Initial investments to three local organizations signal the start to long-term support for the region’s veterans Beverly, Mass, Nov. 7, 2025 – Eleven percent of the state’s 230,000 veterans live right here in Essex County. With Veterans Day around the corner, Essex...
As delays and reductions in SNAP funding continue to impact community members and nonprofit organizations across the region, Essex County Community Foundation announced today that we are distributing $100,000 in funding from the Essex County Community Response Fund to...
A Statement From Essex County Community Foundation Starting tomorrow, nearly 140,000 residents across Essex County, many of them children, seniors and residents with disabilities, are likely to lose their SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown. Putting food on...
Beverly, MA -- Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), an organization that brings people together to strengthen the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, is pleased to announce that Dr. Erin F. Heiskell, nonprofit leader Derek A. Mitchell and attorney Brendan L. ...
This year, North Shore Community College is celebrating six decades of building futures and changing lives. “For 60 years, this has been a place of opportunity,” said William Heineman, who has served as president of NSCC, one of the oldest community colleges in...
$500,000 in flexible funding is awarded to nonprofits filling essential needs in Essex County For Catie’s Closet – a nonprofit that supports approximately 13,000 Lawrence Public School students by providing year-round access to free clothing, toiletries and hygiene...
Organizations working together may apply for up to $50,000 to help residents access technology Alice, a woman in her 50s living with ADHD and mental health challenges, was facing significant obstacles in life. Difficulties with managing hygiene and cleanliness in her...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER & STORYTELLER Senator Pavel Payano, who grew up in the city of Lawrence and for decades has been deeply involved in his community, stands facing a group of ECCF friends gathered on a minibus making its bumpy...
An expanded biotech workforce and cutting-edge marine research key to GMGI’s mission By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER As the country’s oldest fishing port, Gloucester is a city with a past that is inextricably linked to the sea. But its future is...
ECCF gathers cross-sector leaders on June 12 for second meeting of group tasked with increasing resiliency By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer “The word ‘resilience’ gets tossed around a lot. But what does it really mean?” This was a question posed...
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