Foundation Management and Entrepreneurship
2007-2008 Suggested Projects
Children
Cradles to Crayons, Boston, MA
Cradles to Crayons mission is to put new and gently-used children's essentials into the hands of Massachusetts families who need them most. From strollers and car seats to books and clothing, we provide items that enrich the lives of children and the people who love them
FME Project: Help sort and distribute collected items. Project sponsored by Java Jolt
www.cradlestocrayons.org
Wellesley Council on Aging, Wellesley, MA
The Wellesley Council on Aging provided program and resources for the senior citizens of the Wellesley area.
FME Project: Organize and teach computer classes to local senior citizens on the Babson campus.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Boston, MA
The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) is to help boys and girls, generally from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. To achieve this, they offer a variety of program activities and support services designed to assist in the educational, emotional, physical and social development of 6-to-18 year olds, without regard to social, racial, ethnic, or religious background.
FME Project: Assist in the after-school and Saturday programs.
http://www.bgcb.org
The Citizen School, Boston, MA
The CitizenSchool goal is to prepare students for leadership roles in the 21st century. The learning model includes Apprenticeships, Explorations, Homework Investment Time, and Team-building activities. Citizen Schools focuses on skill development - particularly in the areas of writing, data analysis, and oral communication - and links closely to school activities and learning standards. Citizen Schools turns children into community heroes: children apprentice with lawyers, web designers, architects - culminating their learning apprenticeships by arguing trials before federal judges, designing web sites for their school, organizing public events, publishing newspapers, and much more.
FME Project: Spring Exploration at Babson College
www.citizenschools.org
The Nativity School, Worcester, MA
The Nativity School of Worcester is an independent, Jesuit, middle school for boys that exists first and foremost to offer a high quality education to those in need. Priority is given to boys from challenging circumstances who need extra support and care in their educational learning. This will be accomplished in the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person; mind, body, and soul.
FME Project: A day at Babson for the students at the Nativity School. www.nativityworcester.org
Hunger, Homelessness and Housing
Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, South Weymouth, MA
The Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore’s mission is to help homeless families living in shelters move to a permanent home. The agency has a food bank, a furniture bank and is continually working on new housing.
FME Project:Assist in refurbishing a temporary housing unit for a homeless family.
http://www.sharingweb.org/agencies/friendsofthehomeless.htm
The Greater Boston Food Bank, Boston, MA
The Food Bank annually distributes nearly 20 million pounds of food, for a total wholesale value of over $41 million. The food is distributed to a network of more than 800 member feeding programs (including soup kitchens, food pantries and homeless shelters) throughout the nine counties in eastern Massachusetts. Through its network of member feeding programs, The Food Bank helps to feed 1.25 million meals each month.
FME Project: Assist in sorting and distributing food to soup kitchens, food pantries and homeless shelters. http://www.gbfb.org
Community Servings, Boston, MA
Community Servings is Greater Boston's free, hot, home-delivered meals program for people ill with AIDS, their dependents, and caregivers. Our goal is to serve all individuals with AIDS who request meals, as well as their needy caregivers and dependents. We are committed to serving a diverse client base and have worked hard to reach Greater Boston's traditionally disenfranchised and under-served populations.
FME Project: Prepare and package meals for home delivery.
www.servings.org
Harvard Square Meals, Cambridge, MA
The soup Kitchen provides weekly meals to over 100 homeless guest.
FME Project: Help prepare and serve the meals each Thursday evening
Natick Community Organic Farm, Natick, MA
The Natick Community Organic Farm is a non-profit, certified organic farm providing productive open space, food to the public, and hands-on education for all ages, year-round. The Farm is always looking for volunteer and is located locally on Rt. 16 in Natick.
FME Project: Planting, harvesting and cultivating fields at the farm. http://natickfarm.org/index.html
Special Populations
Charles River Arc, Needham, MA
Serves people with developmental disabilities through family support, day and vocational programs and community residential programs.
FME Project: Assist with activities for mentally disabled adults and children. www.crarc.org
Coaches vs. Cancer
Coaches vs. Cancer is a joint effort by the American Cancer Society and National Association of basketball coaches that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and communities to help win the fight against cancer. www.cancer.org/docroot/PAR/PAR_7_coaches_vs_cancer.asp
FME Project: Plan and organize a coaches vs. cancer event on campus.
Special Olympics of Massachusetts
Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. There is no charge to participate in Special Olympics.
FME Projects: One FME group will plan and staff the February 12 Basketball Tournament and another FME group will plan and staff the Spring swim meet http://www.specialolympicsma.org. Both are held on the Babson campus
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