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Our Board President Richard Sumberg Honored for Charitable Work with Essex County Habitat for Humanity
Richard (Dick) Sumberg, Founder at The Financial Advisors LLC in Andover, MA, received Honorable Mention in the 15th Annual Invest in Others Awards for his philanthropic contributions to Essex County Habitat for Humanity. Dick is pictured above next to his wife,...
The Women’s Fund of Essex County offers grants to 37 North Shore non-profits
June 7, 2021 Northshore Magazine Last Friday, The Women’s Fund of Essex County (TWF) announced annual grant funding totaling $250,000 to 37 nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. In the past 18 years, The Women’s Fund has made...
Volunteers get to work for Women Build Days
May 11, 2021 Eagle Tribune Concerns about the coronavirus prompted Habitat for Humanity to suspend its traditional Women Build Day in March, but the organization has now set aside a day in each quarter this year for women to team up at Habitat’s local construction...
Everyone can help build a better community
It is Earth Day 2021 and we are delighted to highlight one of our dedicated volunteers, Robert R. Roy, who shows us that Earth Day can be every day. Robert, who prefers going by Rob, was born in Salem, MA in 1938, and has lived on the North Shore for his whole life....
Essex Tech students partner with Habitat for Humanity
April 19, 2021 Wicked Local Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School, a community funded school, has been working on Habitat for Humanity Homes for the past five years. Students, who would usually be confined to a classroom or workshop, are able to...
Students help push Habitat homes to finish line
April 15, 2021 Daily News SALISBURY — Seven families will soon see their dreams of home ownership become a reality when Essex County Habitat for Humanity begins opening their front doors for them on Old County Road. Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity merged with...
Partnerships Where Everyone is the Winner
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School Electrical Students Give Back to The Community While Gaining Real-World Work Experience. WENHAM, MA (April 6, 2021) – In a partnership, that can only be described as a win-win situation, Essex North Shore...
Habitat ReStore Shopping Experience
To shop at Habitat for Humanity ReStore is to go on an adventure. In addition to an ever-changing selection of new and gently used home improvement materials, you also could find things like great items in a silent auction, a concert given on a piano that’s for...
Spring cleaning with a Purpose
We are all super excited that Massachusetts Spring is FINALLY in the air. The birds (and some of us) are outside singing. And it's time to think about Spring cleaning. Not the most glamorous of activities, which some love and so many of us dislike, the Essex County...
Meet Future Homeowner Willy
Future Habitat Homeowner, Willy Willy, a single father of two minor children, Zakansyel (7) and Taalib (9) is a Salisbury resident and future Habitat homeowner. He has worked at Northshore Educational Consortium in Beverly for the past nine years. Willy shares joint...
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