Home work from Foundation up

NEWBURYPORT, MA – For the past nine or so years, Anita Perkins has been teaching people the almost-lost art of knitting.

Those who have been part of her group, the Plum Island Knitters, know that, for Perkins, needles and yarn are more than just the way to a sweater. For Perkins, knitting is something that inspires a sense of calm that contributes to a person’s well being. Read full article…

Area nonprofit receives $608,000 housing grant

NEWBURYPORT, MA – The Katydid Foundation Inc. has received a $608,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and Haverhill Bank to buy and upgrade a Haverhill house for adults on the autism spectrum and their live‐in caregivers. The upgraded home will provide housing for up to three residents as well as training and limited housing for low‐income staff members. Read full article…

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Close-knit: Seeing a need, she picked up her needles

If someone had told Anita Perkins that one day she would be the unpaid CEO of a non-profit organization – funding activities by knitting – she would not have believed it. Read full article…

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