The state representative will speak to campers at Blunt Park during the camp's final week — read the full announcement.
Read the announcement →Since 2013 we have run holiday parties, produce giveaways, and Shop with a Cop alongside the Springfield Police C3 unit and Springfield Public Schools.
We are not a service agency and we do not run case management. We run community events with Springfield Public Schools, local businesses, and the Springfield Police C3 unit, and we run the same ones every year so families can count on them.
Founded in 2013 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 2015, we have worked side by side with the Springfield C3 Community Policing Unit from the start.
Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the December holiday festival — gifts, food, and music for families who show up.
Donated produce boxes and holiday programs reach Springfield Public Schools families through the City Connects program.
We co-host events with the C3 Police Unit so Springfield kids and Springfield officers share the same table.
We are not a service agency and we do not run case management. We run events, and we run the same ones every year so families can count on them.
Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the December holiday festival, co-hosted with the city and the police department. Gifts, food, and music for families who show up.
See the eventsSpringfield elementary students pick out holiday gifts with police officers and sheriff's deputies at the Boston Road Walmart each December.
WWLP 22News coverageAli Bulut, owner of Inter Produce Supermarket on White Street, donates roughly 200 boxes of fresh produce per giveaway; City Connects gets them to Springfield Public Schools families.
WWLP 22News coverageCookouts and community events co-hosted with the Springfield C3 Police Unit, so officers and residents share the same table.
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The state representative spoke to campers during the final week of the state-funded summer camp run with Strong Young Minds.
Our announcement →State funding for the Springfield summer camp run with Strong Young Minds, secured through the Springfield delegation.
Our announcement →A community fundraiser featured on WWLP's MassAppeal, raising support for Ukraine relief.
Event details →A drive-thru giveaway of fresh fruits and vegetables donated by Inter Produce, announced with a Spanish-language flyer for Saturday, February 26.
Event details →A sit-down Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, Monday, November 22, 5–7 PM.
Event details →A drive-thru costume contest with games and candy, run during the pandemic and promoted with flyers in English and Spanish.
Event details →Easter eggs, candy, music, and the Easter Bunny under COVID protocols, Saturday, April 10, 11 AM–1 PM.
Event details →Stockings filled with candy plus a visit with Santa, December 12, picked up drive-thru style.
Event details →200 boxes of produce and groceries plus no-contact Thanksgiving meal kits, Saturday, November 21, 12–2 PM.
Event details →Candy, snacks, and spooky music in the Elks Lodge lot, Saturday, October 31 — the first of two drive-thru Halloweens at the lodge.
Event details →Fresh produce boxes in the first months of the pandemic, Saturday, May 2, 12–2 PM.
Event details →Shoppers filled a police cruiser with donated toys, November 30, 11 AM–3 PM.
Event details →A free Thanksgiving dinner announced in Spanish (Cena de Acción de Gracias), Monday, November 25, 4–6 PM.
Event details →Springfield elementary students shop for the holidays with police officers and sheriff's deputies at the Boston Road Walmart — documented from December 2019 onward.
Event details →Gifts, food, and music for Springfield children and families, co-hosted with the city and the police department.
Event details →Owner Ali Bulut donates roughly 200 boxes of fresh food per event, distributed to school families through the City Connects program.
Event details →We have no payroll. A gift buys the thing it says it buys, and the board signs the check: the holiday festival, Shop with a Cop, the Inter Produce food box partnership, and C3 community events.
Questions about giving, sponsorship, or an in-kind donation? Reach out and a board member will reply.
Mail a check to Springfield Together, Inc., 185 Belmont Ave, Springfield, MA 01108. Every check is deposited by our volunteer treasurer, a CPA.
To coordinate a gift another way — monthly giving, in-kind, or a sponsorship — email us and a board member will reply.
Email us to give Springfield Together, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 83-2443347). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.The December holiday festival takes about forty volunteers. Most people work one shift, then come back the next year. Pick the role that fits, tell us on the form, and we follow up within a week.
Setup, family check-in, food service, kids' activities at the holiday party, food giveaway, and C3 events.
Five volunteers run this organization. We add members as capacity allows; expect a few hours a month and one real portfolio.
Lend a few hours of legal, accounting, design, photography, or social-media work. We'll match you to a real need.
Company, congregation, sports team, or classroom? Sponsor an event, staff a station, or host a drive together.
Just want to help once? That counts. One shift at one event is exactly how most of our volunteers started.
Written for residents, donors, reporters, and anyone trying to get accurate information about Springfield Together quickly. Don't see your question? Ask us directly.
Springfield Together, Inc. is a community nonprofit based in Springfield, Massachusetts, focused on youth development, education, and family support through events and partnerships rather than direct social services.
In practice that shows up as recurring community events (holiday parties, back-to-school drives, food distributions, and police-community programs) run with local businesses, schools, and the Springfield Police Department's C3 (Counter Criminal Continuum) policing unit in Forest Park.
Yes. Springfield Together, Inc. is registered with the IRS as a tax-exempt charitable organization, EIN 83-2443347. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Springfield Together traces its roots to 2013, when it began as an informal group organizing community events in Springfield. It was formally incorporated as a nonprofit in 2015, in partnership with the Springfield Police Department's C3 Unit.
Most of our work centers on recurring, hands-on community events rather than ongoing case management or direct services. Documented activities include:
A small volunteer board. Meet the full board →
Board summary:
Current and past partners include iHeartRadio, the Law Offices of Dunn and Phillips P.C., Springfield Elks Lodge, Palazzo Cafe, All About You Home Healthcare LLC, Food Zone, Inter Produce Supermarket, Strong Young Minds, Walmart, and Big Y. Partnership generally takes the form of event sponsorship, in-kind donations, or co-hosting, rather than ongoing financial grants.
Yes, intermittently, mostly by Springfield-area TV stations covering our events:
We're an independent nonprofit, not a city agency. But we work closely with the Springfield Police Department's C3 Unit and with Springfield Public Schools' City Connects program. That partnership is foundational to our history: we formally incorporated as a nonprofit specifically while teaming up with the C3 Unit in 2015, and most flagship events (Shop with a Cop, holiday giveaways) are co-run with police, schools, or both.
Three channels: showing up to volunteer at events, partnering as a local business or organization, or making a direct donation.
Because we're small, the most reliable way to start is by reaching out directly via email or Facebook. See the contact form or message us at hello@springfieldtogether.org. Our online donation platform is being set up; until then, give by check to the address above or email us to coordinate.
No. We should not be confused with Rebuilding Together (a separate, unaffiliated nonprofit focused on home repairs), or with other "Together" or "Springfield" civic branding used elsewhere in the city or in other Springfields nationally. This Springfield Together is specifically the Springfield, Massachusetts organization headquartered in the Forest Park neighborhood, EIN 83-2443347.
Trusted partners & supporters
We're grateful to the local businesses and organizations that sponsor, host, and give in-kind to our events — including the Law Offices of Dunn & Phillips, Celebration of Hope of Western Mass, Strong Young Minds, Springfield Elks Lodge #61, Inter Produce Supermarket, Palazzo Cafe, Food Zone, Big Y, Walmart, and iHeartRadio.