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Views from the Porch – Febuary 2026 E-Newsletter
Leadership Change at Essex County Habitat for Humanity
January 27, 2026 - Patch.com Meegan O’Neil will step down from her role as Executive Director of Essex County Habitat for Humanity in June after seven years of service. “We are deeply grateful for Meegan’s leadership and dedication to Essex County Habitat and are...
Views from the Porch – January 2026 E-Newsletter
Beverly Awarded $850K MA Housing Rehabilitation Grant
January 6, 2026 - Patch.com BEVERLY, MA — An $850,000 state Community Development Fund grant will go toward housing rehabilitation in Beverly for low- and moderate-income residents. Beverly was one of 27 competitive Community Development Fund awards...
Views from the Porch – December 2025 E-Newsletter
Views from the Porch – November 2025 E-newsletter
How twin disasters reshaped Habitat for Humanity under CEO Jonathan Reckford in the past 20 years
AP Photo/Nell Redmond file October 27, 2025 - AP News Jonathan Reckford jokes that before he became CEO of Habitat for Humanity International he couldn’t really keep a job. In the two decades after he graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,...
Views from the Porch – September/October 2025 E-Newsletter
Essex County Habitat for Humanity celebrates 40th anniversary at Building Dreams Gala
Andover residents Richard and Lolli Sumberg and family October 21, 2025 - Andover Patch Essex County Habitat for Humanity raised over $185,000 at the Building Dreams Gala to build affordable homes in Essex County. The event, held October 16 at the Ipswich...
New Hamilton Habitat homes are dedicated
By Tim Vande Brake, Hamilton-Wenham News, October 13, 2025 Hamilton residents on Asbury Street have new neighbors just north of Asbury Grove, thanks to the dedication of new housing by Essex County Habitat for Humanity, a local branch of a global nonprofit that relies...
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