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Other Neighborhood Resources

Neighborhood Resources

Rozzie Bound Co-op is Roslindale’s neighborhood bookstore. Here’s our list of other organizations in our neighborhood that are working hard to strengthen and improve our community:

Friends of the Roslindale Branch Library

  • Website: friendsofroslindalelibrary.org
  • From website: 
    • Supports, promotes and enriches the services and programs the library offers to the public.  We run book sales throughout the year to support our group. We operate a book sale booth at the Farmer’s Market at Adams Park during the season.

Greening Rozzie

  • Website: www.greeningrozzie.org
  • From website: 
    • Our mission is to make Roslindale a greener, more sustainable, and more cohesive community.

Immigrant Family Services Institute

  • Website: www.ifsi-usa.org
  • From website: 
    • Immigrant Family Services Institute aims to be a leading institute of leadership thought and action, providing an excellent framework from a futuristic and global perspective to equip providers and stakeholders to meet the emerging needs of immigrants in the United States and throughout the world.

Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale

Roslindale Business Group

Roslindale Community Fridge

Roslindale Community School Council, Inc.

  • Website: www.roslindalecc.org
  • About: Local nonprofit that operates a preschool and after school childcare in residence at the Roslindale Community Center, and is fiscal agent for the Flaherty Dolphins Youth Swim Team at the Flaherty Pool. 

Roslindale Food Pantry

Roslindale Green and Clean

  • Website: www.roslindalegreenandclean.org
  • About: Volunteer nonprofit dedicated to creating and maintaining a clean and healthy Roslindale, through public green space improvements and advocacy.

RISE (Roslindale IS for Everyone)

  • Website: roslindalerise.org
  • From website: 
    • A growing network of neighbors working to ensure that Roslindale is a safe and welcoming home for all of us. RISE is building community networks to resist the oppressive, anti-democratic agenda of the current federal government and support a multi-racial, multi-cultural democracy for all.

Roslindale Open Studios

Roslindale Village Main Streets

  • Website: roslindale.net
  • From website: 
    • The mission of Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) is to promote Roslindale Village as an appealing destination and the dynamic center of our community. As an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, we bring together local volunteers, businesses and public agencies to strengthen the Village’s economic vitality, physical appearance and unique local character. 

Rozzie Bikes

  • Website: www.rozziebikes.org
  • From website: 
    • A neighborhood organization devoted to making the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston a better place to bike. We’re interested in street improvements, bike parking, bike routes, bike lanes, and mixed-use paths. 

Southwest Boston CDC

  • Website: www.swbcdc.or
  • About: Community Development Corporation focused on building affordable housing in Southwest Boston.

The Substation

  • Website: thesubstation.space/popups
  • About: The substation is a historic building with 34-foot ceilings that’s a WorkHub on weekdays and a community-minded pop-up space on friday nights and Saturdays, including a beer hall, including food, music and  a Pop Up version Rozzie Bound books. 

Walk Up Roslindale

  • Website: www.walkuproslindale.org
  • From website: “Residents who live, work, or simply care about Roslindale and intend to make it the most pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in the city of Boston.”

Ward 18 Democratic Party Ward Committee

  • Website: bostonward18dems.org
  • About: The Ward Committee ran in 2019 as a fresh slate, with a goal of making the Ward Committee more diverse and transparent, and increasing civic engagement.