Creating a brighter future for our community

Community Service of Newburyport, Inc. is a privately funded 501(c)3 social service agency established in 1912 which serves children, individuals, and families from Newburyport, Newbury, and West Newbury.

Please Help Send Kids to Camp

Community Service of Newburyport (CSN) has been supporting Summer Camps for children from low-income families for many years. Over the last few years, we have been expanding the reach of our summer camp program.

As we have emerged from the pandemic, more than 70 children and youth have benefited from this program. Our goal is to provide access enriching experiences for young people who families cannot afford them. We seek to match them to an experience in an area that they find stimulating in the hope that it will open new possibilities to them.

The CSN Board of Directors is very supportive of this enriching program and is engaged in planning and executing fund-raising activities to support and expand its reach. The average cost of these programs is $375 per week and we generally fund two weeks per child. We are hoping this year to expand it to serve up to 40 young people.

To read the complete story and see how you can help, click here. Also, see the poster for great prizes in our raffle to raise money to send kids to camp. And CLICK HERE to buy raffle tickets online. Or use this QR code.

**Services We provide**

We offer many services for our community members. Find our list in the link below. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

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**Programs We Support**

We can’t do this all alone. We share in our hope to help our community members with the support of our friends in like-minded organizations.

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**Community Resources**

We are in the business of serving others while supporting other non-profits. We believe we can all help and lean into one another for support.

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Discovering Community Service of Newburyport

November 15, 2023

In the first of what will be an annual event, Community Service of Newburyport (CSN) put on an awareness breakfast at the Senior Center in Newburyport. Executive director Ray Pillidge explained CSN ‘s mission and emphasized that despite the relative affluence in Newburyport, Newbury and West Newbury, there are many struggling individuals and families here. About 120 local luminaries jammed the Senior Center to hear Pillidge, CSN President Barbara Oswald and Newburyport Mayor Sean Reardon describe the vital role CSN plays across the three communities.. CSN board member Frank Cousins was master of ceremonies while First Religious Society Reverend Rebecca Bryan offered the blessing. Reps. Adrianne Ramos and Dawne Shand spoke briefly.