A provider of food assistance to residents of six towns North of Boston staffed by more than 100 local volunteers. We are a food pantry providing nutritionally balanced food to those in need within Hamilton, Wenham, Topsfield, Essex, Ipswich and Manchester-by-the-Sea ACORD WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 WITH THE MISSION OF EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO FEED THEMSELVES IN A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED WAY. IT IS A NONDENOMINATIONAL, GREEN, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION STAFFED BY MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTING ALMOST 4,000 CLIENT VISITS.