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Press Releases
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. Read ...
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.
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 ...
Articles
A blueprint for adult residential services
“A bird’s eye view” of how to access adult services for those with developmental disabilities. Read ...
Growing up with autism
Teenagers and young adults are the emerging face of autism as the disorder continues to challenge science and unite determined families. Read ...
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 ...
Middle school student raises money for autistic adults
A seventh-grader at Holten Richmond Middle School spent part of her summer raising money for a Merrimack Valley-based nonprofit serving adults with autism and their families. Read ...
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