Remember when Twitter was *the place* to find out if you'd just experienced an earthquake or if there was a flyover to open Fenway Park but you were the last to know? It was also a place where you could find people doing really amazing work and writing about it. We connected with artists and craftspeople all over the world, we joined conversations about public transit and affordable housing, and we went viral for an evening for using swear words while discussing the Vice Presidential debates. It's also where we found invaluable resources in 2020 and until that very rich...

Knitting pattern designer and educator, Tiffany Wong, reached out to us to inquire about any available We Care Wednesday spots for the fall of 2023. Tiffany is a Board Member at the YWCA Cambridge and wrote not only an educational but moving post honoring AANHPI Heritage Month this past May, highlighting the YWCA Cambridge Executive Director, Cassandra Ling and Advocacy and Youth Leadership Manager, Puja Kranz-Howe.     YWCA Cambridge is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Their mission resonates with us and we are honored to be supporting them through...

This past July, Material Aid and Advocacy Program celebrated 5 years as an independent organization! Located near Longfellow Park in Cambridge, their mission is to support and empower unhoused and underhoused community members, through material aid, access to resources, organizing support and advocacy opportunities. Working with unhoused community members and allies, they seek systemic solutions that address the root causes of homelessness, poverty, and inequality. Did you know that 75% of MAAP's funding comes from direct donations by people like you? We encourage you to make a direct donation on top of choosing to pick up your craft supplies on...

In May of 2023, Sarah Dudek created a beautiful print in response to the ongoing attacks on Trans Rights across the country. We bought one of the prints for the store and were thrilled to participate in a community printing event of Sarah's art in June benefiting the Trans Emergency Fund of Massachusetts.   Sarah Dudek's Instagram post put it so well, "Gender is hard. Not for everyone, but for some of us. And for a lot of kids, it just got much harder. Please, please, lend a hand to fight for Trans Rights. Listen. Be a safe space for...

Natasha, a volunteer at Black Cat Rescue, a local non-profit rescue group based in Somerville, reached out to us to see if we would consider Black Cat Rescue as a We Care Wednesday recipient. If you know us (and that means pretty much the entire gather here team) then you know how much we LOVE cats. Can you blame us? They are far superior animals to humans that's for sure. Did you know that black cats are only half as likely to get adopted as cats of other colors? BCR's all-volunteer network of foster homes is dedicated to saving the...