Before we begin our annual Serve Day outreach, we want to kick things off by coating all our projects in Prayer and celebrating together with Worship. The StoryHeights Band will lead worship, and you’ll have an opportunity to pray for each Serve Day project and for the people we’re serving. Anyone is welcome, even if you’re not able to participate in any of the Serve Day projects!

This project is a favorite of ours and so much fun! Join us as we walk around the Seaport District and give away free Pizza + Water Bottles to those heading in and out of bars and late-night shows. You’ll get to make someone’s whole night and have awesome conversations all while spreading seeds of hope. There’s a reason this outreach shows up year after year, it’s probably the most fun you’ll have all of serve day!

MBTA drivers deal with a LOT, and they have been through the wringer the past few years! To brighten their days, we’ll be catching them as they begin their shifts and handing out pre-assembled thank you bags filled with goodies to make their day. This outreach will take place across a few t-station locations, and groups will go out in 2-3 and deliver the thank you baskets to the drivers.

Our crisis center has had the privilege of working with the Boston Police Department in Mattapan and we want to show our appreciation for all they do. This outreach will take place during the morning shift change, so we will get a chance to serve all 120+ officers working that day. We will set up a breakfast bar and serve coffee and pastries, as well as pass out thank you baskets (with cards written from our own SHKids!).

Our biggest need at the Blessing Barn right now is a deep clean. Since we opened our doors April of 2021 we haven’t had a deep clean, and it is TIME! Part of the mission of Blessing Barn is to provide Mattapan with a beautiful place to shop, and you can help us achieve this goal by joining a crew of volunteers who will help sweep, mop, dust, and reorganize shelves and products so we can start our fall and Christmas seasons in strength!

Come serve at the Blessing Barn while we host a fall fest fun day! There will be balloon animals, face paint, huge sales, and giveaways as we engage with the Mattapan community for a fun fall Saturday. Signups can be for either time slot, and volunteers will be helping to ring customers up, organize the store, talk with customers, host giveaways, face painting, and make balloon animals.

Our Crisis Center has been working with many different medical staff and offices in greater Dorchester, and we’d love to assemble and deliver gift baskets to them, just as a way to say thank you for all they’ve done over the past two years. This outreach project will begin by assembling baskets together, then heading out to the nearby health centers to do an in-person delivery. This is a great opportunity to show your gratitude for their hard work, and brighten their day with a simple small gift!

On the outskirts of Boston, in the area known as “Methadone Mile” to some and “Recovery Road” to others, there are many individuals living in encampments in the area surrounding several Methadone Clinics. The goal of this outreach project is to bring temporary relief and sow seeds of hope to those living in this area. We will meet at a local fast food area, deliver supply baskets and offer prayer to the individuals living in this area.

The heart of an Adopt-a-Block outreach is to create an atmosphere of change in our community by serving the individuals and families who live in a community with whatever they may need. While our Crisis Center sits in the heart of Mattapan, we often don’t get an opportunity to physically assist our neighbors in Mattapan Square. For this outreach, we’ll focus on picking up trash in Mattapan Square and offering free window washing to all the local businesses in Mattapan Square.

Through our Crisis Center, we have wonderful partnerships with KIPP Academy and Ellison Parks Early Ed School. Both Schools need help organizing spaces like libraries and gym closets, so the staff can efficiently teach and focus on their students. Project details are TBD, but you can expect to spend your time moving supplies around and creating organization systems for each school.

Random acts of kindness were basically invented by Jesus, right? For this outreach, we’ll be giving away water bottles and other goodies as a “just because” to folks getting on/off the T at Newton Center station on the D line, and at Boston College Station on the B line. Our goal for this project is to reach families and college students who will be traveling mid-day.

Our Crisis Center serves a range of individuals experiencing different types of crises. As the fall approaches, we want to be ready with warm weather gear packed and organized so we can increase our efficiency and take even more appointments going forward. Helping to assemble these supply bags, and create an organization system for our crisis center supplies can help us double the number of appointments we can take in a day, to help serve an estimated increase of 350 individuals in the next four months!

The Newton Senior Center always raves about the packages we send them, so we’re back for another year to bless an often forgotten people group in our community! We’ll be gathering to create craft projects for the seniors to complete using a big assembly line. At the end of this packing party, we’ll have created over 50 bags with goodies and crafts for all the Newton Senior Center clients to use at their upcoming Halloween Parties.

The Price Center currently operates six homes in Newton and Brookline that offer a variety of support services for persons with developmental differences. They’ve asked us to support their cause by focusing on appreciating their staff who consistently go above and beyond every day. We’ll bring appreciation baskets, hang out with residents, and help with home projects that the staff need so they can get a day off.

We couldn’t do the amazing outreaches we’re doing on Serve Day without you! After all the fun join us back at the StoryHeights Building for some pizza, ice cream floats, and fellowship as we celebrate all that God has done during serve day together. There will be fun games for the kids as well!