The Melrose Messenger

Melrose Kind

• A new month is here and with a new month comes a new opportunity to help a non-profit through MelroseKind. For March we are supporting Bread of Life's Backpack Nutrition Program by collecting a variety of snacks on our Kindness Porches. These snacks go into backpacks that are distributed to students facing food insecurity. Please consider giving to this great program.
• Here are the items they are looking for!!

• Individually packed (lunch/snack size) crackers, cookies, etc.
• Tuna pouches
• Ramen soup cups
• Granola bars
• Juice boxes and single-sized milk boxes
• Single-serving boxes of cereal, pretzels, chips
• Applesauce, fruit cups

• Our porches are located at:

• 89 Walton Park
• 160 West Wyoming
• 647 Main St (Follow Your Art)
• 249 Grove Street

• and our Amazon wishlist is here.

Support Melrosian Lauren Planas in the 2025 Boston Marathon

The Food Drive

• The Food Drive is always looking for new volunteers for food rescue and donations to help end hunger in our community. Learn more at their website.

The Bridge

• Interested in volunteering in the Melrose Public Schools? Learn more at The Bridge, which coordinates volunteer placements in the schools.