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Charity organizations say more donations are needed to help children in poverty
Catie's Closet, which helps low-income students in Massachusetts and New Hampshire schools, says donations are depleting amid rising child poverty and the...
United States New Hampshire Maura Healey Mickey Cockrell Caroline Rowe International Institute Of New England
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Editorial: Answer the call to help replenish Catie's Closet
The brainchild of the late Catie Bisson, who saw the need to supply fellow Lowell High School students with basic necessities she and others took for granted, Catie’s Closet has grown exponentially since her mother Anne-Marie Sousa created the clothing nonprofit in her daughter’s memory 13 years ago.
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Catie's Closet asks public for help due to depleted supplies
DRACUT — The local nonprofit that provides clothing, shoes, school supplies and hygiene products to more than 90,000 low-income children in Massachusetts and New Hampshire is asking the public for hep after experiencing what they say is an unprecedented increase in special requests that have depleted their urgent response program.
United States New Hampshire Charles River Mickey Cockrell Urgent Response Program School Closet Program
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