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Join us in our work to support families in Greater Lawrence! Summer 2026 Volunteer Coordinator Internship Client Services Associate (Part-Time) Neighbors In Need is an
Annual Meeting 2026
On March 10, we gathered for the Neighbors In Need Annual Meeting, celebrating another year of impact and resilience. Despite an unpredictable and volatile 2025,
Lisa Smith Speaks on Food Insecurity Panel
On February 26, our own Lisa Smith joined a panel for the TPC Philanthropy Dialogue on Food Insecurity in Eastern Massachusetts, sharing insights from the
Check out WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s Chronicle segment highlighting our amazing volunteer, Andrea!
Click the link below to about 2:20 into the video to watch our incredible volunteer delivery driver Andrea featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s Chronicle
2025 Summer Newsletter!
Check out our summer newsletter here: Neighbors In Need Summer Newsletter 2025 – Flip PDF | AnyFlip
NIN Receives Award from The Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
THE SAVINGS BANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION & NEIGHBORS IN NEED (Wakefield, MA) – Neighbors In Need was one of several local nonprofit organizations that received a
NIN in the News
- Cuts To Food Subsides Will Hit Low-Income Families, November 2024
- Credit Union joins forces with Neighbors In Need, December 2023
- WBUR Spotlight on Diaper Need and NIN Diaper Bank June, 2022
- Watch and listen to our Deputy Director, Lisa Smith, testify on a panel with Christina Minicucci, Jamill Martinez from Lawrence Community Works, and Kim Goulette from Community Giving Tree to advocate for H206 – an act establishing a diaper bank pilot program. The testimony starts at about minute 39!
- Watch this Town Hall hosted by Representative Tram Nguyen, focused on Food Insecurity and Merrimack Valley Resources. You'll recognize our own Linda Zimmerman on the panel!
- Read about NIN in The Philanthropic Connection's newsletter: An interview with our executive director and a deputy director
- ‘I’ve never seen anything like this kind of need’: Food pantries struggle to keep up with surge in demand
