Danversbank Collecting Backpacks and Back-to-School Supplies for Children in Need

Danversbank (https://www.danversbank.com) is pleased to announce that its annual backpack and school supply drive will benefit three regional organizations this year, each of which offer support services to children in need. This year’s beneficiaries are Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), Horizons for Homeless Children and Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. Danversbank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danvers Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNBK). 

New supplies may be dropped off at all Danversbank locations from July 19th through August 20th.  The organizations are in particular need of backpacks this year; other school supplies they will gladly accept include, but are not limited to, the following:

Glue sticks
Scissors
Ballpoint pens
Colored pencils
No. 2 pencils
Erasers
Crayons
Highlighters
Notebooks
Pocket folders
Construction paper
Hand sanitizer
Scotch tape
Rulers
Tissues
Sharpies
Post-it notes
Calculators

The supplies will be delivered to the organizations in mid-August, allowing ample time to distribute them to students before the school year starts.  Danversbank drop-off locations are as follows:
 
About Horizons for Homeless Children (HHC)
Based in Roxbury, the mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of homeless children and their families by providing nurturing, stimulation and opportunities for early education and play that all children need to learn and grow in healthy ways. To improve the lives of the children it serves over the long term, it connects their parents with the tools they need to achieve social and economic self-sufficiency. HHC provides leadership in advocating for homeless children and their families through leveraging and sharing expertise with others and advocating with policy makers and the public. www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org

About HAWC
HAWC’s mission is to create social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC provides services and support to victims of domestic violence residing in 23 cities and towns on the North Shore so that they may make informed, independent decisions about their futures. HAWC offers support services which include a 24-hour hotline, a shelter, children and youth programs, and community education. www.helpabusedwomen.org

About Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH)
Founded in 1981 and based in Lynn, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) works to address the broad economic and social issues that lead to homelessness. Created by an association of grassroots organizations in 1981, MCH is the country’s oldest statewide homeless advocacy organization. MCH provides short-term crisis assistance and long-term solutions by ensuring adequate and appropriate shelter if homelessness is unavoidable. As the coalition works to address the causes of homelessness, it is committed to creating opportunities for families and individuals to advocate for their own needs. www.mahomeless.org

About Danversbank
Danversbank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danvers Bancorp, Inc., a holding company with approximately $2.5 billion in total assets. Danvers Bancorp, Inc., through Danversbank, offers a wide range of commercial and retail banking services, including commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, owner-occupied residential mortgages and consumer loans, cash management, debit and credit card products, online banking, and non-deposit investment products and investment management services.  Danversbank operates a total of 27 branches in the following communities: Andover, Beverly, Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Danvers, Hamilton, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Peabody, Reading, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Topsfield, Waltham, Wilmington, and Woburn, Massachusetts.  For more information, visit the bank’s website at https://www.danversbank.com or call the Customer Support Center at 1-800-771-8200.