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Students at George Washington University hired sheep to mow the grass at their community garden for some natural lawn care.

Christmas morning will be a lot brighter for one Vermont family after a special gift from caring community members. “To donate their time and come do this for other families — it’s amazing,” dad Lamba Crane said of the charity organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Crane and his family lost most of their possessions when a smoky fire in Burlington…

The annual holiday lighting program ’31 Nights of Light’ is on the Prudential Center, lighting the Prudential Tower a different color for various charitable causes. Kwani Lunis flipped the switch the very first night.

Kwani Lunis tells us why the Pru will be lit up a different color each night during the holidays.

A Vermont man, whose volunteer work is aimed at boosting the spirits of underprivileged children at the holidays, received a surprise at his workplace Wednesday in support of his charity toy drive. “I was really surprised,” beamed Troy Austin, a security guard at Burlington High School, who was greeted with an unexpected song and donations from BHS faculty, staff and…

As college students head home for the holidays, cafeteria food left behind is being saved by Heat-n-Eats, a program from FoodForFree.org.

Jonnu Smith of the New England Patriots hosted an event at the Boys & Girls Club of Boston’s Yawkey Club of Roxbury to treat families to Thanksgiving dinner.

A Massachusetts charity is trying to make sure it can get food to those in need after its truck was vandalized. The United Way of Greater New Bedford is working to figure out how to continue its mission after workers found the windows of the vehicle smashed and tools missing Tuesday. “Our team showed up at the truck lot and…

Weeks before Thanksgiving, vandals damaged a truck meant to feed the hungry.

“Two things that bring me great joy are supporting women, and the spirit of giving,” Meghan said.

A nonprofit in Vermont’s most populous city is celebrating a big milestone — one it says will help it continue to serve families whose kids are undergoing difficult medical treatments at the hospital. “We are so proud to be able to help those who need us most,” said Kristine Bickford, the executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington….

The pandemic shined a spotlight on the problem of food insecurity. In New York City, one local organization, powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers, is fighting the problem by partnering with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing food insecurity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine acts as the middleman, transporting food to those in need.

During the Action for Boston Community Development – or ABCD’s – 23rd annual Field of Dreams event, the teams playing don’t just get the chance to hit one off the Green Monster – they’re also helping underserved teens.

The cost of a prom can really add up, especially once you take into account the dress or tux, shoes, maybe hair or jewelry, and the ticket. So, a local woman started Giving the Glam to make sure every teen could have the night of their lives.

A woolly mammoth tooth found off the coast of Newburyport, Mass., sold at auction for more than $10,000. The man who sold it pledges to use the money to help support Ukraine.

Current and former New England Patriots joined Gov. Charlie Baker in getting their heads shaved to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each.

Hundreds of families in the Burlington, Vermont area will have a much brighter Christmas, thanks to gifts from charitable donors. Thursday was the first day of the Burlington Salvation Army’s annual toy giveaway, based out of a former grocery store space in South Burlington. The storefront is temporarily the charity’s “Christmas castle.” The site expected to distribute toys to...

Thursday was the first day of the Burlington Salvation Army’s annual toy giveaway, based out of a former grocery store space in South Burlington. The storefront is temporarily the charity’s “Christmas castle.”

A Boston holiday toy drive is looking for more donations of presents that will go to disadvantaged families in the region. The Dorchester-based nonprofit Action for Boston Community Development, which collects and distributes the toy donations, says it’s been about 3,000 toys short of what it normally has to hand out in the holiday season. “The pandemic has hit a…