Rodman Ride for Kids | Affiliated Agencies

America SCORES New England provides afterschool and summer programs that combine soccer, poetry, performance, and service learning for over 800 Boston public school students.
AmericaSCORESNewEngland.org

Artists for Humanity employs 200 underserved urban teens each year in a uniquely intensive apprenticeship and leadership program, offering personal, professional, creative and economic empowerment while opening doors to artistic self-exploration, community and career opportunities.
afhboston.com

Big Brothers Big Sisters work with children-at-risk to discover their BIG potential through professionally matched one-to-one relationships. We are committed to providing the highest quality mentoring relationships for children who need and want them.
bbbsa.org

Birthday Wishes brings birthday parties to thousands of children living in more than 70 homeless shelters statewide, providing normalcy, joy, and hope in their otherwise unsettled lives while fostering volunteerism and service in the community.
birthdaywishes.org

Boston Medical Center provides consistently excellent and accessible health services to all in need of care regardless of status or ability to pay – exceptional care, without exception. As the largest safety net hospital in New England, BMC has a record of achievement and excellence that has improved the lives of millions of people over the years.
bmc.org

Boston Police Athletic League is dedicated to the positive development of the youth of Boston by bringing the business community together with schools and police to help Boston’s youth succeed. This is achieved through leveraging the resources of the community, partnering with local businesses and organizations, and creating new options and opportunities for Boston’s youth.
bostonpal.org

Boston Scholars Program Boston Scholars opens doors to new educational opportunities for Boston's underprivileged youth through mentoring and scholarships. In 2008, 100% of our Scholars went to college, thereby opening new worlds of opportunities previously not thought possible.
bostonscholars.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester inspires young people from diverse circumstances to realize their potential by providing opportunities for growth to become contributing and responsible members of the community.
bgcdorchester.org

Catholic Charities has continued its mission of building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people for more than 100 years.
ccab.org

The Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts protects and advances the rights of low-income, high-risk children--from newborns to 18 years--by offering free legal aid and related services in abuse & neglect, education, and juvenile justice matters before the courts and administrative agencies of the Commonwealth.
clcm.org

Community Resources for Justice provides academic programming and assistance, life skills classes, curriculum resources, and educational support and activities to youth and young adults throughout the agency. We strive to harness our client’s energy and intellect, and empower them with the skills they need to enjoy success in school, at work and in their lives.
crjustice.org

COMPASS provides special education and family based support to at-risk, economically disadvantaged youth and families with serious emotional, behavioral and/or learning disabilities. Since 1974 COMPASS has served over 12,000 children and families.
compassboston.org

Cradles to Crayons is an innovative non-profit organization that equips homeless and in-need children free of charge with the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued.
cradlestocrayons.org

Crossroads for Kids helps at-risk youth develop the tools and confidence they need to succeed, through immersive summer camps and year-round programs. Participants graduate high school, attend college, and often assume leadership roles in their communities.
crossroads4kids.org

DCF Kids Fund serves as a support system for abused and neglected children in the care of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, providing clothing, holiday gifts, music, sports and summer camp opportunities.
dcfkidsfund.org

The Doc Wayne Athletic League (DWAL) offers troubled, often homeless, youth who have experienced complex trauma a powerful therapeutic experience through the medium of team sports, based on a specially designed curriculum, and stressing positive youth development.
jri.org/docwayne

Epiphany School is an independent, tuition-free middle school for children of economically disadvantaged families with diverse faiths, races, cultures, and cognitive profiles. Students achieve strong results, perform community service, and matriculate to appropriate, excellent high schools.
epiphanyschool.com

Family Autism Center is dedicated to empowering and supporting families with members affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through creating high quality programs/services for all persons with an ASD and their families.
sncarc.org/FAC.htm

Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts collaborates with public and private partners to develop and implement programs that support children and families, create nurturing communities, and promote healthy human development.
familynurturing.org

Girls with a Cause, Inc. offers schools an independently funded leadership, community service, and empowerment program for teen girls. Working with strong female role models, girls organize and execute good deeds and events to help communities and organizations in need while developing teamwork, leadership, social, and professional skills.
girlswithacause.org

Good Sports partners with sporting goods manufacturers to provide equipment, apparel and footwear to community organizations serving disadvantaged youth.
goodsports.org

GROW Clinic at Boston Medical Center provides comprehensive specialty medical, nutritional, and social services, as well as assistance, to local children who are malnourished.
bmc.org

House of Possibilities (HOPe) is a center for children, youth, and young adults with developmental disabilities that supports individuals and their families on the road to reaching their full potential. We offer person centered programs, compassion, and encouragement, thus enabling families to live their fullest and happiest lives possible.
houseofpossibilities.org

Housing Families works to end family homelessness in the communities we serve. We do this by providing safe, temporary shelter, creating affordable housing, and offering individualized supportive services to family members of all ages. We respect each family in its journey toward greater security and stability.
housingfamilies.org

The Italian Home for Children is a treatment facility offering residential and community-based programs serving special needs children and their families.
italianhome.org

Judge Baker Children’s Center works to promote the best possible mental health of children through the integration of research, intervention, training and advocacy.
jbcc.harvard.edu

Kennedy-Donovan Center offers a wide range of community-based services annually to nearly 5,000 infants, children and families with developmental disabilities and similar needs.
kdc.org

KEY’s mission is to assist youth and their families with developing positive life skills life experiences so that they may pursue productive and rewarding lives.
key.org

Life Resources serves in-crisis adolescents and their families through residential treatment programs and therapeutic adventure programming. We help kids develop the skills necessary to return to their families and communities as positive and caring members.
liferesourcesinc.org

Mass Mentoring Partnership is dedicated to growing quality mentoring in Massachusetts. MMP helps create and sustain high-quality programs, promotes quality standards, launches major mentor recruitment campaigns, and attracts public and private resources to the field.
massmentors.org

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been strengthening families and preventing child abuse through essential services and effective public advocacy for 132 years.
mspcc.org

May Institute is an award-winning nonprofit that provides educational, rehabilitative, and behavioral healthcare services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities, brain injury, mental illness, and other behavioral health needs.
mayinstitute.org

Mazie Foundation sponsors one-on-one community-based mentoring programs for at-risk Framingham and Waltham High School sophomores, and awards lap top computers for achievement of college research goals and $2,000 scholarships upon graduation from high school.
mazie.org

MetroLacrosse's mission is to address the social and economic disparities that exist in urban settings by inspiring personal, academic and athletic success among urban youth and teens.
metrolacrosse.org

Nativity Preparatory School is a Jesuit-founded, independent, tuition-free middle school for economically disadvantaged boys of all faiths who reside in Boston’s inner-city neighborhoods.
nativityboston.org

Norfolk Advocates for Children is a collaboration of public and private agencies working together on child abuse cases with the goal to provide many services in one location.
norfolkadvocatesforchildren.com

Raising a Reader MA empowers families to provide their children an equal opportunity for school success by engaging in daily book sharing from birth to age five in targeted communities throughout Massachusetts.
raisingareaderma.org

Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps is dedicated to providing at-risk children and youth a safe and healthy environment where they can grow to become productive members of society through innovative and comprehensive programming, including residential treatment, educational services, community-based programs, and therapeutic support.
rfkchildren.org

Room to Grow's innovative program provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-on-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children’s critical first three years of life. Room to Grow serves hundreds of families throughout Boston.
roomtogrow.org

School on Wheels of Massachusetts educates children in grades pre-K through college impacted by homelessness by providing academic support services and one-on-one mentoring so children can reach their full potential.
sowma.org

South Boston Neighborhood House (SBNH) supports family and neighborhood life in South Boston through our senior center, pre school, after school and adolescent programs. Our mandate is to promote the healthy development of families and the community in which they live.
sbnh.org

Special Olympics Massachusetts provides year-round sports programs and health initiatives to improve the quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
specialolympicsma.org

The Sports Museum/Score with Character Kids Program provides at-risk young people with a program that focuses on teamwork, determination, courage, responsibility, and other elements of character that are so important to success in sports – and in life.
sportsmuseum.org

Sportsmen’s Tennis Club provides free or low-cost tennis, academic and social programs for Greater Boston youth ages 4 to 18, at our four acre campus in Dorchester, and at area schools and community centers.
sportsmenstennisclub.org/youth

Starlight Children’s Foundation helps seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.
starlight.org

Trinity Boston Foundation developed the Trinity Education for Excellence Program (TEEP), a free, out-of-school-time program for Boston Public middle and high school students. It provides educational support and year-round mentoring for both its students and their families.
Trinityinspires.org

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