boston, Inc. (JLB) is an organization of 1,100 women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The... more
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Cultural Kitchen (www.usahostels.org)Cultural Kitchen is a 10 session program run in Boston-area middle and high schools, afterschool programs, and community centers. Students participate in cross-cultural communication and reflection activities and pick a country to research (h... more
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Pine Street Inn (www.pinestreetinn.org)Everyone deserves a place to call home. That’s why Pine Street Inn provides a comprehensive range of services, including permanent supportive housing, job training, emergency shelter and street outreach to over 1,300 homeless men and women e... more
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Rosie's Place (www.rosiesplace.org)Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, offers both emergency and long-term assistance to women who have nowhere else to turn. Established in 1974, Rosie’s Place is committed to welcoming each guest with respect and unconditio... more
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The Trauma Center () is a program of Justice Resource Institute (JRI), a large nonprofit organization dedicated to social justice by offering hope and promise of fulfillment to children, adults, and families who are at risk of not receiving e... more
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50.Agassiz Village: Summer Camp for All Kids (www.agassizvillage.org)
Make sure there is "No Child Left Inside" this summer! You remember playing outdoors all day long as a kid during the summer- street games, sports, swimming, enjoying the sun and fun? We owe our kids the chance to experience that too, espec... more
