Pennies for Poverty:
Two Cents For Change
Upcoming Events:
Pennies for Poverty and Shaw's Team Up for A Month of Fighting Hunger in Greater Newburyport:
The month of May will feature two major efforts combining the Newburyport Shaw's supermarket in the Port Plaza and Pennies for Poverty a local non profit organization to raise food for 5 of our local area food pantries.
During the entire month of May Shaw's will feature Pennies for Poverty collection jars next to all cash registers where shoppers can contribute cash for the purchase of essential food for the food pantries.
In addition, on the weekend of May 4th, 5th, and 6th Pennies for Poverty will set up food collection stations at the Shaw's exits where shoppers can contribute non perishable food which will be delivered to our local food pantries.
More information can be found on our Events page.
Chuck Collins Talk:
Pennies for Poverty is a co-sponsoring of a talk by Chuck Collins titled: We Are The 99 Percent; Why Wealth Inequality Matters. The talk will take place on Thursday evening, May 10th at 7:00pm at The Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb St, Newburyport, MA. View the event poster for more details.
News:
Please visit the History page for past news and events.
PENNIES FOR POVERTY has been nominated to receive a portion of a $20,000 donation from The Provident Bank. We need your VOTE!
It's easy to vote. Just visit TheProvidentBank.com, click on the Our Community, Your E-Vote logo, and check "Pennies for Poverty" on the list of organizations and type in your name and email address.
That's all you need to do! The more votes we get, the more money we can receive to address poverty in Greater Newburyport. The work we do raises awareness of poverty and raises money to fund local programs that work to raise people out of poverty.
Voting ends June 15, 2012; One Vote Per Person.
Thank You for Recent Donations!
Pennies for Poverty recently received donations to our 2 Cent Grant Fund. The Newburyport Rotary Club presented us with a check for $1000 at their December luncheon. Ameriprise Financila, Bob Brandt & Associates donated $600 to our organization. We are very grateful for the generosity of the local business community as we continue our work addressing poverty in Greater Newburyport. Thank you.
Pennies for Poverty Awards 2 Cent Grants to Two Local Organizations:
Pennies for Poverty, a local non profit organization dedicated to addressing poverty in Newburyport, has awarded 2 Cent Grants to ROOF Over Head Collaborative, Inc. and the Newburyport Learning Enrichment Center. ROOF has received $4000 to assist with rental subsidies for its transitional housing program which assists homeless and at risk families in greater Newburyport. The program at ROOF is based on providing housing along with a social service component to families in need with support for such issues as education, addiction, joblessness and mental illness.
The NLEC has received $1000 to support programs addressing conflict resolution, peer counseling and anti bullying for at risk youth in Newburyport. The NLEC provides after school activities in the community that promote stronger links with community partners in order to reduce social isolation and boost a sense of belonging to the greater Newburyport community.
Have you given your 2 hours this month?
We are asking that everyone volunteer two hours a month to an organization of their choice. For a list of current volunteer opportunities, please click here. We are in the process of creating a Volunteer Opportunities newsletter that will be updated quarterly with the first issue out by years end. If you have need of volunteers, please email us at volunteer@penniesforpoverty.org.