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🌈On August 27th, join us for our LAST Project Bloom event of the year! Our Community Celebration at the New England Botanic Garden will be our amazing close out to a wonderful 2026 Project Bloom series!

🌷Swipe for the beautiful views and gardens at the New England Botanic Garden, and event info for our Community Celebration

🪴Join us for beautiful guided hikes/walks around the gardens, an exhibit scavenger hunt, a Pokémon scavenger hunt, and more! Food and drinks will be provided.

🌟 Friends and loved ones of youth are WELCOME to join us! When youth RSVP using the QR code or safehomesma.org/projectbloom, please be sure to include how many people will be in your party. They are welcome to take the bus with us!

🌿Have questions or concerns? Please reach out to us at [email protected]!

Join us this Thursday for Community Gardening! Sign-ups are required as transportation is limited. Reserve your spot: safehomesma.org/gardening

Thank you to our friends at for hosting us. Check out these pics from our gardening workshop at earlier this summer ✨🌈

🌷SAVE THE DATE for our Community Celebration on August 27th at the New England Botanic Garden! From 6-8pm, we'll be breaking bread together, doing scavenger hunts, and taking walks around the beautiful gardens.

🌟This event is for youth ages 14-23 and we encourage youth to bring their friends and loved ones! We offer transportation from 4 Mann Street to the New England Botanic Garden, open to youth's friends and loved ones as well.

🌿Have you been telling your friend or trusted adult about how much you love Safe Homes? Want your friend or loved one to meet Safe Homes staff or peers? Want to do all that AND be at the super awesome New England Botanic Garden? This is the event for YOU!!!

🌈RSVP as soon as possible and include how many friends/loved ones will be joining you. Go to safehomesma.org/projectbloom or use the QR code to RSVP.

🌸Questions? Email us at [email protected].

We had a blast making watercolor pieces at our July Project Bloom activity! Swipe to get a sneak peek of the process and other wonderful pieces that our youth made!

🌿Want to spend time in the garden with us? We'll be weeding, watering, planting, and more at North High School's garden, a beautiful space filled with vegetables and native flowers and made possible by REC! Join us the cool evening of Thursday, August 13th from 5:30-8:30pm. Transportation is available, we leave from 4 Mann Street at 6pm sharp!

🌷RSVPs are required to attend! This activity is free for LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 18-23. Sign up at safehomesma.org/gardening to join us! Questions or concerns? Email [email protected]

Our August calendar is live! We've got some amazing activities and outings this month, and we'd absolutely love to have you join us!

Be sure to check out our upcoming flyers to RSVP for our Thursday events that require sign-ups!

Questions or concerns? Email [email protected].

Mouth-watering BTS from our Cultural Potluck earlier this month!

Swipe to see our crepe making process! Our wonderful Drop-In Counselor Kai shared a beloved family crepe recipe and showed us how to make strawberry compote, blackberry compote, and grilled peaches as delicious filling!

Want to showcase your unique art style and exchange with your peers for cool art? Join our Make Your Own Artist Trading Cards activity with Worcester-Based arts educator Giulia Sena! Make and trade with us on August 6th from 5:30-8:30pm at 4 Mann Street. This activity is free for LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 18-23!

Questions or concerns? Email us at [email protected].

🌈Join us next Tuesday August 4th for Safe Homes North from 5:30-7:30pm! We'll be learning how to Knit with our lovely Drop-In Counselor Kai.

🌱Drop-In is open to LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 14-23! Join us at 923 Main Street Fitchburg 01420 for food, fun & friends!

🌟Plan on joining us and need to request special items from our food pantry, hygiene pantry, or Trans Resource Center? Have any dietary needs? Email us at [email protected].