Even before the pandemic exacerbated the issue, food insecurity has loomed over the United States — an estimated 11.1 percent of American households were food insecure in 2018, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Now, entrepreneurs and student volunteers are finding creative ways to tackle the issue.
Teachers at the Mather School in Dorchester reached out to the Community Service Center at Boston University to contribute supplies to a holiday donation drive.
In 1964, Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, coined the term "gentrification," describing it as the displacement of the “social character of a district” because the inner working class neighborhoods...
Modifications to the Peace Corps application process, including a shorter length and more personalized process, triggered a record-breaking application rate, which saw an increase of 70 percent more...
Seven Massachusetts nonprofit organizations received grants to better serve the community as a result of a $400,000 total pledge from Citizens Bank, according to a Tuesday press release.
Through its...
On Friday, Lindsey Kotowicz left her office at Boston University Community Service Center for the last time. The CSC director worked with countless students and programs during her eight years at BU.
“It...
Boston University students are working with Boston area organizations to provide meals for low-income individuals during the Community Service Center’s first year of participating in National Hunger...
