Our Mission is to end hunger and its root
causes by offering a myriad of emergency and empowerment services in the
communities we serve.
* During inclement weather, please call
ahead to ensure Bootstraps offices are
open.
Donation Drop Off & Walk-in Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm
Food Pantry Hours:
The Tom Gifford Food Pantry is located in our main office at 371 Cabot Street in Beverly. Hours: Monday - Friday, 11:00am –12:30pm and
Tuesday & Wednesday, 5:00 - 6:00pm.
For more information, please call 978-927-1561.

Visit our main office at 371 Cabot Street in Beverly
Meals
Looking for a lunch or dinner in Beverly? There are free dinners and lunches served most days. Please click here to get a full listing of locations.
Benefiting Bootstraps!
What if Beverly Bootstraps earned money every time you searched the internet or shopped? Read how here.
Thrift Store Donations
Our many programs are benefiting greatly from your generous donations to Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause thrift store at 198 Rantoul Street in Beverly. Click here for a list of items we seek and avoid.
Food Pantry Store Donations
Baked Beans Rice
Canned Fruit Peanut Butter
Canned Soup Pasta Sauce
Canned Tuna Mac & Cheese
Canned Veggies Cereal
Please deliver Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm at our main offices and food pantry at 371 Cabot Street.
Beverly Bootstraps Community Services is proud to be a North Shore United Way Community Partner
Bootstraps Happenings:
![[image: Bootstraps Best Chef]](images/BestCheflogoforweb_000.jpg)
Date: 02/08/10
Time: 6:00pm
At: Bass River
Tennis Club
~ ~ Bootstraps' Best Chef is SOLD OUT ~ ~
TV Diner’s Billy Costa will serve as Master of Ceremonies for an evening featuring dueling chefs from some of Beverly's finest restaurants. Watch as they compete using ingredients from the Tom Gifford Food Pantry.
Who will take the 2010 title of Bootstraps' Best Chef?
- Brenden Crocker’s Wild Horse Cafe
- Harry’s 240
- Chianti Tuscan Restaurant
- Tryst
See a promo currently running on BevCam and YouTube
Local bartenders will also be mixing it up in the Bootstraps Best Cocktail Competition hosted by Stoli Liquors. Hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and musical entertainment round out the evening.
Click here for Sponsorship information.
Come mix it up with friends and colleagues while you support Beverly Bootstraps Community Services and our many vital programs.
Adult Education & Workforce Development
January 5th: GED Test Prep Classes 6pm-9pm
January 11th: ESOL Classes 6:00-8:00pm
January 11th: ESOL Classes 10:00-11:30am
January 12th: LIFE Skills 9:00-Noon
Please call ahead to inquire about
registering for these classes.
Youth Educational Programs
January 4th: Homework Club 2:30-4:00pm
January 4th: Cyber Cafe 3:00-5:30pm
January 12th: Girl Scouts- Mix it Up! 2:30-4:00pm
Please stop by the office during normal business
hours and pick out your favorite book
from our on-site youth library!
Going green?

We have Beverly Bootstraps Community Services reusable shopping bags available for purchase at the main office and at Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause thrift store.
At $4 each, or 3 for $10, you can inexpensively get some for everyone on your shopping list.
Click here to view past events

Beverly Bootstraps Community Services is proud to be a North Shore United Way Community Partner