Working with clients to solve problems and access resources to become self-sufficient.
The Community Action, Inc. (CAI) Amesbury Center works with clients to solve problems and access resources to help the client and the client’s family become self-sufficient.
Clients receive information and assistance to access public benefits and resources that will help them become more financially secure. Assistance is also provided to low-income families with budget planning and landlord/tenant concerns.
Center Services
CAI’s Amesbury Center provides clothing, food, diapers, infant/children supplies, children’s books and financial assistance when available. The Amesbury Center is open Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm. Please call to schedule an appointment to shop.
Amesbury Center is located at 44 Friend Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
Amesbury Center Phone 978-388-2570
Schedule
The Amesbury Center is open Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Please call to complete an intake by phone to schedule an appointment to shop.
The Amesbury food pantry serves residents of Amesbury, Merrimac, Salisbury, Newburyport, Newbury and West Newbury. The clothing and food programs are available by appointment. Please call to complete an intake by phone to schedule an appointment to shop.
Want more information about the food pantry?
The CAI Amesbury Center Food Pantry got its start in Amesbury through a collaboration of churches in Amesbury and Merrimac. Our food comes from the Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Lowell. Food donations are also provided by local civic organizations including; The Newburyport Howard Benevolent Society, Amesbury Health Care Trust, as well as many individual community members.
Individuals and families may visit the food pantry twice per month to receive food assistance.
What does the Clothing Bank offer?
The CAI Amesbury Center partners with three retail clothing stores in the Seacoast: Children’s Orchard in Amesbury, Trendsetter’s Boutique in Amesbury, and Pandora’s Box in Salisbury. Each store donates clothing weekly that our volunteers transport and work tirelessly to sort, fold, and hang, so that our closet is ready for client shopping appointments. Socks and underwear for children and adults are provided by private donors and The Howard Benevolent Society of Newburyport.
Please call 978-388-2570 to complete a new client intake by phone, to set up an appointment to shop. There are no income requirements.
What is EFSP?
Emergency Food & Shelter Program
The CAI Amesbury Center provides the Emergency Food, Shelter, Rent Assistance Program (EFSP), a federally funded financial assistance program designed to provide emergency support to individuals and families having difficulty keeping up with rent and mortgage. Funds are available on a limited basis and are allocated on a first come-first serve basis after completing a client intake process and determining eligibility. Eligibility for this program includes having sustainable income.