JR is the President of North End Against Drugs and the North End Athletic Association.
Event Notices Kids & Families

Nazzaro Center & North End Against Drugs Nashoba Valley Snow Tubing

The BCYF Nazzaro Center and North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will be running a family fun trip to Nashoba Valley Ski Area for an evening of snow tubing for the whole family on Monday, February 17th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Deadline to sign up is Friday February 7, 2020 at 6 p.m. To sign up Read More…

Community

North End Against Drugs Holds Successful Super BINGO

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) would like to extend a big thank you to all those who helped make the 2020 Super BINGO a huge success. Thanks to the help of the NEAD board of directors, the North End seniors for the use of their BINGO equipment, the BCYF Nazzaro Center for the use of the Read More…

Community Featured Kids & Families

North End Against Drugs Benefit Dinner at Domenic’s Raises $5,000

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a tremendously successful benefit dinner on Monday, January 20, at Domenic’s Restaurant raising nearly $5,000 to support NEAD’s work in the community. The event saw close to 100 friends and family showing up to support a great program. The food was unbelievable, the atmosphere was fun and classic old world North Read More…

Event Notices

North End Against Drugs Benefit Dinner at Domenic’s Restaurant

A dinner to benefit North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will take place at Domenic’s Restaurant on Monday, January 20, 2020. Thanks to the generosity of Damien DiPaola, Owner/Chef of Domenic’s Restaurant on 54 Salem Street, North End Against Drugs is able to offer a fantastic three course meal and dessert for $50 per person. 100% of Read More…

Community

Christmas by Candlelight at Sturbridge Village [Photos]

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) and the Nazzaro Center recently ran a family fun night trip to Old Sturbridge Village.  A bunch of families from both agencies traveled down to Sturbridge to enjoy Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village. Thanks to both agencies and the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), the group traveled by motor Read More…

Community Kids & Families

North End Against Drugs Family Dinner/Talk with Police Commissioner Gross

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a family dinner/family talk on Monday, November 18 at the BCYF Nazzaro Center in the North End. The room was filled to capacity to hear our guest speaker, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. The Commissioner spent the first half of the evening sitting amongst the attendees talking with parents and Read More…

Community

Donations Support “Back on My Feet” Holiday Event

Thanks to the generosity of several North Enders and North End agencies, $1,150 in donations was secured to help with the holiday celebration for Back on My Feet to combat homelessness. A big thank you goes out to the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), John & Patricia Romano, Robert Dello Russo, Michael Giannasoli, North End Read More…

Announcements

Winter Hat and Glove Collection for the Homeless

The North End Friends of St. Francis House will be partnering again this year with the Greenway Realty Group for our annual Winter Hat and Glove collection for the homeless. The drive will start on Monday, November 18 and run through Monday, December 2, 2019. We are collecting men’s and women’s BRAND NEW winter hats and Read More…

Kids & Families

North End Against Drugs and Nazzaro Center Teens Attend Screeemfest 2019

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) and the BCYF Nazzaro Center Teen Programs combined to take twenty teens and chaperones on a scarily good trip to Canobie Lake Park to Screeemfest 2019.  The teens had an awesome time and truth be told, the chaperones had just as much fun! The two organizations are working collaboratively in order Read More…

Announcements Event Notices

North End Against Drugs Family Dinner / Family Talk

North End Against Drugs will be having another Family Dinner / Family Talk on Monday, November 18 at the Nazzaro Center. Doors will open at 5:30pm with dinner starting at 6pm. Our guest speaker will be Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. Dinner will be an Italian feast with salad, bread & butter, macaroni and meatballs and dessert Read More…