Welcome
Circle of Hope is a nonprofit organization based in Needham, Massachusetts. The mission of Circle of Hope is to provide infants, children, and adults experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in Boston and Metro West with clothing and necessities in order to preserve and enhance overall health and personal dignity. By continually providing seasonally appropriate clothing, shoes, linens, and hygiene essentials to 32 homeless shelters, healthcare clinics, schools, and community programs, Circle of Hope gives the most vulnerable members of our community the opportunity to protect themselves from the dangers of illness and disease that come from being homeless in New England. Last year, Circle of Hope gave clothing and hygiene essentials to more than 31,000 people experiencing homelessness. Read more about Circle of Hope...
What's New?
You are invited to hope blooms
Please join us at Hope Blooms on Thursday, May 8! This year, we're moving to a larger tented space at the beautiful Gore Place in Waltham. Come celebrate an incredible year of collective impact at this festive spring fundraiser! In addition to enjoying delicious hors d'oeuvres and a buffet dinner, open bar, beautiful spring decor, and a silent auction, guests will get to hear from Circle of Hope partners about how we are changing lives in Greater Boston.
Our deepest thanks to Presenting Sponsor Charles River Apparel for not only making Hope Blooms possible but for directly supplying thousands of people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity with clothing and outerwear over their many years of support!
Circle of hope adds 3 new partners
We are thrilled to share that Circle of Hope has launched three new partnerships!
In September, we partnered with FamilyAid, Boston’s largest nonprofit organization solely dedicated to serving children and parents facing homelessness by providing prevention services, emergency shelter, housing placement and support and comprehensive case management. We also began a partnership with Nativity Preparatory School in Boston this past fall. Nativity Prep provides a transformative, tuition-free Jesuit education to boys from underserved families in Boston, empowering young men of color to break the cycle of poverty. In February, we made our first delivery to Breaktime, an organization working to break the cycle of homelessness by equipping young adults with the job and financial security they need to establish housing security.
Staff Update
February 27 was Heidi Wilson's last day at Circle of Hope. Heidi started out as an incredibly dedicated volunteer nearly 10 years ago before joining our team as Distribution Coordinator in 2019. With her remarkable energy and can-do spirit, Heidi has been a pivotal member of our operations team, helping keep our donation center running and working with our volunteers to organize and assemble donations for delivery to our parter programs. When COVID-19 erupted in 2020, Heidi was instrumental to our immediate response, helping pivot operations toward disease prevention and ensuring we never missed a delivery. She will be very missed!
Donation Hours
Mondays* - Thursdays: 10am - 12pm
Saturdays* (September - June): 10am - 12pm
*Circle of Hope will be closed Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21, 2025.
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