As an organization created by and for the people of
Greater Boston, Boston Cares' base of financial
support comes entirely from the community in the
form of grants and donations from private
foundations, corporations and individuals. In
recent years, we have benefited greatly from the
services provided by National Service Fellows, whose
support originates with the Corporation for National
and Community Service. We are not a United Way
agency. Committed to making our services accessible,
Boston Cares provides services free of charge to our
non-profit partners.
The generosity of the community helps to support
Boston Cares' year-round programs, develop new ones,
and expand our ability to assist the large number of
non-profit organizations with which we work. In
addition, support of Boston Cares gives us the
resources to not only encourage a deep commitment
from our current volunteer base but to strengthen
our ability to recruit new volunteers. In essence,
supporting Boston Cares allows our unique model of
volunteerism to leverage human resources to create
local community involvement.
Boston Cares has seen a dramatic growth in requests
for our services from non-profit organizations
throughout Greater Boston as well as a marked
interest from people joining our rapidly growing
volunteer corps. Although such an enthusiastic
response from the community is exciting for Boston
Cares, we still face some rather daunting financial
obstacles and needs. We hope the community will
continue to recognize the importance of our work and
continue to support us in our efforts of improving
the lives of so many people in Greater Boston.
For more information about supporting Boston Cares,
or if your company may be interested in a service
project or year-round program, please contact Rick
Wallwork, Associate Director, at
rwallwork@bostoncares.org or 617-422-0910, ext.
202.
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