We collaborate with the Somerville Housing Authority, Mystic Learning Center, local social service organizations, and community-oriented artists to make all of our activities inviting and accessible to all. We especially strive to connect with low-income citizens, youth, seniors, recent immigrants, and people with disabilities. We invite all who feel inspired by our music, art, and community-building activities to be partners with us.
All donations are tax-deductible and can be made directly to Around Hear.
SUPPORT OUR WORK
Healey students create a music-inspired banner during a pre-concert school visit in Dec. 2025
"I grew up in the Somerville Housing Authority and devoted my career to serving low-income families at the Mystic Learning Center. Through my life experiences, I have learned that when caring people bring others together in community, smiles become more plentiful and possibilities more real."
Read a letter from our board president, Florence "Fluffy" Bergmann
Around Hear has been supported by:
• Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation
• The Boston Foundation's Free for All Endowment Fund
• Ella Lyman Cabot Trust
• Foley Hoag Foundation
• Somerville Arts Council
• Massachusetts Cultural Council
• TBF "Live Arts Boston" grant
• St. Botolph Club Foundation
• Somerville Housing Authority
• Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund
• Volunteer efforts
• Generous individual donors
Around Hear's all-ages violin class during dress rehearsal for a public concert, November 2024