Community Resources

General info

findhelp.org

https://www.findhelp.org/

Mass 2-1-1

https://mass211.org/

Call 2-1-1 or 877-211-6277

Mutual Aid Networks

https://www.mutualaidhub.org/

Family & Emergency Shelters

Family Promises

https://familypromise.org/

RAFT: Residential Assistance for Families in Transition

https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-raft-emergency-help-for-housing-costs

Action Inc.org

https://actioninc.org/housing/

Community Teamwork

https://www.commteam.org/

Lifebridge North Shore

https://lifebridgenorthshore.org/

Mass 2-1-1

https://mass211.org/

Call 2-1-1 or 877-211-6277

PFLAG

http://gbpflag.org/servicesrg/

Call 866-312-5007

Food Assistance

Danvers People to People Food Pantry

12 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA

https://www.danverscommunitycouncil.com/danvers-people-to-people-food-pantry

If you’d donate food, you may drop some off at the Library’s Main Lobby or connect with the pantry directly. 

FOOD ITEMS NEEDED:

• Low Fat, low sodium or low sugar food items

• Canned vegetables and beans (no sodium)
• Whole wheat or vegetable pasta
• Pasta sauce in unbreakable jar/can
• Peanut Butter
• Boxed whole grain crackers
• Whole grain, lower sugar cereal
• Boxed granola & cereal bars
• Unsweetened applesauce cups
• Canned tuna in water
• Canned chicken, vegetables & bean soup (low sodium)
• Kids’ cereal
• Kid’s snacks

Community Teamwork

https://www.commteam.org/program/food-nutrition/

Mass 2-1-1

https://mass211.org/

Call 2-1-1 or 877-211-6277

Project Bread Food Source Hotline

https://projectbread.org/foodsource-hotline

1-800-645-8333

Hotline Hours: Mon-Fri – 8am – 7pm & Sat: 10am – 2pm 

Beverly: Beverly Bootstraps

https://beverlybootstraps.org/

Beverly: Ellis Square Friends

http://www.ellissquarefriends.com/

Boston: Greater Boston Food Bank

https://bit.ly/4oPGJQF

Gloucester: The Open Door

https://foodpantry.org/

Lynn: various food pantries & hot meals

https://lynncatholic.org/food-resources

Marblehead: Marblehead Food Pantry

https://marbleheadfoodpantry.org/

Peabody: Haven from Hunger

https://citizensinn.org/haven-from-hunger/

Salem: The Salem Pantry

https://thesalempantry.org/

Rent/Utility Assistance

Danvers Community Council

https://www.danverscommunitycouncil.com/

Community Teamwork

https://www.commteam.org/program/weatherization-and-conservation/

Domestic Violence

HAWC

https://hawcdv.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline

https://www.thehotline.org/

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

TTY 1-800-787-3224 

If you’re unable to speak safely, you can chat online at thehotline.org

If you are a Deaf or Hard of Hearing victim of domestic violence, help is available.

-The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) provides services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing victims of crime.

617-740-1600

TTY 617-740-1700

VP 617-326-7546

Contact MCDHH online at mass.gov/mcdhh

-The National Deaf Hotline has advocates available 24/7 for crisis intervention, education, and referrals for Deaf survivors.

855-812-1001

hotline@adwas.org

Chat online at thedeafhotline.org

Early Intervention

Northeast Arc

https://ne-arc.org/services/early-intervention/

Mental Health

Crisis Text Line

https://www.crisistextline.org/

DanversCares

https://danverscares.org/

Eliot Community Human Services

https://www.eliotchs.org/cbhc/

Vibrant Health Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

https://988lifeline.org/about/

Massachusetts Behavioral Health Helpline

Call or text: 833-773-2445

https://www.masshelpline.com/

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-mental-health