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ECCF announces 2026 Greater Lawrence Summer Fund Grantees

$344,000 awarded to 50 organizations offering engaging summer programming for local youth In Methuen’s Arlington neighborhood, opening day of the Safe Haven Summer Parks and Recreation program means summer has officially arrived. This year, the free program, run by...

ECCF awards $70,000 in grants from new Essex County Veterans Fund

Beverly, MA – Data released in 2025 by the Wounded Warrior Project revealed that veterans face an increased risk of loneliness, with nearly three quarters of veterans saying that they feel left out. But a new group of grantees of the Essex County Veterans Fund – a...

Collaboration, local change focus of ECCF’s State of Essex County

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Michelle Xiarhos Curran Communications Writer Essex County Community Foundation More than 500 people gather at Endicott College; Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll delivers keynote address Beverly, MA – Meaningful, long-lasting change – the kind that makes our local...

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