Northern Bank Surprises Local Homeless Family with First Home

CHARLESTOWN - (December 12, 2018) – Yesterday in Charlestown, Northern Bank, a Massachusetts-based community and business bank, surprised a family currently living in a shelter by furnishing their first home with Heading Home Inc. as part of the “Taking it to the House” campaign with 98.5 the Sports Hub and New England Running Back Sony Michel. Volunteers from Northern Bank furnished the home, making it move in-ready and decorated for the holidays. To top off the surprise, Michel made a special appearance to present the family their keys to their new home.

During the 2018-2019 season, Northern Bank has donated $1,000 to Heading Home Inc. for every New England touchdown in support of their mission to end homelessness So far Northern Bank has donated $42,000 for the 42 touchdowns New England has scored. They will also continue their partnership with Heading Home by donating $10 for every new personal checking account and $50 for every new business checking account opened through the end of the year.*

Homelessness continues to be a growing problem in the Greater Boston area. In Massachusetts alone, there are an estimated 4,100 homeless families. Northern Bank hopes that through their continued efforts with Heading Home Inc. will help end homelessness in Boston.

Pictured in Photo: New England football star Sony Michel with the Charlestown Family and Northern Bank volunteers

*Offer ends 12/31/18. Must mention this offer at the time of account opening. Offer subject to change without notice.

About Northern Bank

Northern Bank is a Massachusetts-based chartered full-service bank, for businesses and consumers in New England. Founded in 1960, the company, headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, takes an entrepreneurial, commonsense approach to providing a complete line of banking solutions. Northern Bank has assets of $2 billion with 12 locations serving communities throughout Middlesex County. Northern Bank is a Member of the FDIC, an Equal Housing Lender, and consistently ranked among the best performing community banks in New England. For more information on online banking services please visit www.nbtc.com or follow the Northern Bank on Facebook (/NorthernBankMA/), Twitter (@northernbankma), and LinkedIn (company/northern-bank-ma/).