M's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with M.

Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Volunteer Minimum Age: 13
Mission Statement:  MABVI’s mission is to work with individuals with disabilities to eliminate barriers and create opportunities. Our experiences allow us to forge strong community partnerships so that we can meet the pressing need for high quality services and programs and transform lives.
Contact Representative:
Joshua Warren
Phone: (617) 732-0241        
Website: http://www.mabcommunity.org/massachusetts-association-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/volunteers-for-vision.html

Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
Volunteer Minimum Age: 16
Mission Statement:  To ensure individuals with Down syndrome in Massachusetts are valued and included.
Contact Representative:
Colleen Endres (Program Coordinator)
Phone: 781-221-0024
Website: http://www.mdsc.org/

Massachusetts General Hospital
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  Delivering the best health care in a safe and compassionate environment.
Contact Representative:
MGH Volunteer Department
Phone: 617-726-8540
Website: http://www2.massgeneral.org/volunteers/

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
Volunteer Minimum Age:  18
Mission Statement:  The Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHS) is a non-profit public policy advocacy organization with the singular mission of ending homelessness in the Commonwealth.
Contact Representative:
Sam Longnecker
Phone: 617-367-6447
Website: https://www.mhsa.net/

Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog, Inc.
Volunteer Minimum Age: 12
Mission Statement:  Our mission is to provide bullet-protection vests for all Massachusetts police dogs.
Contact Representative:
Kathy Hinds (President)
Phone: 508-668-7149
Website: http://www.mavestadog.org/ws/pages/home.php

Milton Historical Society
Volunteer Minimum Age:  18
Mission Statement:  The Milton Historical Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1904 to collect, preserve, publish and exhibit artifacts and records relation to the town of Milton.
Contact Representative:
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 617-333-9700
Website: http://www.miltonhistoricalsociety.org/

MSPCA—Angell
Volunteer Minimum Age: 16
Mission Statement:  Protecting animals relieving their suffering advancing health and welfare & preventing cruelty.
Contact Representative:
Bryn Conklin
Phone: 718-522-5055
Website: http://www.mspca.org/

Museum of Fine Arts
Volunteer Minimum Age:  15
Mission Statement:  The Museum of Fine Arts houses and preserves preeminent collections and aspires to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art.
Contact Representative:
Stephen Richardson (Volunteer and Intern Programs Coordinator)
Phone: 617-369-4359
Website: http://www.mfa.org/employment/volunteer-opportunities

Museum Of Science
Volunteer Minimum Age:  14
Mission Statement:  The Museum of Science helps teens learn valuable skills, teach others, and render valuable services to the community.
Contact Representative:
Adrienne Karman (Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 617-589-0129
Website: http://www.mos.org/volunteer-opportunities

N's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with N.

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Mass.
Volunteer Minimum Age:  14
Mission Statement:  To improve the quality of life both for people with mental illness and for their families.
Contact Representative:
Cindy Nelson (Executive Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 800-273-9085
Website: http://www.namimass.org/

New England Aquarium
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  Combining education, entertainment and action to address challenging problems facing the ocean. 
Contact Representative:
Lucy Indge
Phone: 617-973-6745
Website: http://www.neaq.org/get_involved/volunteering_and_internships/volunteering/index.php

New England Baptist Hospital
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  New England Baptist Hospital transforms the lives of its patients by promoting wellness, restoring function, lessening disability, alleviating pain, and advancing knowledge in musculoskeletal diseases and related disorders.
Contact Representative:
Lynn Stewart (Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 617-754-5173
Website: http://www.nebh.org/

P's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with P.

Pine Street Inn
Volunteer Minimum Age:  15
Mission Statement:  The mission of Pine Street Inn is to be a community of respect and hope for each guest it serves, to be a resource through which neighbors and friends can help to meet the basic needs of others and to serve as a national leader in the fight to end homelessness.
Contact Representative:
Coffie Fields
Phone: (617) 892-9186
Website: http://www.pinestreetinn.org/get_involved/volunteer

Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger
Volunteer Minimum Age:  12
Mission Statement:  Project Bread’s mission is to alleviate, prevent and ultimately end hunger in Massachusetts.
Contact Representative:
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 617-239-2546
Website: http://www.projectbread.org/

Project Step
Volunteer Minimum Age:  15
Mission Statement:  Preparing Black and Latino musicians for success in classical musical ensembles.
Contact Representative:
Javier Caballero
Phone: 617-267-5777
Website: http://www.projectstep.org/getinvolved/gi_home.htm

R's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with R.

Room to Grow Boston
Volunteer Minimum Age:  15
Mission Statement:  Room to Grow enriches the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of life by providing developmental information, customized support and all needed baby items.
Contact Representative:
Jen Teague
Phone: 617-859-4545
Website: http://www.roomtogrow.org/

Rosie’s Place
Volunteer Minimum Age: 12
Mission Statement:  The mission of Rosie’s Place is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for poor and homeless women to maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.
Contact Representative:
Mary Wengert
Phone: 617-442-9322
Website: http://www.rosiesplace.org/volunteer

S's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with S.

Samaritans, Inc.
Volunteer Minimum Age:  15
Mission Statement:  Dedicated to reducing the incidence of suicide by befriending individuals in crisis.
Contact Representative:
Hotline Volunteers:
Nate Baum (Boston)
Eileen Davis (Framingham)
5k Volunteer – Garrett Owen
Phone: 617 536-2460
Website: http://www.samaritanshope.org/

Save A Dog
Volunteer Minimum Age:  14
Mission Statement:  Save A Dog is a humane society whose primary focus is rescuing and reforming abandoned dogs.
Contact Representative:
David Bernier
Phone: 978-443-7282
Website: http://www.saveadog.org/volunteering.asp

Small Army for a Cause – Be Bold, Be Bald
Volunteer Minimum Age:  12
Mission Statement:  Be Bold, Be Bald!  is committed to raising awareness and funds for the fight against cancer.
Contact Representative:
Jeff Freedman (CEO)
Phone: 617-450-0000
Website: http://www.beboldbebald.org/

Special Olympics Massachusetts
Volunteer Minimum Age: 12
Mission Statement:  Providing sports training for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Contact Representative:
Martha Dove (Director of Volunteer and Family Programs)
Phone: 508-485-0986
Website: http://www.specialolympicsma.org/ 

St. Francis House
Volunteer Minimum Age:  18
Mission Statement:  Grounded in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we the staff volunteers and Board of Directors of St. Francis House work as a community to provide for the poor and homeless of Boston.
Contact Representative:
Karen Lafrazia (Executive Director)
Phone: 617-542-4211
Website: http://www.stfrancishouse.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SFH_homepage

Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Massachusetts
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  Eradicating breast cancer by advancing research, screening care, and education.
Contact Representative:
Michelle Harper (Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 617-737-5111   
Website: http://www.komenmass.org/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp

T's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with T.

The Food Project
Volunteer Minimum Age: 14
Mission Statement:  The Food Project’s mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. Our community produces healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs, provides youth leadership opportunities and inspires and supports others to create change in their own communities. 
Contact Representative:
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 781-259-8621 x26
Website: http://thefoodproject.org/

 The Greater Boston Food Bank
Volunteer Minimum Age: 16
Mission Statement:  The largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country.
Contact Representative:
Melissa Dussek
Phone: 617-427-5200
Website: http://www.gbfb.org/

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, MA Chapter
Volunteer Minimum Age: 13
Mission Statement: Working to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma.
Contact Representative:
Rebecca Longworth
Phone: 508-810-1318
Website: http://www.lls.org/#/aboutlls/chapters/ma/

The Women’s Lunch Place
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  Providing a safe daytime shelter, nutritious food and services for women who are homeless.
Contact Representative:
Lisa Brown (Volunteer Manager)
Phone: 617-449-7211
Website: http://www.womenslunchplace.org/

U's, V's, and W's

A list of Community Service Organizations that start with either U, V, or W.

United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
Volunteer Minimum Age:  12
Mission Statement:  United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack’s Valley brings the community together to help improve people’s lives and strengthen the neighborhoods in our region.  Our vision is that the Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley region will be the best place for children in the country.
Contact Representative:
Lanita Tolentino (Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 617-624-8110
Website: http://supportunitedway.org/

Volunteers of America Massachusetts
Volunteer Minimum Age:  14
Mission Statement:  We are Volunteers of America of Massachusetts, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving those most in need, especially the vulnerable, the hardest to serve and those facing multiple challenges.
Contact Representative:
Kim White
Phone: 617-390-0230
Website: http://www.voamass.org/

WGBH
Volunteer Minimum Age:  16
Mission Statement:  WGBH enriches people’s lives through programs and services that educate, inspire and entertain.
Contact Representative:
Jaime Reese (Volunteer & Marketing Manager)
Phone: 617-300-4211
Website: http://www.wgbh.org/support/volunteer.cfm?MM=1

World Wide Waldens
Volunteer Minimum Age:  18
Mission Statement:  WWW empowers youth to find their Walden – a place in need of care and protection in their own community – and reflect on their environmental ethic make a positive difference in the world, and connect to others who share the same concerns and convictions.
Contact Representative:
Susan Frey
Phone: 781 259-4712
Website: http://www.worldwidewaldens.org/