Friends and Neighbors

Thanks to all for a successful first round of Keep It Moving Southie!

Here are the final numbers. Impressive!! From May 19th - June 9th, we collected 125 (13 gallon sized) bags of clothes and shoes, supporting kids in Greater Boston via Cradles to Crayons Massachusetts

Enormous thanks to our supporters, sponsors, and donation host locations:
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF)
Boston City Council President, Ed Flynn
Boston Department of Public Works Zero Waste Coordinator, Andrea Scarfo
Boston Neighborhood Liaison South Boston, Anna White
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Cannonball Cafe
City of Boston
Core Investments, Inc. / On the Dot
Oliver Hazard Perry School / Friends of the Perry School
Porter Square Books
Rockland Trust
South Boston Girl Scout Troops / Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
South Boston MOMS Club
Tynan Community Center Staff and Council (special thanks to John Lydon) / Tynan Community Center Council
WS Development

Check your closets one last time! We’re almost there, great job Seaport + Southie 👏

Bring new/used kids clothes and shoes to the following locations, through June 9th:
Boys and Girls Club Boston Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Rockland Trust (East and West Broadway) Rockland Trust
Perry School Perry K-6 School
Porter Square Books (Seaport Edition) Porter Square Books
Tynan Community Center Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF)

Resourcing kids in need via Cradles to Crayons Massachusetts End clothing insecurity

Donation bins are filling all over Southie + the Seaport! There's still time to bring your items (thru June 9th). Did you know that Cradles to Crayons Massachusetts also accepts adult clothing and shoes (up to med / size 10 shoe)?

Visit https://www.friendsneighbors.org/ for the full list of donation drop off locations - look for the purple bins!

Hey Southie!! Time for a late spring cleaning... Announcing the launch of Keep It Moving Southie - an opportunity to clean your closet and resource kids in need, now through June 9th.

We've partnered with Cradles to Crayons Boston, every donation helps in ending clothing insecurity.

Accepting new/used kids' clothes size newborn - adult medium, and shoes through size ten.

Look for the purple Cradles to Crayons donation bins throughout the Seaport and Southie. Boys and Girls Club Boston, Rockland Trust (East and West Broadway locations), Perry School, Porter Square Books Seaport Edition, and Tynan Community Center are all donation locations. More here: https://www.friendsneighbors.org/

Spread the word!