ABCD is an anti-poverty, community development and human services organization founded in 1962. Each year, ABCD serves more than 100,000 adults, elders, children, and families through various local projects, including housing and homeless prevention services, fuel assistance, adult basic education and job training, early education and care. In 2019, Emmanuel Church donated backpacks to ABCD locations in Mattapan, MA and Jamaica Plain, MA.

The Home for Little Wanderers has served the Boston community for over 200 years. With attention on needy children from birth to 22. About 12,000 lives are helped each year through a network of services including behavioral health, therapeutic residential and special education, adoption and foster care. In addition, a number of innovative programs provide specialized assistance to youth transitioning to adulthood from state systems of care. In 2019, Emmanuel Church donated backpacks to the Home for Little Wanderers location in Roslindale Square, MA.

A program of AIDS Action, Youth on Fire is a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved teens and young adults offering basic necessities such as food, clothing, showers, and laundry, as well as weekly medical care, mental health counseling, referrals to community resources, and prevention information on HIV, STDs, Hepatitis C and other diseases associated with high-risk behavior. From 2012 -2018, Emmanuel Church donated backpacks to the Youth on Fire site in Cambridge, MA.

The Community Day Center of Waltham provides day shelter and support services to adults who are experiencing homelessness. The Center offers lunch, case management services, stabilization programs, and recovery assistance for the area homeless population. In 2017 and 2018, Emmanuel Church donated backpacks to the Center in Waltham, MA.

Emmanuel Church and its members support Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry at the Stratford Street United Church, our neighbor church located one block south of our parish. We collect canned goods and deliver these to the food pantry for distribution.

The B-SAFE Program (The Bishop’s Summer Academic & Enrichment Program) is a seven-week, full-day academic and enrichment program serving young people from first grade through high school sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The goal of the program is to build a community where all people feel safe, feel big, and feel connected. Emmanuel Church has participated in the B-SAFE Program in helping to serve over 550 youth in six Boston neighborhoods through a luncheon meal offered over the summer.

Epiphany School was founded in 1997 by a coalition of educators, Episcopal clergy, and community activists in response to a critical need for a high quality, tuition-free middle school targeting economically disadvantaged families in the Boston area. Dinner is cooked by volunteers from various schools, churches, corporations, and community organizations throughout the greater Boston area. Emmanuel Church volunteers to cook dinner about 4-6 times during the school year.