The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people with low- to moderate-incomes (generally, $60,000 and below) who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. Learn something new…
Posts published in “Helping Others”
Newton’s Parkinson’s Support Group is reaching out to all Newton residents who have Parkinson’s Disease (PD) — as well as to their caregivers, family members, and friends. We provide emotional support to each other by sharing tips from our personal experiences about handling the many life challenges that come with…
The Rebecca Pomroy Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023 grant funding cycle. The foundation seeks to assist charitable organizations that provide health-building, educational, and recreational opportunities for people of all ages, with a special preference to organizations in Newton that provide training, education, and counseling to girls and women in need. It…
The West Suburban YMCA is offering a FREE American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification Class on February 4 and 5, 9AM-4PM both days, at its Church Street location in Newton Corner. Learn valuable life-saving skills and make some extra money, too. Join a fun, welcoming, and inclusive organization as a lifeguard…
American Legion Post 440 invites the public to its first annual Valentine’s Day Party to benefit Veterans. The event will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 7PM at The American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street, Newton). There will be singing, dancing, and karaoke with Kevin MacNamara and the…
The Ward 3 Democratic Committee is holding a food drive, February 12-15, to benefit the Arabic Baptist Food Pantry. Please drop off the following items on the porch at 365 Cherry Street, West Newton. (Please, no glass containers and nothing beyond its expiration date.)
The Newton Schools Foundation recently donated $250,000 — its largest donation ever — to the Newton Public Schools. NSF President Amy Werner presented the check at the December 19 meeting of the Newton School Committee. The funds will support new approaches in the classroom, professional development for teachers, and programs…
At Temple Shalom (175 Temple Street), Shabbat B’Yachad begins Friday, January 6 at 5:30PM for a Tots Service followed by a family pizza dinner. At 6:30PM, there’s an adult service with an Oneg at the end. Teens enjoy dinner and activities at 7:30PM as adults join a Rabbi-led discussion and…
The Harmony Foundation, the City of Newton, the Rotary Club of Newton, and The Village Bank are collaborating on a Community Food Drive, January 9-16, in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to benefit Newton’s three food pantries: Newton Food Pantry, Newton Centre Food Pantry,…
Carefully sorting through colorful, donated children’s clothing, Christie Webber and more than a dozen of her colleagues from Norwood’s HMI Performance Incentives happily returned to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons after a two-year absence due to the Covid pandemic. The nonprofit, located at 281 Newtonville Avenue, recently marked 20 years…
The City of Newton, in conjunction with Harmony Foundation, will host the City’s 55th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Day, honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will take place on January 16 at 9:30AM at Newton North High School with the theme: Justice — Injustice Anywhere is a…
The City of Newton’s Divsion of Housing and Community Development has issued a Request for Proposals for services to be funded by approximately $296,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and approximately $151,700 in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). Applications will be available as of January 4 and are due February…