by kbuono | Feb 10, 2022 | News & Announcements, Press Release
Among the many facets of life that COVID-19 has impacted, food security remains at the top of the list in Essex County. Today, Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) is pleased to announce a new grant program for qualified nonprofit organizations working to support...
by kbuono | Jan 31, 2022 | Arts & Culture, News & Announcements, Press Release
COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWSBy Karen Ristuben SEE ORIGINAL COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWS HERE. Artists will always make art. They will forever paint, play music, dance, create stories and bring those stories to life on stage. But now more than ever before, artists and arts and...
by kbuono | Jan 4, 2022 | Digital Divide, Press Release
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer More than 80 members of a new Digital Equity Coalition working collaboratively to bridge the digital divide in Essex County met on Dec. 9 to learn about some innovative ways to connect more residents to the...
by kbuono | Dec 17, 2021 | News & Announcements, Press Release
It started off as a late-night post in a social media group created to spread positive news. An Afghan evacuee family of 13 would soon be arriving in Newburyport and temporarily housed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on High Street. In a matter of hours, dozens of...
by kbuono | Nov 23, 2021 | News & Announcements, Press Release
LYNN — The City of Lynn and EDIC/Lynn are offering the Lynn Small Business Loan Fund, a new funding opportunity that will provide loans to the city’s existing and start-up businesses that cannot currently access financing from a traditional bank or credit union. Loans...
