Showing posts with label Hockomock YMCA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hockomock YMCA. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Spier Family Issues Giving Challenge At Hockomock Area YMCA

Greg and Kathy Spier of Foxborough are issuing a $25,000 challenge grant to support the Hockomock Area YMCA’s Food Access program, a part of the Y’s annual Reach Out Campaign. The Spiers and the Spier Family Foundation will match every donation made September 13 - 20 up to $25,000. 

Greg and Kathy Spier
Greg and Kathy Spier
As a non-profit organization, the Hockomock Area YMCA exists to help people be healthier, more confident and connected to each other and their communities. The Y is guided every day to remain focused on how best to respond to the emerging needs of its communities as individuals and families face financial struggles. In 2024, $3.9 million was invested by the Hockomock Area YMCA to ensure that everyone has the chance to thrive by providing scholarships to people in need in the Y’s 16 town service area to experience YMCA programs and services regardless of ability to pay. Since 2016, the Hockomock Y has been addressing hunger, providing over 135,000 bags of food to neighbors in need through the Y’s weekly food access and food pantry programs as well as served over 580,000 meals to children and families.  

“We are grateful to be part of communities full of caring people committed to improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods,” said Jim Downs, CEO of the Hockomock Area YMCA.  “I am so proud of the work our Y continues to do in partnership with others to raise critical funding for our annual Reach Out Campaign.  Funds raised allow our Y to be here when people need us most.  We are only able to do this through the philanthropic support of a caring community.”

“Greg and Kathy Spier have been passionate, steadfast supporters of our YMCA and their generous challenge will help ensure that we continue to be here for our neighbors,” added Downs.   

The Spier family’s impact in our local communities runs deep.  Their legacy at the Hockomock YMCA includes the naming of the indoor and outdoor aquatics centers as well as the splash park at the Y’s Invensys Foxboro Branch, along with Greg and Kathy’s parents, Sonja and the late Alex Spier. 

Greg Spier shares, “One of my mentors is the late Don Rodman.  Don taught me the importance of being philanthropic. He always said how important it was to be philanthropic in the areas where we work and the areas where we live. What better place to be philanthropic in the area than at the Hockomock Area YMCA. The Y benefits thousands of children and families and we’re so proud to be a part of it.”  

“The Y is a fellowship that brings people together and provides joy to so many people,” says Kathy Spier.  “As our father Alex always said, we want to leave the world a better place and that’s what we are going to do.  Please make a gift to the Hockomock Y between September 13 and 20 and we will proudly match it as part of this giving challenge.” 

“Thank you in advance from the bottom of our hearts for making a gift and for your generous support,” says Greg Spier.

Every gift matters. To learn more about this challenge and ways to make a gift, visit www.hockymca.org/spier-challenge

To learn about other ways to support this initiative, please contact Katie Moore at katie@hockymca.org


About Hockomock Area YMCA:
Where Cause Meets Community.  At the Hockomock Area YMCA, strengthening community is our cause. The Hockomock Area YMCA is an organization of men, women, and children sharing a commitment to nurture the potential of kids, promote healthy living, and foster a sense of social responsibility. 
 
The Hockomock Area YMCA is committed to partnering and collaborating with others to create and deliver lasting personal and social change in the 15 communities they are privileged to serve. The Hockomock Area YMCA is a not-for-profit charitable cause-driven organization with facilities in North Attleboro, Foxboro, Franklin, and Mansfield. For more information visit hockymca.org.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

10th annual Hockomock Area YMCA Backpack Drive

Help us give kids in need the tools for success!

We're collecting backpacks for pre-K to high school students, lunch boxes, pencil cases, notebooks, folders, binders, pens & pencils. Let's make sure every student starts the year off right!

Please drop off donations at our #YMCA today or donate to the drive by visiting: www.hockymca.org/backpack-drive/



Tuesday, July 8, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 ???

Tuesday, July 8


11:30am Free Summer Lunch Program (Bellingham Library)

5:00pm Youth Summer Track Meet (Franklin High School)

7:00pm FBRTC Rail Trail Cmte Mtg (Franklin TV Studio)

7:30pm Smart Phone Trivia (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)



For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

** Town Meetings today   **

Design Review Meeting

Tuesday, July 8, 2025     7 PM



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What's happening today in Franklin?
What's happening today in Franklin? 
Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar


Free summer lunch menu for kids available at the Bellingham Library: Tue-Wed-Thu

Free summer lunch menu for kids available at the Bellingham Library:  Tue-Wed-Thu
Free summer lunch menu for kids available
at the Bellingham Library:  Tue-Wed-Thu

Check out this week's Summer Lunch menu for kids! Children (age 18 and under) and caregivers can enjoy a no-cost lunch and fun activities at Bellingham Public Library - Massachusetts on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:30am to 12:30pm. 


Come for one day, two days, or all three! 





Monday, July 7, 2025

Social Action Services calendar for July 2025 shared by Hockomock YMCA

Social Action Services calendar for July 2025 shared by Hockomock YMCA
Social Action Services calendar for July 2025
 shared by Hockomock YMCA
The Hockomock YMCA shares their monthly Social Action Services calendar and provides details on support groups, food access, and available resources to support our friends & neighbors in the community.

For more info or support in navigating services, contact Brynne Kirwan, LCSW - brynnek@hockymca.org



Monday, June 30, 2025

Free lunch program for Summer by YMCA with Franklin Food Pantry collaboration

Free lunch program for Summer by YMCA
Free lunch program for Summer by YMCA
Get the kids out of the heat and enjoy a FREE lunch at Bellingham Public Library - Massachusetts!

Children (age 18 and under) and their caregiver are invited to join us every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM for a no-cost summer meal, now through August 14, 2025.

Additional no-cost lunch sites are at Memorial School in Milford (M, T, W, Th, and F from 11 AM to 12:30 PM), and the Jackson Elementary School in Plainville (T and Th, 12:15 to 1 PM).



Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Free Summer Lunches for Youth Return to Local Communities

The Hockomock Area YMCA is proud to announce the return of its Free Summer Lunch Program, providing nutritious meals to youth ages 1–18 at multiple locations across the region. 

This initiative, part of the YMCA’s ongoing commitment to food access and community well-being, ensures that children and families have access to healthy meals throughout the summer months when school is not in session.

Free Summer Lunches for Youth
 Free Summer Lunches for Youth
Beginning the week of June 23, free lunches will be available at the following sites: 
Memorial Elementary School – Milford
12 Walnut Street, Milford, MA
Monday through Friday | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
June 23 – August 15
Bellingham Public Library
100 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
June 24 – August 14
Jackson Elementary School – Plainville
68 Messenger Street, Plainville, MA
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
June 24 – August 14

No registration is required, and all children and teens are welcome to participate.

A free lunch will be given to each child and the adult accompanying them. Meals are served in a safe, welcoming environment, and families are encouraged to attend together.

“This program is about more than just food—it’s about community,” said Jim Downs, CEO of the Hockomock Area YMCA. “We are proud to partner with local schools and libraries to ensure that no child goes hungry during the summer.”

The Summer Lunch Program is part of the YMCA’s broader food access efforts, which include weekly food distribution and year-round support for families facing food insecurity. For more information, visit https://www.hockymca.org/summer-lunch-program.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement:
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; 
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 

About the Hockomock Area YMCA:
Where Cause Meets Community.  At the Hockomock Area YMCA, strengthening community is our cause. The Hockomock Area YMCA is an organization of men, women, and children sharing a commitment to nurture the potential of kids, promote healthy living, and foster a sense of social responsibility. 
 
The Hockomock Area YMCA is committed to partnering and collaborating with others to create and deliver lasting personal and social change in the 15 communities they are privileged to serve. The Hockomock Area YMCA is a not-for-profit charitable cause-driven organization with facilities in North Attleboro, Foxboro, Franklin, and Mansfield. For more information visit hockymca.org.