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HVA Hearts & Hands
HVA's community-service arm — neighbors lending a hand close to home, including quarterly dinners for Veteran families at the Fisher House.
Next opportunity
Fisher House dinner — Wednesday, June 8
HVA Hearts & Hands will again be making dinner for the guests at the Fisher House. There are two ways to help:
Help prepare dinner
Join the team cooking and serving the meal — a great way to meet neighbors.
VolunteerDonate toward groceries
Can't make it? Chip in for the meal's groceries with a gift card.
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The Fisher House
The Fisher House provides temporary lodging, meals, transportation, and more at no cost — allowing Veteran families to stay close together during medical treatment and focus on healing. Fisher Houses encourage a sense of community while giving private respite to families of Veterans receiving care at the VA hospital.
The Fisher House relies on volunteers to make evening meals that ease daily life for guests.
Our first dinner · April 13, 2026
A great success — and more to come
On Monday, April 13, a group of neighbors representing Harleston Village Association Hearts & Hands made dinner for the guests at the Fisher House on Wentworth Street.
The group had a fun time preparing a meal of gluten-free meatloaf, zucchini risotto, glazed carrots, and brownies. Everyone — including the young helpers — pitched in cutting, stirring, cooking, and cleaning up a meal for 30 people. As an added bonus, it was a great way to meet and get to know neighbors.
Everyone felt it was such a success that the HVA Hearts & Hands team will be looking for volunteers each quarter.
Thank you to our first volunteers
Allyson · Augusta · Bailey · Christine · Courtney · Diane · Harper · Marsha · Meg · Rebecca · Susan