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Now accepting nominations: NFP Teen Ambassador Program (TAP)

Currently seeking community-minded, motivated teens to apply for the Teen Ambassador Program (TAP).

This selective year-long program offers middle and high school students the opportunity for personal growth while serving the greater good in the Newton community. Accepted teens serve as ambassadors for the Newton Food Pantry, while developing leadership skills in volunteer service and community organizing. TAP members take part in a customized training program, taught by community leaders, including topics such as non-profit organizational management, community organizing and public speaking. Students are given an “insider” experience at the Newton Food Pantry, where they will learn how a successful non-profit organization runs and gain a better understanding of the impact that the NFP has in the community.

Find out more and consider applying HERE.

 

Mental Health: Continuing the Conversation

Join Mayor Fuller, Samaritans Inc., and Families for Depression Awareness to learn more about suicide prevention, recognizing depression and bipolar disorder, and the important work being done to reduce the stigma of mental health issues in our community.

Register online at www.newtonma.gov/mentalhealth

May 6th,  6:30 – 8:00 pm via Zoom

Invitation to #SpeakUp Summit

Join a global community tackling climate change. Students ages 10-15 are coming together to learn from one another and youth leaders how young people can make their voices heard in the debate about responding to climate change.

This is a free program open to any student regardless of any experience they have with debate or otherwise. Here is the invitation directly from students already planning to attend: https://youtu.be/nuFD27yFT-M

Students can register here. Check the flyer here.

May 8th, 11:00 am

Fans of Newton Community Ed: The NCE Kids team wants to hear from you!

The NCE Kids team would like to enlist your help! The last year has brought lots of changes, and while they’ve missed being in-person with kids in your schools, they’ve done their best to adapt to those changes and deliver quality enrichment programs offered online or outdoors.

Going forward, NCE Kids anticipates offering a mix of in-person and online programs and hopes to have several new and different offerings as well, keeping parent preferences in mind as they plan. To that end, they are assembling a group of parents who will act as an advisory panel. By sending four to six brief surveys a year; your answers will help influence these programming decisions.

If you’d like to help out, here’s the first survey! For now they’re just looking to collect parents’ names, email addresses, and some info about your child(ren) to be sure to have all ages and genders represented.

Support the Newton Community Freedge!

The Newton Community Freedge, a volunteer-run outdoor refrigerator and pantry provides free food and personal care supplies to anyone with need, no questions asked. This initiative, led by the Newton Food Pantry in collaboration with other local Newton organizations, depends on donations from individuals in the community, as well as from local businesses and restaurants. The Freedge is open 24/7 for both users and donors, and is easily accessible in the parking lot of Central Drapery and Dry Cleaning in Nonantum.

Join the Newton Community Freedge Facebook group for updates about what’s needed and what’s available and for information about how to get involved. Learn more at www.newtonfoodpantry.org/newton-freedge/ You can make a financial contribution to support the Freedge here

420 Watertown Street,  Nonantum

Boys & Girls Club of Newton, Spring Time After School Fun!

This spring season at the Club is filled with programs for all ages. Programs like: PHOTOGRAPHY, MURAL ART, MUSIC, CERAMICS, and STEM will capture and inspire your child’s imagination. In addition, The Club will offer wide range of ATHLETIC programs that will get hearts pumping after a long day of school.

Some of these programs can be done outdoors if weather permits to have your child enjoy the great spring weather.

Register Today! https://www.newtonbgc.com/spring-program-2021

Summer Camp Fundraiser!

Help Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors send 15 – 20 students to camp this summer.

While camp scholarships do pay up to 80% of the cost, too many families can not afford the 20% – 30% payment required of them. Through this fundraiser NNHN has already raised $4,500 to help Newton school children continue to socialize, play and learn with their friends this summer, however as the word has spread, they have learned about more needs.

There is an amazing program – a collaboration between METCO and Newton Community Ed – to fund and sponsor 75 students to attend camp this summer. This program is $6,700 short of their need to cover the transportation and two-week camp costs for 6 more NPS students and NNHN hopes to help.

For every additional $1,100 raised, they can cover the cost for one more camper. For more information and donation links please visit the NCP sponsor link. And, for more about the METCO/NCE program click here Camp.

Here is an example of the campers they want to support (names changed for privacy).
“Alex and Dylan are twins, to a single mom, going into the first grade next year. Zoom Kindergarten was tricky for them, but they are back in school full time and loving their Continue reading →

Home Goods Donations Needed

Appointments available for easy drop off of your unwanted like-new or new household items Mondays 1:00 -2:00 pm and Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm in Newton Centre. They particularly need Queen and King bedding, small appliances such as toasters and blenders, dishes, eating and cooking utensils, towels, shower curtains and cookware.

Welcome Home strives to provide families experiencing hardship with basic household items they need to live with dignity and are a local nonprofit organization that collects and redistributes like-new household items to dozens of people in need each month with no fees, no forms and no requirements. Any items that they cannot use are repurposed or recycled appropriately, thus benefiting the environment. To schedule a drop off, request items or learn more, visit http://www.welcomehomemass.org or email  welcomehomemass@gmail.com.

Earth Day Event

The Newton Library presents Save the Planet and Your Health with a Plant-based Diet. Learn about the environmental impacts of the meat, dairy, egg, and fishing industries at a special Earth Day Green Newton series program with Sara Sezun, Chair of the Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Plant-based Planet Team. Find out how eating a plant-based diet can improve your health and help remedy environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, habitat loss for endangered species, and zoonotic disease transfer.

Register here to Save the Planet.

April 22nd,  7:00 pm via zoom

Learn to create Home Harmony in this three-week course

Join certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) Erika Salloux of Living Harmony to learn how to Create Home Harmony. Registration required. Sign up here Harmony

In this three-part series you can learn proven strategies with steps for getting and staying organized. Bring an organizing project you’ve been avoiding and get it done by the end of the series. Please note, when you sign up, you are signing up for all three sessions.

April 20th, 27th and May 4th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Sponsored by ShelfGenie and co-sponsored by the City of Newton Department of Senior Services.