How You Can Help



Boston Share Network is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status. Therefore all of your donations are tax deductible. There are multiple ways to help:

  • Financial donations

  • Tangible donations

  • Volunteer opportunities




Financial Donations

Your financial contributions will be utilized to fill the most urgent needs of the shelters. 
Boston Share Network is a federally registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.  We have two options for making
donations
:

1.  Via PayPal, using the DONATE button at the top right hand side of all of our webpages.  P
lease print and retain the PayPal receipt of your donation for your tax records.  If you want a written acknowledgement of your donation or wish to make your donation in honor or memory of someone, please print the donation form here, and mail it to the address in item 2 below. 


2.  Write a check to Boston Share Network, complete the donation form here, and mail it to:
 
Boston Share Network
c/o St. Matthew's United Methodist Church
435 Central Street
Acton, MA 01720-2334 

A receipt for donations received via check will be issued shortly after the donation is received.  If you do not receive a receipt, please contact us.


3.  Because it has been our experience that the need never diminishes, we also welcome pledges to encourage regular donations throughout the year and thereby minimize the instances when we are forced to tell our shelters that we have no funds available to help their clients.  If you are in a position to make a pledge, please complete the donation form here and mail it to the address in item 2 above. 



Tangible Donations

The shelters in our network serve adults only; therefore we accept only adult-sized clothing.  Neither we nor the shelters have storage space to hold items donated out-of-season, so we ask that your donations be season-appropriate when they are given.  Click here to print the list of items that appears below.



Year-Round Needs
 
 
New
Gently
Used

Description 

 Sizes
Womenx Underwear, bras, socksVarious
 xxCasual topsS M L
 x Feminine products 
Men x Underwear, undershirts, socks (especially white athletic socks)M L XL
 xxCasual shirtsM L XL
Allx
Sample-size toiletries excluding mouthwash
  x xBackpacks, books, current magazines, suitcase on wheels, 
knitting needles/crochet hooks, yarn		 




Spring/Summer Needs:  Please donate in Spring/Summer only


New		Gently
Used
Description

Sizes
 Womenx  xCasual tops S M L XL
 Men x xCasual shirts  M L XL
 All x xBaseball caps 
     


Fall/Winter Needs:  Please donate in Fall/Winter only
  
New
 Gently
Used

 Description
 Sizes
 Women xx Long-sleeved casual shirts S M L XL
  xx Full-length slacks, jeans S M L XL
  xx Fall and winter jackets S M L XL
  xx Gloves, hats, scarves All sizes
  xx Warm boots All sizes
 Men     xx Long-sleeved casual shirts M L XL
 x x  Full-length slacks, jeans M L XL
 xx Fall and winter jackets M L XL
 xx Gloves, hats, scarves All sizes
 xx Warm boots All sizes



Tangible Donations Receiving Site

St Matthew's United Methodist Church, 435 Central Street, Acton. Contact us via email to arrange for one of us to meet you at the church to accept your donation, or to explore the possibility of receiving the donation somewhere more convenient for you.
Receipts for tangible donations are available upon request via our email address.




Volunteer Opportunities

If your group or organization would like to sponsor a drive for financial or specific tangible donations, we would welcome that! Just contact us via email at info@bostonsharenetwork.com so that we can guide you with the most current detailed information.

If you choose to volunteer to sort tangible donations or do other tasks needed at one time or another, we welcome you to contact us via email at info@bostonsharenetwork.com so you can join our team!  Community service work can be accomplished and approved for school purposes.




   



Donate here using PayPal. Your donation will go towards the most urgent needs of the shelters in the Boston Share Network.


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