the world with Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth. With hundreds of victories, this team of lawyers is protecting our planet one case at a time.

your sisters. Make it possible for women and girls of color to attend notable events around the country with Event Scholarships through SisterSong, a reproductive justice group.
 

a life with your sweet pup. Therapy dogs are used for many things, from helping children get comfortable reading aloud to brightening up residents at assisted living communities.

a friend, fellow room mom or student to run for office with She Should Run. The project was started by the Women’s Campaign Forum after various studies showed that women don’t think to run for office unless someone asks. Women win at the same rate as men, get more in the pipeline!

a woman in another part of the world with Women to Women International. The group will match you up with a woman to provide financial support for job skills and rights awareness and your letters will send hope to another part of the world.

is running out. One of the oldest natural landscapes in America is disappearing...mountaintop by mountaintop. Help stop mountaintop removal mining with a donation to earthjustice.org (“because the earth needs a good lawyer”).

for the Asian Health Initiative of Tufts Medical Center, which granted $35,000 to the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence for its youth service program that educates kids on teen dating violence.

for Mother’s Day and help the women at Rosie’s Place: Karina Mattei of Mattei Galleria, a unique jewelry and gift store in Brookline, is donating 25 percent of purchases over $125 to Rosie’s Place until May 9.

for comic Mary Ellen DePetrillo bringing a series of fun events called Shop-Eat-Laugh to the area this spring. See shop-eat-laugh.com for info.

eight commissioners (new and reappointed) named to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, including Chris Chanyasulkit of Brookline, Linda Cavaioli of Worcester, Joanne Fitzgerald McCrea of Salem, Elizabeth Hart of Malden, Marissa A. DeFranco of Middleton, Stacy Dixon of Randolph, Donna Finneran of Mattapan, Angela Menino of Hyde Park, Lucy Hartry of Florence, Ruth Nemzoff of West Newton, and Stephanie Everett of Mattapan to a two year term. Mass.gov/women­­