Families First Gets $5K from Bank Foundation

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation recently awarded $5,000 to Families First Health & Support Center, the second grant the bank has made to Families First. The money will support parent education, which Families First provides both through classes and in a hands-on, playgroup setting.

“This grant helps us remove a barrier that could keep low-income families from participating, by allowing us to offer parenting classes at no charge,” said Families First Executive Director Helen Taft. “This is especially important to our goal of helping the families who face the biggest risk factors to get their children off to the best possible start in life.”

“Families First’s parent education programs are vital for Seacoast families. Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank and its Charitable Foundation have an unwavering commitment of collaborating with local organizations to assist the youth and their families in the communities we serve,” said Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank president and CEO Janice Morse.

Families First Health and Support Center, the community health center serving the Seacoast region, provides health care, dental care and family programs.

For information, call 603-422-8208 or visit FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org.

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc. was established in 2003 as a nonprofit charitable foundation organized to further carry out the Bank’s long history of community involvement. Supported solely by the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, the Charitable Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations located within the greater Newburyport and Seacoast areas. Since its inception the Bank has contributed over $4 million and will continue to fund the Foundation’s mission on an annual basis. Learn more at newburyportbank.com/home/about-us/charitable-foundation.

Pictured: Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank officials Janice Morse, President and CEO, and Timothy Felter, SVP/CFO/Treasurer, present Families First Executive Director HelenTaft, center, with a $5,000 grant to support parent education programs at the community health center. Courtesy