Mayor Sokhary Chau carried on the tradition of previous Mayors Ed Kennedy, Bill Samaras and John Leahy by helping to support and raise money for Community Teamwork’s Youth Services organization at the recent Evening to End Youth Homelessness.
A lo largo del MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA, CTI presentará perfiles de líderes hispanos locales para celebrar la #ExcelenciaHispanaLowell al conocer sus experiencias, perspectivas y la sabiduría que comparten en nuestras comunidades locales.
Goodwill, positive energy and esprit de corps flowed all night during Community Teamwork’s Champions of Community Action Gala, which featured special guests Lt Gov. Kim Driscoll and State Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus.
LOWELL — The city of Lowell is investing a total of $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for two new homeless shelters, including one that will be focused on supporting the needs of unhoused women.
19 new permanent supportive housing units for city’s most vulnerable residents
This past month I had the privilege of attending the National Community Action Foundation’s (NCAF’s) Annual Washington Conference and Community Action Fly-In Day with members of our leadership team. The focus of NCAF’s conference this year was to celebrate and reflect on 60 Years of Community Action – how far we have come in the War on Poverty, and how much more work we have to do to ensure access to housing, education, healthcare, and access to nutritious food in our communities.
Community Teamwork (CTI) announced that its VITA Program has broken all previous records by completing more than 800 Tax Returns this year. In a typical year, the VITA Program completes between 400 – 500 returns. The service is offered free of charge to residents who meet specific income requirements.
It is a month of celebration for Community Teamwork with May being Community Action Month as the agency prepares to celebrate 60 years since the establishment of the Community Action Network.
Archange Lombo declared as a computer engineering major in 2020 while classes were still being held remotely and he hadn’t met many of his fellow students. This memory, however, is not tinged with remorse. The Worcester resident and UMass Lowell senior looks back on the early accomplishments of his college journey fondly.
