Food banks also need volunteers, likely now more than usual. Also, food banks might have a few items they are looking for, like reusable grocery bags (something some of us might have accumulated extras of)

important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out

If you’re worried about feeding your nonhuman family members as well as the human ones, these food pantries may be able to help. www.mspca.org/animal_prote...

SNAP benefits will expire soon soon if the government remains shut down. If you need help, or if you want to help neighbors, any of these is good place to start. www.foodpantries.org/st/massachus...

GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.

Indigenous peoples are still here. 💛 mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations

Celebrate our indigenous communities! www.nipmucnation.org

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! secure.actblue.com/donate/masst...

Join the efforts to support freedom of speech, expression, identity, and all other rights in out community. www.aclum.org/en

Help provide free legal services for neighbors in need. www.gbls.org/home

The Boston Cultural Council Organizational Grant application is now open! 🎉 These grants will provide small and mid-sized organizations (with budgets less than $2 million) up to $10,000 to support their general operating costs. Learn more and apply: www.boston.gov/departments/...

Hi hello. I need a favor. Someone I have helped is feeling kind of a way about it. If you have ever given me money for someone else, could you please reply here with exactly why you did it and what you hope someone got from it? I want them to know how absolutely much it means to yall, too.

Do you want to aid our nonhuman neighbors? www.arlboston.org

Some people need to sit in a room and watch Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, and Reading Rainbow until they become better people.

😭😭😭 congratulations, @mychal3ts.bsky.social!!! bookriot.com/new-host-of-...

Mutual aid, community, housing, and helping our trans neighbors. 💛 www.netranssanctuary.org

www.homestart.org to help our neighbors find housing and settle into our community!

Things do come in swings and roundabouts. Over years. Do what you can, when you can, however you can. And then wait. Worst case, you do something that's a net good. Best case? In years, you'll get a call because someone needs help to help someone. That's the strategy. chaotic good.

Help neighbors in need acquire and learn to use computers and other devices! bostoncommunitycomputers.org/index.html

Meanwhile, in Australian spider news www.bbc.com/news/article...

Helping neighbors, feeding community. bostonoasiscoalition.org

Speaking up, speaking out, and making noise are things we should all be encouraging in the next generations. www.raisingpowerfulmusicians.org/donate

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ LGBT National Hotline: (888) 843-4564 LGBT National Youth Talkline: (800) 246-7743 LGBT National Senior Hotline: (888) 234-7243 LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline: (888) 688-5428 #lgbtqia #queer #resources

Support indigenous peoples around the world with our neighbors in Cambridge. www.culturalsurvival.org/get-involved

Asparagus makes EVERYONE's urine smell weird, but NOT EVERYONE can smell that smell. For years, scientists thought that asparagus made only SOME PEOPLE's urine smell, because some folks reported that it didn't. This is an example of why it's so important to ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION.

Help students get the supplies and clothing they need for a fresh school year! www.cradlestocrayons.org/boston/

Support our neighbors! iine.org

Support your local library!

Huzzah, Medford!! www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Who’s your favorite not-very-well-known mythological or legendary figure? Mine is the Cailleach, Old Hag of Winter, who formed the mountains and tricked Fionn mac Cumhaill. She FIGHTS SPRING. She herds deer and she is just OVER everything and I love that for her.

Help new neighbors connect with resources! www.immigrantsupportalliance.org

Get involved and help kids explore their musical talents! www.bostonmusicproject.org/about-us

Local elections matter! www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Little spotted kiwi found on New Zealand's mainland for first time in 50 years

Just a community college professor determined to teach AI the nuances of music theory just in case his students use it to study…

We can help neighbor kids learn how to swim, how to be safe in pools and open water, and give them a chance to pursue swimming as a sport! changethetidefoundation.org

Tonight we hosted our 2025 Boston CERT graduation! Congratulations🎉 to all of our graduates and new Boston CERT members👏! Congratulations to Nancy Smith for leading the program and simultaneously graduating 56 new CPR and Stop The Bleed Community Instructors! #ReadyBoston

If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄

No matter where you are or what is going on, you can be one of the helpers. Community Emergency Response Teams are trained and needed nationwide. www.mass.gov/info-details...

Our neighbors need us more than ever. Join forces with Rosie’s place to build resilience for the future. www.rosiesplace.org/how-we-help

happy birthday to bill watterson who gave me the gift of encapsulating my entire ethical approach in one comic panel.

Happy 4th of July, Batman.

Happy magnets.

Help our neighbors obtain safety, education, and security. www.prohope.org

Reach out and uplift young members of our society. www.bagly.org

Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election. A new generation of leaders is here.

Girl dinner.