Somerville agencies collaborate on annual day of giving Dec. 2

The Somerville nonprofit community has embarked upon a new journey of collaborative fundraising — Giving Tuesday Somerville: Give Local. This holiday season, 15 nonprofit organizations are joining forces to collaborate on a joint fundraising effort as part of the international Giving Tuesday program.

Giving Tuesday is an annual global day of giving that helps to raise funds and awareness for important causes everywhere. In the Somerville community, Giving Tuesday will be the 21st Century version of a telethon. Hosted on SCATV on Dec. 2, this telethon delivers a program of live entertainment, panel discussions, public service announcements and local celebrities, helping to raise $50,000 for the nonprofit community in Somerville.

Participating organizations:

Cores Somerville

CAAS Community Action Agency of Somerville

Family Equality Council

Groundwork Somerville

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)

Mystic Learning Center

Respond Inc.- Working to End Domestic Violence

Second Chances, Inc.

Catholic Charities of Boston - St. Patrick’s Shelter

Somerville Cambridge Elder Services

Somerville Community Access Television

Somerville Community Corporation (SCC)

Somerville Homeless Coalition

Somerville Local First

The Welcome Project

Mark Alston-Follansbee, executive director of the Somerville Homeless Coalition, has been working on this project since its inception in early 2014.

Giving takes place from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. online, while the telethon is hosted from 6 to 9 p.m. on SCATV. For more information, go to www.3gracesproductions.com/givingtuesday. To become an event sponsor, email jen@3gracesproductions.com.