John and Trisha are a family with a lot going on. Trisha works two jobs and manages to take night classes, as well as raise their two boys. John works full time but they are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Even with their three jobs, they are having a hard time keeping up. 

Last fall, John took our "Cooking Matters" classes and learned skills in the kitchen, as well as nutritional and economic advice when purchasing food. John took on the cooking classes tentatively, but with an open mind. Now, each time John or Trisha come to the food pantry, they remark at just how much of a difference it makes to have John able to prepare the kids meals with healthy, budget-friendly foods . Trisha gives a knowing smile and John will proudly state how relieved Trisha was when he could implement his kitchen skills to feed the kids when Trisha had night class!

Thank you to the Women's Fund of Essex County and Women in Action (North Shore) for supporting this program.

*Name changed for privacy

  

Beverly Bootstraps is proud to announce our impending move to our new facility at 35 Park Street. We will be closing our doors at 371 Cabot Street on Thursday, March 24 at 12:30pm and re-opening at our new location on Wednesday, March 30 at 8:30am.

This new building provides an incredible opportunity to enhance the impact on our community. We are committed to helping people change their lives and the increased space will allow us to better serve our clients and offer more of the valuable programming they need to move towards self-sufficiency.

Thank you for your support which has allowed us to achieve this exciting milestone!

Glen Urquhart School holds food drive

Thank you to GUS for donating 445 pounds of food for our Food Pantry collected at their week long food drive.