Volunteer Week Spotlight: Kathy Strand

National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, 2014, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges...
The 2013 Rodman Ride for Kids: One Day, One Big Difference

The 2013 Rodman Ride for Kids: One Day, One Big Difference

Imagine a crisp September morning in the gentle hills of Foxborough, Massachusetts, brisk but with the promise of summer-like day.  A large crowd gathers, and within it patches of bright colored shirts begin to form as teammates locate one another. Heard among the...

Mother-Daughter Bond Strengthened Through Volunteering

Volunteering can be a great way to get out into the community, try new things and meet new people. But did you know it can also bring you closer together with a loved one? For Joan Farahmand and her daughter Rosemary, volunteering for Boston Partners in Education...

Volunteer Brings Music To Their Ears

We have a lot of amazing volunteer academic mentors.  Every week, they dedicate time to helping a student, or a small group of students succeed in school. The work that all of our volunteers do is inspiring and we hope that they think so too. At times we are lucky...