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How the South Shore Children's Chorus empowers youth and fosters joy
Kirsten Oberoi describes the profound impact of choral singing on children's cognitive and emotional development when every voice is valued. -
The Blue Hills Reservation gets by with a little help from its ‘Friends’
Community members concerned about development in the reservation founded 'Friends of the Blue Hills' in 1979. -
Horticultural therapy helps brain injury survivors find joy through flowers
The benefits of horticultural therapy for survivors run deep, but through the FlowerBuds program, anonymous bouquets they make are distributed to the community, bringing joy one arrangement at a time. -
Boston While Black is showing off — and building — the city's vibrant Black culture
“‘Yeah, of course, if you move somewhere, this is an important resource.’ But almost half of our members have actually grown up in Boston,” said founder Sheena Collier. -
Meet the Generous Gardeners that have helped Gloucester bloom
What was originally supposed to be a plant-swapping website turned into an organization where nearly a hundred people maintain Gloucester's public garden for free. -
Meet the real-life fairy godmother for local teens who can’t afford prom
With prom comes all kinds of expenses that quickly add up. Through Giving the Glam, low-income high school seniors can celebrate the rite of passage. -
This Brockton couple has hosted Saturday kids’ races for 47 years. This month, they’re calling it quits.
For a $1 donation, Dave and Judy Gorman have hosted races for kids in Brockton on spring and fall Saturdays. Generations of families have participated. -
ChopChop Family brings joy, skills and memories to each family's kitchen
The organization doesn't just teach the art of cooking. It also teaches cultural and financial literacy, math and science. -
Even in remission, childhood cancer is rarely ‘done.’ A survivor’s building community around ‘long effects.’
Erin Cummings was still dealing with new cancer, surgeries, and heart failure decades after beating Hodgkin lymphoma as a teenager. She learned she was far from alone. -
Ben Diaz fought for custody of his child by himself. Now, he's helping other dads doing the same
Fatherly Justice Association was founded in 2023, but the vision stemmed from his daughter's birth in 2017.
