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The Department of Children and Families is the state agency charged with protecting children and ensuring that they are safe and well-cared for.

AARP Foundation Tax Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone with special focus on the preparation of taxes for people 50 or older. Volunteers are IRS certified. AARP Foundation Tax Aide has more than 5000 locations in neighborhood libraries, malls, banks, community centers, and senior centers. Taking advantage of these services requires no fee, no membership, and there’s no sales pitch for other services.

For nearly 18 years, New England Hospice has been serving patients and families across Massachusetts facing serious illnesses, and providing support to those who have lost loved ones. We maintain that hospice is about life and the quality of time we have left.

Compassion & Choices improves care, expands options and empowers everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. We envision a society that affirms life and accepts the inevitability of death, embraces expanded options for compassionate dying, and empowers everyone to choose end-of-life care that reflects their values, priorities, and beliefs.

Meet to discuss, swap, and sell stamps and related items. Also holds an Annual Stamp Show in September that is open and free to the public.

The mission of the New American Association of Massachusetts (NAAM) is to assist newly arriving refugees and immigrants with integration into American society, to promote economic stability , to build bridges with the larger community, and to foster the maintenance of refugees’ and immigrants’ cultural identities.

We are a volunteer community group committed to improving and protecting Roberts Field & Friendship Park playground for the enjoyment of everyone, and we act to:

Happy Tails Pet Rescue is a small non-profit, We are a no-kill cat rescue organization in NH and MA. Our main shelter is in Hudson, NH and we have satellite locations at Petsmart stores in Plaistow, NH and Chelmsford, MA. We pull cats from high kill areas and also accept local surrenders. We are an all volunteer organization and a 501(c)(3). This means all donations and adoption fees go directly to caring for the cats and finding them forever homes. There are many volunteer opportunities within our organization. Adults and children are both welcome, but children under 18 must in the company of a parent or guardian at all times. Volunteer tasks include cleaning and socialization shifts at our various locations, transporting cats to appointments, helping at events, fostering cats, making crafts that can be used to raise money, assisting with social media, photographing cats for their adoption profiles, and much more! If you have a talent you would like to offer please contact us at info@happytailspetrescue.org. The kitties would love to have you join our team. Contact Emily Finkel (President) 14 Pine Rd. Hudson, NH 03051 603-595-7387 (shelter) 978-201-9779 (president) emily@happytailspetrescue.org http://www.happytailspetrescue.org Volunteers Volunteers accepted.   Last Updated: Jan. 2024

THRIVE’s mission is to empower communities to welcome and support our neighbors transitioning from incarceration. Founded in 2015 as a community-based response to the challenges faced by adults returning from prison, THRIVE disrupts cycles of incarceration, isolation, and social harm by organizing and supporting grassroots efforts for restorative reentry, community building, and leadership development among those most impacted by incarceration – returning citizens and local community members alike. THRIVE Communities is designed to empower returning community members and more deeply engage local community members in experiences of reentry and accountability. THRIVE cultivates lasting community relationships that value no more victims and no one is disposable. This response to the challenges of reentry help community members collectively pursue our common vision—When wholeness and justice replace cycles of incarceration and oppression, communities THRIVE.

We aim to improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by epilepsy and seizures, by providing: Access to needed services and education Outreach to connect people with epilepsy to the Foundation in a manner that meets their needs Advocacy with local and state governments to improve legislation and funding for governmental services Support for the implementation and advancement of best practices and efficacy to have greater impact and better outcomes Funds to find a cure through funding of research and delivery of new therapies in partnership with Epilepsy Foundation of America