People Helping People
We are close to reaching our goal, but not there yet! Please support your Needham neighbors with your year-end gift.
As a private non-profit agency, The Council raises approximately 1/3 of our annual budget during the Fall Fundraising campaign. Brochures and remittance envelopes have been delivered to each household in Needham…please give generously to keep Council programs running and free in 2016.
Thanks to our friends at Temple Beth Shalom, any Needham resident can have a delicious hot dinner delivered to their door on Christmas Day. In 2014 over 100 dinners were delivered along with a visit from a friendly volunteer and/or family. As the Temple kitchen is under renovation this year, we are grateful to the Needham Masons for sharing their facilities in order for this holiday tradition to continue.
Call the Council office at 781-444-2415 by Monday, December 21
at 12 noon if you would like to reserve your holiday dinner delivery.
The Council Thrift Shop will be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th.
All Friday shoppers are encouraged to download and take advantange of our GREEN FRIDAY COUPON.
Thanks to generous donations from Roche Bros., The Charles River School and members of the Needham community all food pantry clients will be offered a full complement of groceries to create their own Thanksgiving dinners. Turkey certificates are donated by Roche Bros. to every food pantry household and hundreds of potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, fruit, pies and other desserts come from the students at the Charles River School.
Distribution dates are Monday and Wednesday, November 23 & 25…if you have items you wish to donate, please deliver by Friday, November 20th or contact our office at 781-444-2415.
The Needham Community Council Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP) seeks volunteers for the 2015-2016 School Year. The next training begins on October 17th.
Needham CAP volunteers present approximately 60 workshops in first, third and fifth grade classrooms. Working in teams of three, volunteers teach children that they have the right to be Safe, Strong and Free with their friends and peers, when they meet adult strangers, and with those who are trusted to take care of them. Using simple and age-appropriate language, volunteer leaders address bullying, stranger safety, and sexual assault by known persons.
Community members who are interested in volunteering for CAP will be given free training and work in teams in the classroom. CAP volunteers need no previous experience, and include parents of preschool and school-aged children, empty-nesters, professionals and retirees who are interested in child safety. We are looking for people who can make a one school year commitment (October –May), and are available to contribute four –six hours per month during the school day. 19 Continuing Education Credits available for MSW’s.
Needham CAP is a program of Needham Community Council. Visit our website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org, or for more information on Needham CAP contact Gail Sommer, Director, or Caren Nemtzow, Coordinator, by phone at 781-444-2415 x 2120, or by email at gsommer@needhamcommunitycouncil.org or cnemtzow@needhamcommunitycouncil.org
The Needham Community Council announces the fall English as a 2nd Language [ESL] tutor training is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 24th. This free training session runs for 6 consecutive Thursday nights from 7-9 p.m. Participants are expected to attend all 6 sessions to complete the training.
No experience or foreign language skills are required; just a genuine interest in helping a Needham-based adult improve their English.
After completion of the training, tutors will be matched one-on-one with students from our wait list and asked for a commitment of one hour per week for at least 9 months. Support is available from experienced tutors throughout the process.
For more information contact our office at 781-444-2415 or visit the Council website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org to submit an application online.
