The Home For Little Wanderers

You just gotta love how many services the Home provides to kids in need.
I volunteered during their Christmas toy drive, and after only two hours I was prepared to become an ongoing volunteer.
The volunteer coordinator explained that the New England Home was founded in 1865 and got its name from all the orphaned children sent north during the Civil War, left to wander around Boston’s streets.
The majority of their employees are working to help kids and new families through difficult issues and changes, so they can become stable family units. Specifically, the Home offers preventative and early intervention services, adoption and foster care, clinical and family support, residential care, special education and case management, as outlined on their site.
Another fun thing is the holiday gift giving progam. In November/​December you can visit the Home’s site and choose a child whose wish list you’d like to fill. For the really generous, you may even choose to buy a kid that iPod or new Nintendo he or she always wanted… I went for the notepads and pens. :P