Norton Community Organizations

Local history, lifelong learning, open space and a newsroom that carries your own town meetings. Every organization on this page takes volunteers, and several of them are how a resident with no title at all ends up in the room.

Community Organizations

Organization	What they do & contact
Cupboard of Kindness Food Pantry	A nonprofit food pantry founded in 2001, distributing at the Nelson Senior and Community Center, 120 Mansfield Avenue, on the first and third Mondays of each month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. It serves 50 to 60 Norton families per distribution. Phone (508) 285-3398.
Norton Historical Society	A nonprofit that preserves the town’s history and runs a museum in the Old School House at 18 West Main Street, with public programs, events and tours.
Land Preservation Society of Norton	The town’s land trust, a member of the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition, protecting open space and natural resources in Norton. PO Box 204, Norton, MA 02766.
Norton Media Center	The town’s nonprofit community access station, in a 3,500 square foot studio at 184 West Main Street. It carries town meetings and local programming, streams its archive on demand, and opens its studio and equipment to Norton residents.
Wheaton College	The liberal arts college at the center of town, founded in 1834 as Wheaton Female Seminary and coeducational since 1988. Its campus, events and speakers put a college’s worth of resources within walking distance of the town common.

Town Services You Can Use Today

Service	Notes
Council on Aging & Human Services	The Nelson Senior & Community Center at 120 Mansfield Avenue: outreach, human services, and programs for older residents. 508-285-0235.
Parks and Recreation	Youth programs and the town’s parks and fields. (508) 285-0228.
Norton Public Library	The town’s public library at 68 East Main Street, directed by Amanda Viana. Its Board of Trustees is a town board residents serve on. 508-285-0265.
Veterans’ Services	Benefits, claims, and services for Norton veterans and their families. 508-285-0274.

For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s own staff directory at nortonma.org.

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