From local organizations doing the day-in, day-out work of helping communities grow and thrive, to MIT students, staff, and faculty who are turning great ideas into lasting change, CSF helps create a better world for our neighbors. We think those stories speak for themselves.

MIT.nano volunteers help the homeless

Volunteers pitch in at CASPAR
May 2022
The volunteer crew from MIT.nano poses in the CASPAR Kitchen.

MIT collaborates with the Cambridge Police Department to serve seniors

Gifts during the holidays help 900 people in need
December 2021
Volunteers deliver gift bags to local senior citizens.

"Day of Thanks" provides volunteer opportunities

Open Learning volunteers at Cambridge nonprofits
November 2021
Volunteers for Open Learning's Day of Thanks bake cookies at CASPAR emergency shelter.

Covid-19 rapid response project provides masks to healthcare workers

Mask Brigade
April 2020
Handmade mask bundles, courtesy of the Mask Brigade.

MIT and local volunteers harvest two tons of produce for food pantries

CSF supports Gaining Ground providing food to people in need
May 2021
Lincoln Laboratory volunteers gather for a group photo with their recent harvest.

Lincoln Laboratory volunteers inspire girls to learn about science and engineering

CSF supports Girls Innovation Research Lab
March 2021
Middle school girls learning cryptography and code breaking during a team task.

MIT team creates kits to teach STEM to K-12 students

CSF supports BioBits to inspire youth
2019
Student learning pipetting technique with a Biobits kit.

Bringing the joy of music to local hospitals and assisted living facilities

CSF supports the MIT Ribotones
2019
MIT Ribotones playing music for patients at a local hospital.

MIT volunteers foster appreciation of the Charles River for local students

CSF supports MIT Sea Grant
May 2021
Charles River Floating wetland kit

Leveraging restaurants' food access to provide meals for families in need

CSF supports Project Restore Us to help feed 206 households
May 2020
A donor waits outside of a restaurant to deliver food boxes

Summer of STEM

MIT BoSTEM Scholars Academy
Summer 2017
BoSTEM Scholars take a end of summer photo together