Newton Neighbors, Inc

Newton Neighbors is a nonprofit that builds community connection, mutual aid and access to resources for everyone who lives, works, prays, plays or learns in Newton and nearby communities. Its programs focus on practical help for families: back-to-school supplies, holiday support, diapers, summer camp scholarships and year-round food assistance. Donations to its annual fund pay for operating programs and volunteer coordination in the year ahead.

Recent results show the scale. The group distributed 160 fully loaded backpacks, along with graphing calculators and bike helmets, and provided 400 families with supermarket gift cards through the Bruce H. Wilson Giving Thanks Drive. Its diaper bank handed out more than 50,000 diapers to over 400 families, and summer camp scholarships sent 51 Newton Public School students to camp for four to seven weeks.

What to Know

• The group completed 1,136 food pantry deliveries in a single year.
• It stocks the Nonantum Freedge, a community refrigerator, every week.
• Volunteers can sign up online for delivery shifts or Freedge days.
• The organization also connects families to social services and emergency funds.