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Beverly Hospital Receives Grant from Danversbank 

Beverly Hospital Receives Grant from Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Funds to Support Young Mothers in Need

(Beverly, MA) - May 12, 2010 - Beverly Hospital announced today that the Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Inc. awarded a $2,500 grant to the Connecting Young Moms program.  The funds will support Connecting Young Moms' emergency assistance program. 

The Connecting Young Moms program at Beverly Hospital was founded in 1996, and provides comprehensive pre-and post-natal programs to young mothers who have limited resources. These programs provide support for at-risk and underserved young women from North Shore communities. 

"We are extremely grateful to Danversbank Charitable Foundation and we are delighted for their continued support," said Kelli Braga, LICSW, who co-facilitates Connecting Young Moms with Donna Desmond, LICSW, and Jodie Berry, LCCE.  "The Connecting Young Moms' emergency assistance program makes such a difference in the lives of young mothers in our communities.  This generous grant will help these young women in their daily struggle to provide a safe and healthy home for their babies."

Kevin Noyes, director of the Charitable Foundation, said "The Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Inc. is proud to be able to assist the Connecting Young Moms program by supporting them in their commitment to providing young mothers with the tools necessary to develop strong quality parenting skills."

Beverly Hospital
Beverly Hospital is a full service, community hospital providing quality, patient-centered care to North Shore and Cape Ann residents. Services include maternity, pediatrics, surgical, orthopedics, cardiology, as well as other specialties. The hospital boasts a medical staff of more than 600 physicians and its service area includes some 13 communities. Beverly Hospital is a member of Northeast Health System.

Danversbank
Danversbank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danvers Bancorp, Inc., a holding company with approximately $2.5 billion in total assets. Danvers Bancorp offers a wide range of commercial and retail banking services, including commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, owner-occupied residential mortgages and consumer loans, cash management, debit and credit card products, online banking, and non-deposit investment products and investment management services. Danversbank operates a total of 27 branches in the following communities: Andover, Beverly, Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Danvers, Hamilton, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Peabody, Reading, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Topsfield, Waltham, Wilmington, and Woburn, Massachusetts.