Our organization was founded more than 40 years ago when a local Ipswich mom realized that some of her daughters’ classmates did not have warm winter coats. A group of friends banded together and simply took care of it—and the mission to help families in need was born. We rely on the generosity of local residents, businesses and community organizations to fund our work which helps more than 100 families, almost 200 children ages birth to 18, and 700 senior citizens in town each year. We are a completely volunteer-run 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting Ipswich families in need.  We have no administrative fees and this enables us to direct 100% of the donations we receive to children and families.