Our Charity Partners
Rodman for Kids serves as a catalyst and hub for collaboration, empowering more than 40 youth-focused nonprofits to strengthen their impact and better support the young people in our communities. We bring our Charity Partners together in a peer-learning environment and support community.
The Charity Partners listed below partner with us year round. In addition to this impressive list, we also support many other organizations, schools, and programs that align with our mission in the Greater Boston area and the Gateway Cities.
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Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds is a Massachusetts nonprofit bringing joy, hope, and inspiration to children and teens facing serious illness, disability, trauma, or hardship through aviation experiences. Through Dream Flight Days, Virtual Dream Flights, and Aviation Discovery Days, youth take part in hands-on flight and STEM learning.
Agassiz Village
We offer children from underserved communities the opportunity, in a summer camp environment and year-round iTHRIVE program to develop and practice leadership and life skills that will impact their future in education, family, career, and in their communities.
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Our programs are an investment in the future, to inspire and enable all children, especially those who need our support the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible leaders.
Apprentice Learning
Apprentice Learning’s mission is to provide real-world work experiences for middle school students. We leverage career exploration to teach skills and to nurture dreams. These experiences ignite passions and purpose by contextualizing academic content with real-world experiences.
BCNC
The mission of BCNC is to ensure that the children, youth and families we serve have the resources and support they need to achieve greater economic success and social well-being.
Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Mass
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest is to create professionally supported mentoring relationships, empowering youth to realize their potential and build brighter futures.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MA
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts is to partner with under-resourced families to provide their children with transformational, one-to-one professionally-supported relationships with caring adult mentors, so that their children will thrive.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester
To always welcome and connect young people and families to opportunities that embrace diversity, nurture growth, and inspire success.
Camp Avoda
Camp Avoda is an all-boys Jewish overnight summer camp for ages 8-16, situated on beautiful Lake Tispaquin in Middleboro, MA…the gateway to Cape Cod. Camp Avoda designs programs that build self-confidence and independence.
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Our balanced program gives your son flexibility in choosing his activities: sports, waterfront, individual achievement opportunities, arts and more. Our camp has every facility and resource you could want, without the sprawling size. At Avoda, the athletic field is everyone’s front yard. Everyone knows each other, and we are all one close, united Avoda family. Summer camp is a team sport, and whether by bunk, division, team, or the whole camp together, we support each other, learn from each other, and feel connected to each other. Camp pride and Avoda spirit are forged naturally from daily teamwork, shared experiences, and friendships that are easily made yet stand the test of time.
Camp Casco
At Camp Casco, our mission is to provide a joyful and inclusive camp experience for children impacted by childhood cancer. We create a safe haven where kids can build lifelong friendships, discover their inner strength, and enjoy the simple pleasures of childhood, all within a supportive and compassionate community.
Christopher’s Haven
Christopher’s Haven was founded in Boston, Massachusetts with a mission to operate a supportive community consisting of temporary apartments and community recreation activities for families of children being treated for cancer in nearby Boston hospitals.
ConfiKids
Founded in 2017, ConfiKids, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that addresses the need for all children, regardless of financial limitations, to enroll in enrichment, recreational, sports, and arts programming.
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Programs that engage children and teach them a new talent or help to advance their ability in a skill they already possess create an environment for children to form friendships on mutual interests, adds to a child’s well-being on countless levels, and most importantly at our core builds a child’s self-confidence.
EVkids
EVkids empowers underserved Boston youth with the skills and confidence needed to realize their potential.
Family Nurturing Center
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts advances the healthy development of families and communities through parenting education, early childhood engagement, coalition building, and provider training.
Foxborough Regional Charter School
To provide students with a challenging academic program to prepare them for college and to serve as leaders in their communities.
Friends of the Children – Boston
Impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what.
Hyde Square Task Force
Our mission at Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) is to nurture and amplify the voices, creativity, and power of youth by grounding them in Afro-Latin culture so they can advance justice in their communities.
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters builds and sustains life-changing friendships and mentoring relationships that inspire personal growth, promote emotional well-being, and create a more connected and engaged community guided by Jewish values.
Key Program
Key’s mission is to assist children and their families in developing positive life skills so they may pursue productive and rewarding lives.
League School for Autism
League School for Autism opens a world of opportunity for student growth, their unique strengths, and building an inclusive community through education and advocacy.
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League School for Autism strives to be the premier educational organization serving the Autism community, empowering individuals to thrive in and contribute to a neurodiverse world.
MetroWest YMCA
The MetroWest YMCA is dedicated to providing programs and services that build healthy mind, body and spirit for all.
NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc.
Our mission is to help young people overcome poverty, discrimination, educational disadvantage, violence, and other adversity through learning essential competencies and hopefulness with which they can transform their lives and communities.
One Bead
One Bead is reimagining career readiness in Boston. Our mission is to create clear pathways to postsecondary success, starting in the middle grades.
PAL of Massachusetts
PAL is a committed partner of law enforcement in their efforts to bring peace and security to our streets. We support impactful engagement programs and initiatives that promote positive relationships between police and the community and inspire our youth.
Project D.E.E.P.
Our mission at Project D.E.E.P. is to foster and facilitate the academic, athletic, and social growth and development of elementary and middle school children throughout the Dorchester community. We strive to put our children in the position and offer them the guidance to create a brighter future for both themselves and for their families, in addition to serving as a bridge and a connector to the wealth of opportunities readily available to them.
RFK Community Alliance
RFK Community Alliance’s mission is to promote meaningful and sustained well-being for children, youth, and adults facing educational, developmental, mental health, and other challenges.
Saint Paul’s Choir School
Saint Paul’s Choir School is a school for boys in grades 3 through 8 and is a vital part of Saint Paul’s Parish in Harvard Square. Guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church, we work in partnership with committed parents and inspirational teachers to form the faith, character, and intellectual and musical abilities of our young men.
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Our goals are to help students pursue their highest God-given potential, prepare them for the strongest secondary schools and beyond, and equip them to become virtuous leaders who serve God and the world.
Sibling Connections
Sibling Connections’ mission is to support the creation of enduring family relationships and community connections for sisters and brothers separated by the foster care system in Massachusetts. We create year round opportunities for siblings to spend quality time together at Camp to Belong MA, Sibling Sundays, and Weekend Retreats.
South Boston Neighborhood House
The mission of the South Boston Neighborhood House is to support family and neighborhood life in South Boston.
South Shore YMCA
The South Shore YMCA is a nonprofit association committed to strengthening our communities. Through our focus on youth development, we strive to give every child and teen the opportunity to realize their full potential.
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At the Y, kids have the opportunity to make friends, have fun, get active and discover who they are and what they can achieve. Our youth programs and services help children and teens grow to be confident, connected and secure today – and positive, productive adults tomorrow.
TextLess Live More
TextLess Live More is the nation’s only organization to address the correlation between distracted driving and distracted living. We are a national awareness campaign to end distracted driving and promote digital wellness.
The S.E.A.L. Foundation
The S.E.A.L. Foundation’s mission is to create and fund educational and social opportunities in both non-public and public schools, and camp settings for students who learn differently in order to ensure they maximize their potential.
The Soul Project
The Soul Project provides a safe space for ALL women & girls to share, heal, grow and connect. Whether it’s through our ongoing documentary Soul Stories or at one of our live events or workshops, women in our community cultivate their strengths, turn their personal experiences into super-powers and gain life-skills and tools that help them flourish and thrive.
The Sports Museum
The Sports Museum is committed to improving lives through the power of Boston sports. We celebrate our rich sports heritage and use that platform to help strengthen and empower kids to develop positive social and emotional well-being.
ThinkGive Project
ThinkGive partners with schools and youth organizations to bring research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs to under-resourced K–8 students in both school and out-of-school settings. Our programs help young people build self-awareness, social awareness, and relationship skills through meaningful, youth-led actions.
TreeTop Tutoring
Treetop Tutoring Inc.’s mission is to empower students in under-resourced and underserved communities through personalized tutoring and mentorship.
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We are committed to providing access to high-quality tutoring, fostering a love for learning, and equipping students with the skills and confidence they need to succeed academically and beyond. Through our dedicated tutors and community partnerships, we aim to inspire and support every student to reach their full potential, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Trinity Boston Connects
The mission of Trinity Boston Connects (TBC) is to heal the traumatic impact of systemic racism in Boston, and to create a more equitable Boston in which youth of color can thrive. We work through the integration of racial equity, trauma-inclusion, and restorative justice practices (our 3 Essential Community Practices) in service of youth.
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
UMass Memorial’s Children’s Medical Center (CMC) is both a safety-net hospital and a destination of choice for Central New England families. We are proud to be here for every child who needs us, and everyone who walks through our doors receives the same outstanding care, regardless of each family’s background, beliefs, or ability to pay.
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The CMC is a “hospital within a hospital” with the full strength of UMass Memorial Medical Center behind it and is the only full-service pediatric hospital in Central Massachusetts. More than 28,000 children and their families rely on us for everything from preventative care—such as well-visits and inoculations—to life-saving treatments for cancer or for fragile infants born too soon. Philanthropic support helps us ensure that the best care and the most convenient care can be one and the same for families in our community.
United Nations Association of Greater Boston
The United Nations Association of Greater Boston is dedicated to building a strong multigenerational network of global citizens. We educate, inspire, and engage members of the community on critical global issues central to the work and mission of the United Nations.
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We envision a Great Boston where people of all ages engage as global citizens in working towards a more sustainable, just, and peaceful future.
Wildflower
Wildflower is dedicated to serving children and families who have experienced the death of a parent. We provide the gifts of camp, enriching experiences, and consistent, long-term support to help families strengthen their resilience and create positive opportunities for the future.
Youth Enrichment Services
YES’s mission is to inspire youth through outdoor experiences and leadership opportunities that build confidence and prepare them to summit life’s challenges.