I started SOMA Kindness as a grassroots pilot project to see if I could use my experience connecting neighbors to paid helpers with Marigold LifeWorks to inform a new volunteer initiative. Our mission is to take the work out of connecting with others so that our community can accomplish more, together. SOMA Kindness is a free platform to promote and receive opportunities via text message in South Orange, Maplewood and surrounding areas.
Since 2020, over 450 families have received holiday meals, gift bags, groceries, favors, and random acts of kindness delivered by dozens of volunteers and supported behind the scenes by hundreds of community members.