It’s #GivingTuesday!
At Nitsch Engineering, we fully embrace our tagline, “Building better communities with you.” This means that in everything we do – and all year long – we work to positively impact our communities … and that is why this day, which kicks off the 2018 season of giving, means so much to us.
As we celebrate #GivingTuesday today, we’d like to share some of the charities that we’ve donated to over the past year – perhaps this list will inspire you to give back today (or in the future) as well!
Helping our Communities
- Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund, which is providing assistance in the aftermath of the fires that continue to impact the communities of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. They are accepting donations through December 31st, so there is still time to help!
- The Merrimack Valley Food Bank, which provides nutritious food and personal care items to emergency feeding programs serving the low-income, homeless, and hungry in the Merrimack Valley.
- Charles River Watershed Association, which is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the Charles River and its watershed through science, advocacy, and the law.
Fighting Homelessness
- New England Center and Home for Veterans, which supports veterans throughout New England by providing job training, meaningful employment, meals, and dignified independent living.
- Elizabeth Stone House, which partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma – mental illness, housing instability, and substance misuse – to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing.
- Abby’s House, which provides shelter and affordable housing in Worcester, as well as advocacy and support services, to homeless, battered, and low-income women and children.
- Casa Nueva Vida, which provides families facing homelessness in Boston and Lawrence with shelter, as well as a number of educational and supportive services that help to break the chain of poverty.
- So Others Might Eat, which helps the poor and homeless in Washington, DC, by providing meals, clothing, healthcare, and services to help break the cycle of homelessness.
- Heading Home, which works to end homelessness in greater Boston by providing a pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy, and job training.
Supporting Engineering Education
- Engineers Without Borders, which builds a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs. We are proud to support the Northeastern University Chapter!
- United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley’s BoSTEM Initiative, which provides hands-on STEM learning opportunities for middle-school Boston Public School students.