Kids & Families

Weekly Sports Night Hosted by Nazzaro Center and North End Against Drugs

The BCYF Nazzaro Center, in collaboration with North End Against Drugs (NEAD), is piloting a sports night for ages 7-12 every Wednesday for the next six weeks. The idea is to have our children more involved in fitness and being healthy. Some of the games or activities being considered are flag football, wiffle ball, ping pong Read More…

Community Event Notices

POSTPONED: North End Against Drugs Family Dinner & Talk Mar. 23

This event has been postponed due to COVID-19. It will be rescheduled. North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will hold another Family Dinner/Family Talk on Monday, March 23 at 5:45 p.m. at the BCYF Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. NEAD invites all North End/Waterfront families to attend this free family event. The guest speaker for Read More…

Event Notices

North End Against Drugs Annual Super Bingo Jan. 26

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will host their annual Super Bingo on Sunday, January 26 at 1 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center. Doors will open at 12 noon and games begin at 1 p.m. There will be 19 games plus a coverall. Cost is $25 for three cards, get a fourth card free if you register 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…

Featured Kids & Families Photos & Videos Sports

Basketball Bonanza Brings Dozens to Nazzaro Court Competition [Photos]

North End Against Drugs (NEAD), with collaboration from State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Rocco’s Cucina, hosted the 4th Annual North End Basketball Bonanza at the Nazzaro Center on Friday evening. More than 40 children between the ages of 8-16 attended to take over the basketball court. Participants gathered for pizza, provided by Rocco’s Cucina, before Read More…

Kids & Families Sports

4th Annual North End Basketball Bonanza Nov. 8

The 4th Annual North End Basketball Bonanza will take place on Friday, November 8 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center. The younger kids (3rd-6th) can arrive at 6 p.m. to eat and then we’ll head upstairs for some skills competition, games of knock-out, and other basketball fun. The older kids (7th+) 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…

Community Featured Photos & Videos

North End Against Drugs Family Game Night [Photos]

Family game night was recently held on the Rose Kennedy Greenway as part of the North End Against Drugs (NEAD) annual Family Fun Festival. Spadafora Slush provided free to the many families in attendance, and Mohammed the Balloon Guy gave out free balloon animals and shapes. The North End’s John Pregmon led several of the Read More…

Community Photos & Videos

North End Against Drugs Annual Easter Party a Hopping Success

Although the rain seemed to dampen the day before Easter, it could not wash out North End Against Drugs’ Annual Easter Party on Saturday, April 20 at the Nazzaro Center. The event was sponsored by Mike “FUD” Giannasoli in memory of his mother, Florence. The center was filled to capacity with children and their parents as Read More…

Business Community

North Street Grille Neighborhood Nights Support North End Against Drugs

North Street Grille has been supporting local non-profit groups over the past several months with their “neighborhood nights“. Hosted on the first Thursday of every month, 30% of the restaurant’s proceeds from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. are donated to a group or cause. On January 3, the Grille was packed and helped raised $1,000 for Read More…