Wellspring Celebrates 40 Years With Light Show Highlighting Immigrant Voices

For more than four decades, Gloucester nonprofit Wellspring House has been helping struggling individuals and families – locals, newcomers, immigrant...

Gloucester Chef Ken Duckworth Uses His Culinary Skills to Feed People in Need

This story originally appeared on the blog of The Open Door. Amid upbeat rock and pop music, sturdy kitchen appliances and a handful of dedicated...

Lynn Group Rallies Volunteers to Build Beds for Children in Need

“The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.”  Snuggling into bed on a cold winter n...

Kestrel Educational Adventures Unleashes Students’ Inner Scientists

Kestrel Educational Adventures aims to teach kids about science. But observe one of its classes and you will see no test tubes, no microscopes, no he...

Nonprofit Root Fights Food Insecurity in Salem and Beyond

Since 2017, the Salem nonprofit Root has fed the community both literally and figuratively, graduating 124 young people from its 14-week food service...

Newburyport’s Farm SHARE Helps Get Local Produce to North Shore Families

Stay-at-home mom Jeanette Cattan and her husband love to cook from scratch for their family of five. They love exploring new flavors and ingr...

Uncommon Threads Holds Virtual Fashion Show with Boston’s School of Fashion Design

Yesterday evening, on June 16, Uncommon Threads in Lawrence held their Dress for Your Future Fashion Show. The virtual event was produced in coll...

The Women’s Fund of Essex County Offers Grants to 37 North Shore Nonprofits

Last Friday, The Women's Fund of Essex County (TWF) announced annual grant funding totaling $250,000 to 37 nonprofit organizations dedicated to impro...

Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn’s 33rd Annual Celebration Unites and Inspires

Hundreds of supporters were in attendance at a virtual event for the 33rd Annual Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn Celebration, honoring exemplary young ...

Encore Invites Nonprofits to Reach Out for Gently Used Office Furniture Donations

Encore Boston Harbor is asking members of nonprofits to reach out to them for donations of gently used office furniture to include desks, chairs, fil...