Local Poverty Matters Study Group

The Local Poverty Matters Study Group has invited Lt. Jeffrey Brunelle, Commanding Officer of the Newburyport Branch of the Salvation Army, to come and inform us about their extensive and comprehensive anti-poverty activities on Wednesday, May 6, from 7-8PM in the basement classroom of the First Religious Society Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport.

Lt. Brunelle has been the Commanding Officer of The Salvation Army, Newburyport Corps since June of 2011. The Salvation Army has been a leading faith-based provider of anti-hunger and homelessness prevention services in Newburyport for over 130 years.

The Local Poverty Matters Study Group is jointly sponsored by the Social Action Committee of the First Religious Society and by Pennies for Poverty. Study Group Sessions are held monthly, on the first Wednesday of the month, from October through May. The next session will be on October 7. The sessions are free and open to the public.