Empowering the North Shore:
Hope, Shelter, & Support
Creating Pathways to Stability & Self-Sufficiency for Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors
Lifebridge North Shore
Lifebridge North Shore gives vulnerable people access to resources that provide safety and promote healthy physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional development. We believe in the fundamental worth and dignity of every human being.
Centers & Shelters
Over the last 50 years, Lifebridge North Shore has grown from one Salem soup kitchen to a network of shelters and centers serving the entire North Shore community. Our hubs in Salem, Beverly, and Gloucester make communities stronger by offering support, building trust, and creating connections for our most vulnerable neighbors.
Lifebridge Main Campus, located in Salem, provides emergency shelter, community meals, showers, permanent supportive housing, and a day resource center to individuals experiencing homelessness.
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River House, located in Beverly, is a the only women’s shelter on the North Shore. Creating a women-only environment is not a preference; it is essential. Safety, privacy, and emotional security are key to recovery.
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Grace Center, located in Gloucester, is dedicated to meeting the basic needs of vulnerable individuals while fostering hope and community in Cape Ann.
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The Lifebridge Thrift Shop provides affordable goods to the community while generating revenue to support Lifebridge programs. Visit our brick and mortar store in Salem or our eBay store online.
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Programs
By offering shelter, housing, meals, and drop-in services, we aim to provide those we serve with acceptance, structure, opportunity, & the tools to make healthy decisions according to your needs.
Make a Difference in Your Community
Give Now
We are so grateful to our donors for philanthropic support.
In Kind Donations
Collection drives for socks, personal care items, kitchen items, and more.
Other Ways to Help
Visit our Planned Giving page for other ways to make an impact.
Stories of Impact
News
Giving Teens the Tools to Change Their World
While high schools students may be passionate about helping people experiencing homelessness or food insecurity, they may not know how to get started. In Massachusetts, 1 in 3 students face food insecurity and over 33,000 were housing insecure or homeless during the…
A Place to Begin Again: Aging & Hoarding While Homeless
When Susan* and her husband divorced, she had no family to turn to once she was expected to move out of her home. She had dedicated herself to a long and successful career in construction and was able to move into a hotel in Salem, where people can rent rooms weekly….
How One Eviction Keeps You Homeless: Stopping the Cycle of Housing Insecurity
By Max Olson Homelessness can begin with a single moment in a person’s story. If that moment is an eviction, people have more difficulty achieving housing. While homelessness is often temporary, eviction can cause what is called “chronic homelessness,” when a person…