What started as a small effort to fill a gap in services has ballooned into a large-scale operation serving over 100 families every week.
Last March, when it became apparent kids wouldn’t be going back to school anytime soon, Marina Seevak jumped into action.
Seevak is founder of The Beautiful Stuff Project, a nonprofit community maker’s space that develops and delivers arts curriculum with donated scrap materials. So, when the pandemic hit, she started thinking about how to support students and families who may not have access to basic art supplies.
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“We knew it was going to be really hard, and a lot of kids wouldn’t have any supplies at home,” she said. “We started getting out what we called basic supply kits. We partnered with Mystic Housing, The Welcome Project, the Somerville Family Learning…
