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Basic Needs

Information regarding food, clothing, childcare, translation, utilities, legal services, and emergency services can be found below.

Action Inc.

Action Inc. is a safety net for our community. We offer supportive services such as housing assistance, help with utility …
Adult Education, Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Emergency Services, English, Financial Literacy/Budgeting, Fuel, High School Equivalency, Housing, Immigrants, Job Training, Organization, Seniors (65+), Shelter, Spanish, Unhoused, Utilities

Backyard Growers

Backyard Growers is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating healthy, sustainable, connected communities by teaching people to grow their own …
Adult Education, Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Food, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Immigrants, LGBTQIA+, Organization, Portuguese, Seniors (65+), Spanish, Teens (Ages 12-18), Veterans

Backyard Growers’ GrowBag Garden Program

Backyard Growers’ GrowBag Garden Program helps households in financial need grow their own food, regardless of home ownership or available …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Food, Immigrants, LGBTQIA+, Refugees, Seniors (65+), Service, Spanish, Veterans

Career Readiness Workshop | RESUME Writing

As job postings often result in an overwhelming number of applications, how can yours draw the reader’s attention? You don’t …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Service

Career Readiness Workshop | Salary Negotiation

Laws regulating living wages are important, but negotiating your next salary really is about the value of what the employer …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Service

CATA – Cape Ann Transportation Authority

Cape Ann Transportation Authority is a regional transportation authority that offers the convenience of transportation across the Cape Ann area, …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), Disability Services, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Organization, Seniors (65+), Teens (Ages 12-18), Transportation

CATA On Demand

CATA On Demand is an on-demand shared ride service available in Gloucester, Monday through Friday, from 7:30AM-8:00PM. Rides are requested …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Seniors (65+), Service, Teens (Ages 12-18), Transportation

Childcare at the YMCA

The Y offers childcare programs for children ages 6 weeks through 5th grade, providing infant, toddler, and preschool programs as …
After School, Basic Needs, Childcare, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Kindergarten – Grade 5, Pre-Kindergarten, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Service

City of Gloucester

Gloucester is a coastal city on Cape Ann, in Massachusetts. Its fishing heritage is reflected in the harbor-side Fisherman’s Memorial, …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Housing, Immigrants, LGBTQIA+, Organization, Refugees, Seniors (65+), Teens (Ages 12-18), Translation to other languages available, Transportation, Unhoused, Veterans

Coalition for the Prevention of Domestic Abuse

CPDA is a multi-agency group that recently celebrated its 17th anniversary in October 2017. The purpose of the coalition is …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), City Services, Domestic Violence, Emergency Services, English, Immigrants, Legal Services, Organization, Refugees, Teens (Ages 12-18), Veterans

Community Garden Program

Backyard Growers manages six community gardens in Gloucester, including at Gloucester Housing Authority and Caleb Group affordable housing developments as …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Food, Portuguese, Service, Spanish

Dialysis Transportation Service

CATA provides service to the North Shore Regional Dialysis Center at 133 Brimbal Avenue, Beverly for residents of Gloucester, Rockport, …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Healthcare, Seniors (65+), Service, Teens (Ages 12-18), Transportation

Digital Devices and Device Advice

Borrow from our selection of digital devices including: Select Title E-Readers: Bestselling Fiction and Notable Non-Fiction Seasonal Collection E-Reader SFL …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Immigrants, LGBTQIA+, Refugees, Seniors (65+), Service, Technology, Teens (Ages 12-18), Translation to other languages available, Unhoused, Veterans

Early Head Start

Early Head Start (EHS) is our comprehensive, federally-funded program serving families residing in Gloucester, Essex, Manchester, and Rockport with children …
Basic Needs, Childcare, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Pre-Kindergarten, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Service, Spanish

Emergency Shelter

Action Inc.’s Emergency Homeless Shelter provides emergency shelter to adults age 18 and up. PLEASE NOTE: Space at our Emergency …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Housing, Service, Shelter, Unhoused

Emergency Shelter for Families

Wellspring is part of a statewide shelter system that helps to house 5 families at a time in Gloucester and …
Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), Emergency Services, English, Housing, Service, Shelter, Teens (Ages 12-18)

Energy Efficiency Services

Action Inc.’s Energy Efficiency Services help people stay warm and healthy in their homes while lowering their heating costs. Our …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Service, Utilities

Fixed-Route Bus Service

CATA provides regular fixed route bus service year round to the communities of Gloucester and Rockport, Monday through Saturday. Weekday …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Seniors (65+), Service, Teens (Ages 12-18), Transportation

General Legal, Health, and Community Resources

For those who qualify for the MA Migrant Education Program, we can provide direct connections to community organizations that provide …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Immigrants, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Service, Spanish, Teens (Ages 12-18)

Glenn T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA

The YMCA is a cause-driven organization supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our Y welcomes all. We strengthen …
Adults (18+), After School, Basic Needs, Childcare, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Fitness, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Organization, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Recreation, Seniors (65+), Teens (Ages 12-18)

Gloucester Housing Authority

The Gloucester Housing Authority provides adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free of discrimination to …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Housing, Organization, Seniors (65+), Teens (Ages 12-18)

HAWC Emergency Shelter

More than simply a safe haven for survivors of domestic violence, HAWC’s emergency shelter provides services like advocate support, temporary …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), Domestic Violence, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Housing, Immigrants, LGBTQIA+, Refugees, Seniors (65+), Service, Shelter, Spanish, Teens (Ages 12-18), Unhoused, Veterans

HAWC’s Bilingual Advocacy & 24-Hour Hotline

HAWC offers Advocacy Services in both English and Spanish, with access to interpretation services in more than 240+ additional languages …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Domestic Violence, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Immigrants, Refugees, Seniors (65+), Service, Spanish, Unhoused

HAWC’s Children’s Services

HAWC offers a variety of Children’s Services, including but not limited to our Parent-Child Trauma Recovery Program, Creative Coping Support …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), Domestic Violence, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Service, Spanish, Teens (Ages 12-18)

HAWC’s Legal Services

HAWC’s Legal Services team can assist survivors of domestic violence with three main programs: Legal Advocacy: Trained Adocates & Volunteers …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Citizenship, Domestic Violence, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Immigrants, Legal Services, LGBTQIA+, Seniors (65+), Service, Spanish

Healing Abuse Working for Change, Inc. – HAWC

For more than 40 years, HAWC has provided comprehensive free & confidential programming for survivors of domestic violence, including Bilingual …
Adult Education, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), Citizenship, Domestic Violence, Emergency Services, English, Health, Wellness, & Recreation, Immigrants, Legal Services, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Organization, Seniors (65+), Shelter, Spanish, Teens (Ages 12-18), Translation to other languages available, Unhoused

Home Delivery

You are welcome to request items by calling Meg O’Neill, Community Librarian, at 978-325-5562, emailing moneill@sawyerfreelibrary.org or submitting our Application …
Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, Children (Ages 0-12), English, Public Schools & Youth Programs, Seniors (65+), Service, Technology, Teens (Ages 12-18), Veterans

Home Energy Assistance Program

Action Inc.’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP or Fuel Assistance) helps people reduce their heating costs by paying a portion …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Fuel, Service, Spanish, Utilities

Housing First

Our Housing First program provides housing and hope to people experiencing chronic homelessness. Through Housing First, adults with disabilities and …
Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Housing, Service, Unhoused

MASSHIRE – North Shore Career Center

MassHire-North Shore Career Center and MassHire-North Shore Workforce Board together envision a better future for people and businesses of the …
Adult Education, Adult Education & Job Training, Adults (18+), Basic Needs, English, Job Training, Organization, Seniors (65+)