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VOLUNTEERING

Service is part of the SHPE familia.

We show up for Greater Boston — at museums, food banks, and on the street with meals.

VOLUNTEERING / GREATER BOSTON

"Pay it forward. Build community. Show up for Greater Boston."

Museum of Science — Women's History Month — photo 1
Museum of Science — Women's History Month — photo 2

VOLUNTEERING

Museum of Science — Women's History Month

Hosted a hands-on station teaching kids about science and engineering during Women's History Month programming.

Swipes for Boston

VOLUNTEERING

Swipes for Boston

Student-led project feeding the unhoused — 'Rhetty-to-Go' meals distributed in Kenmore and Back Bay.

"Sorted 16,000 lbs of food in three hours and got a private tour."

VOLUNTEERING

Greater Boston Food Bank

Sorted 16,000 lbs of food in three hours and got a private tour. GBFB's goal: a hunger-free Greater Boston by 2028.

IMPACT

What showing up adds up to.

16,000 lbs of food sorted in one afternoon at the Greater Boston Food Bank
2 routes of Rhetty-to-Go meals — Kenmore & Back Bay, with Swipes for Boston
3 partners Museum of Science · Swipes for Boston · Greater Boston Food Bank

GET INVOLVED

Have a partner in mind?

01

Get on the list

Volunteer calls go out through the mailing list first.

02

Show up

Most outings are a single afternoon — no experience needed.

03

Bring an idea

Know an organization that could use engineers? Tell us.

Tell us where you'd like to serve next.

Volunteering · Greater Boston

Service is part of the SHPE familia.

We show up for Greater Boston — at museums, food banks, and on the street with meals.

Programs

The field log.

Where the chapter has shown up — museums, food banks, and meals on the street.

Museum of Science — Women's History Month — photo 1
Museum of Science — Women's History Month — photo 2

01 · Field Log

Museum of Science — Women's History Month

Hosted a hands-on station teaching kids about science and engineering during Women's History Month programming.

Swipes for Boston

02 · Field Log

Swipes for Boston

Student-led project feeding the unhoused — 'Rhetty-to-Go' meals distributed in Kenmore and Back Bay.

"Sorted 16,000 lbs of food in three hours and got a private tour."

03 · Field Log

Greater Boston Food Bank

Sorted 16,000 lbs of food in three hours and got a private tour. GBFB's goal: a hunger-free Greater Boston by 2028.

Impact

What showing up adds up to.

Pulled straight from the field log — no rounding up.

16,000

lbs of food sorted in one afternoon — Greater Boston Food Bank

2

Rhetty-to-Go meal routes — Kenmore & Back Bay

3

standing community partners across Greater Boston

Get Involved

Have a partner in mind?

Tell us where you'd like to serve next.

01

Get on the list

Volunteer calls go out through the mailing list first.

02

Show up

Most outings are a single afternoon — no experience needed.

03

Bring an idea

Know an organization that could use engineers? Tell us.

Send us your idea →

Pay it forward.

Build community. Show up for Greater Boston. Bring an idea and we'll find a way to serve.