Fresh Start has re-vamped their programs to lower the number of people that are simultaneously needed and to do our best to provide social distancing.  However, due to  our need to accept donations of furniture and home-goods from the public, and distribute them to people in need, we need volunteers. Our primary need right now…

Member Benefits Option to have Artist’s name, embedded link and thumbnail image on Members web page on the Arts Wayland website Notification by email about member activities Invitation to vote at Annual Meeting Special participation in @theW gallery Member Salon exhibits. Currently virtual. Join or Renew Online or By Check To join or renew by…

Each year, hundreds of Massachusetts youth age out of the foster care system. Launch Boxes provide a few basic necessities as these young adults transition out on their own for the first time. A Launch Box is a plastic bin filled with basic supplies—such as towels, toiletries, and utensils—that will help young adults transition out…

Our volunteers help older adults get the medical care they need and bring companionship to lonely, isolated elders. They serve as mentors to third and fourth-grade students.  They improve families’ access to healthy food and new clothing. They reduce the barriers to success faced by first-generation college students. They assist immigrants on their path to…

We are living through unprecedented times. When studying times of crisis, historians, archives, and museums depend not only on the actions of national and international leaders, but on records of daily life. The Framingham History Center is making an effort to collect a digital archive of community members’ experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in real…