On a recent day in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, a steady stream of people came through the front door of the nonprofit Immigrant Families Services Institute where they were directed to take a number and head to a waiting area. More than a thousand Haitian refugees in just the past three weeks have come there seeking help, said executive director Geralde Gabeau.
May marks the 59th year since the Community Action Network of Community Action Agencies was established to help American families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty.
Proud owner of Billy’s Barbershop and the founder of the Resource & Reclamation Center Nominated by Barbara Warren, Division Director Housing and Homeless Services at CTI
19 new permanent supportive housing units for city’s most vulnerable residents
More than 150 community leaders from Lowell and Greater Lowell municipal government, school systems, police departments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and elected officials joined Community Teamwork on Oct. 11 at the Showcase Cinema de Lux Lowell to watch the groundbreaking film, “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.
Community Teamwork has announced that Carl Howell will serve as the new Chief Executive Officer of Community Teamwork, effective November 1st, the date current CEO, Karen Frederick, retires. With an extensive background in community development and a passion for creating positive change, Carl brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position.
Each year the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) partners with state legislators to identify women who make outstanding contributions to their organizations and in their communities. The MSCW is honored to announce the full slate of 2024 of awardees and their nominating legislators.
Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus and former former state Sen. Steve Panagiotakos at Community Teamwork’s Champions of Community Action Gala held at the Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut on May 23, 2024.
