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At St. Andrew’s, our call to follow Jesus extends beyond our doors. Through compassion, generosity, service, and partnership, our Outreach Commission seeks to respond to the needs of our neighbors, both close to home and beyond.
Our outreach takes many forms: addressing hunger and homelessness, supporting children and families, expanding access to education, accompanying people affected by incarceration, responding to disasters and communities in need, and supporting ministries of the wider Episcopal Church. At the heart of all of this is a belief that outreach is about more than simply giving. It is about building relationships, walking alongside others, recognizing the dignity of every person, and responding together to God’s call to love and serve our neighbors.
Outreach Initiatives
Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes provides food and temporary support services. St. Andrew’s supports the pantry through weekly food donations, and seasonal drives for toiletries and school supplies.
THRIVE Communities
THRIVE Communities supports people returning to their communities after incarceration by building relationships, providing reentry support, and creating opportunities for connection and leadership. Through a restorative approach, THRIVE works to break cycles of incarceration and isolation while building stronger, more welcoming communities where everyone is valued.
Stone Soup Kitchen
A relational food and community-building organization working to alleviate food insecurity and hunger, while bringing marginalized and lonely people together with other community members. This helps them form relationships across the typical divides that keep people apart and includes a food pantry, public potluck dinners, and many free activities.
Common Cathedral
Ecclesia Ministries: Common Cathedral & CityReach serves people experiencing homelessness in Boston by building community, providing spiritual care, and creating connections between housed and unhoused people.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing organization that envisions a world where everyone has a decent place to live. It builds and improves homes in partnership with individuals, families, and communities.
Episcopal Relief & Development
Episcopal Relief & Development relies on a global network to advance programs focused on early childhood development, women and girls, climate resilience, and disaster response. Co-created with trusted local leaders, each program provides sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.
Partakers & the Tufts University Prison Initiative
Partakers & the Tufts University Prison Initiative work together to expand access to higher education for people who are incarcerated in Massachusetts. Through (TUPIT), these students have opportunities to pursue college-level education, while Partakers provides teams of volunteer mentors who offer academic encouragement, friendship, and ongoing support.
Ayer Shirley Regional School District Holiday Gift Drive is an annual initiative to ensure that children in the local schools recieve gifts at the holidays.
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