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Beverly Bootstraps: Serving the Greater Beverly area, Beverly Bootstraps offers emergency and long-term assistance including access to food, housing stability, adult and youth programs, education, counseling and advocacy. Beverly Bootstraps was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2020 and 2024. NSR members have previously participated in food drives in support of the organization. Volunteer HERE.

Citizens Inn: Based out of Peabody, Citizens Inn works on an individual basis to help families and individuals who are experiencing a housing crisis or food insecurity. Citizens Inn was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2017 and 2023. NSR members have participated in several volunteer efforts over the last five years including a REALTOR® Day in 2023. Volunteer HERE.

Emmaus: Based out of Haverhill, Emmaus assists those facing homelessness by providing shelter, housing, and supportive services. Since 2022, NSR members have participated in Emmaus’ annual Cycle for Shelter. In 2022, NSR ran a funding drive in association with MAR Charitable Grant to purchase all new mattresses for Emmaus’ homeless shelter. Volunteer HERE.

Ellis Square Friends: Located in Beverly, Ellis Square Friends provides clothing, food, and additional resources primarily to those in the Beverly area. Ellis Square Friends was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2018 and 2020. Volunteer HERE.

Essex County Habitat for Humanity: Essex County Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build affordable homes, strengthen families and communities, and foster hope. Habitat for Humanity North Shore, as they were known at the time, received a MAR Charitable Grant in 2016. Volunteer HERE.

Greater Lynn Senior Services: GLSS is the non-profit Aging Services Access Point and Area Agency on Aging serving people aged 60 and older, adults living with disabilities, and their families and caregivers in Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus, and Swampscott. Greater Lynn Senior Servies was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2023. Volunteer HERE.

Harborlight Homes: Based out of Beverly, Harborlight Homes develops, manages, and advocates for quality, service-enriched housing that is affordable and inclusive. Harborlight and NSR partnered to offer a First-Time Homebuyer Course from 2018 to 2024. Harborlight was last awarded a MAR charitable grant in 2016. Volunteer HERE.

Healing Abuse Working for Change: As a leading domestic violence agency in Massachusetts, HAWC provides a domestic violence helpline, emergency shelter, legal services, advocacy and counseling services to more than 2,500 families in the North Shore area each year. HAWC was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2022 and 2024. Volunteer HERE.

LEO, Inc: LEO Inc.’s mission is to strengthen the Greater Lynn community through resources and services that provide opportunities for children, families and individuals to thrive. LEO was awarded a MAR Charitable Grant in 2023. Volunteer HERE.

Lifebridge North Shore: For more than three decades, Lifebridge has been working to meet the needs of the homeless and under-housed. The organization has grown from a soup kitchen in Salem that served the homeless two evenings each week to serving more than 300 different individuals across its three locations every day. Lifebridge was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2024. Volunteer HERE.

Lynn Shelter Association: Serving the Greater Lynn area, the Lynn Shelter Association’s mission is to provide a safe environment for each individual to define and pursue their goals for independence and self-sufficiency. The Lynn Shelter Association was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2018, and NSR members led a clothing drive, donating over 400 winter accessory items to the organization. The Lynn Shelter Association was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2018. Volunteer HERE.

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless: Based out of Lynn, the Coalition provides a number of programs to assist those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. In 2019, NSR members, utilizing grant funding from the MAR Charitable Foundation, built 13 beds Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (Lynn) Bed for Every Child Build a Bed Project. Volunteer HERE.

North Shore Community Action Programs: NSCAP empowers people to achieve social and economic stability through services and education in partnership with the community. NSCAP was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2023 and NSR members purchased and assembled 15 care packages for NSCAP clients transitioning out of homelessness into more permanent housing. Volunteer HERE.

One Wish Project: Serving much of the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore, One Wish Project provides a birthday cake and toys to children who are housing insecure, living in homeless shelters or in foster care. One Wish Project was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2022. Volunteer HERE.

Plummer Youth Promise: Plummer’s mission is to set a standard of excellence that improves outcomes for young people in or at risk of entering state care by deeply engaging youth, families, and the systems that impact them to develop permanent family relationships, skills, and community connections. Plummer Youth Promise was awarded an MAR Charitable Grant in 2022, and 2019. Volunteer HERE.

Root: Salem based Root provides a culinary training program that combines hands-on food service training with workforce readiness skills. Trainees work with a professional chef every day, work on communication skills, learn about the restaurant industry, receive one-on-one job coaching, complete an externship in a local restaurant/food business, work at Root events to gain real-world experience, and learn about personal finance skills. Volunteer HERE.

Wellspring House: Wellspring inspires individuals all across the North Shore to achieve employment and financial security through stable housing, education, job training, and career readiness. NSR members have worked in partnership with Wellspring House many times including organizing a fundraising drive to purchase holiday gifts and beautification efforts at their Gloucester properties. Wellspring was awarded MAR Charitable Grants in 2016 and 2021. Volunteer HERE.