Riveting Broads Podcast with Karen Ristuben | Essex County Community Foundation

January 9, 2020

Riveting Broads Podcast with Karen Ristuben

Thank you to the Riveting Broads podcast for hosting Karen Ristuben from ECCF’s Creative County Initiative for an open and honest talk about the power of arts, culture and creativity in today’s world.

Click HERE to listen to the podcast.

Column: New collaboration will help increase internet access across Essex County

May 21, 2021

As chief program officer of nonprofit North Shore Community Development Coalition (CDC), Felicia Pierce meets many Essex County residents who lack some of life’s most basic necessities, including access to the internet. According to a recent report commissioned by ECCF, nearly 60,000 households in Essex County do not have access to a high-speed internet connection, a service that surpassed being a “nice-to-have” a long time ago.

Gloucester High, partners offering free machinist classes

May 13, 2021

As the country’s manufacturing industry experiences a talent shortage, a neighboring college is partnering with Gloucester High School to help students tune their skills as they prepare to enter the workforce. Through a partnership between North Shore Community College, Gloucester High School and MassHire-North Shore Career Center, students will be able to earn their National Institute for Metalworking Skills certificate in CNC, or computer numerical control, milling free of charge at Gloucester High this summer.

Letter: Supporting efforts for digital literacy

May 5, 2021

The Daily News’ April 12 editorial, “Bridging the digital divide,” shines a critical spotlight on the impact of the digital divide in communities north of Boston, and the work of organizations like the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), which is convening a broad-based effort to provide residents with the digital devices, internet connectivity, and skills training they need to participate in our increasingly digital world.