Celebrating 60 years of Community Action
Celebrating 60 years of Community Action
Celebrating Community Action Month and 60 Years of Community Action!
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Our Latest Initiative: A Dedicated Women’s Shelter
Of the 580,000 people in homeless shelters and on the streets around America, roughly 38 % are women. Co-ed congregate shelters are not usually women-focused, and many unhoused women, who are the victims of domestic abuse or trauma, refuse to enter traditional shelters. As a result, they often spend their nights in places not fit for human habitation.
To serve this often-overlooked population, Community Teamwork is working to open a 60-bed shelter dedicated to women. We have acquired a property in Lowell for which there are significant purchase and renovation costs. We are excited about this new opportunity to serve the women in our community who are housing insecure and need a second chance, but we need your help.
Please consider a Donation to this important cause, and receive Massachusetts Tax Credits through the MA CITC program.
About Community Teamwork
Community Teamwork was established in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
Today, Community Teamwork’s mission is much the same as it was in 1965. As Greater Lowell’s Community Action Agency, we mobilize resources for low-income people, providing opportunities for them to achieve stability, self-sufficiency and have an active voice and participation in the decisions that affect their lives.
153
unemployed individuals obtained employment and four obtained an increase in income
307
school-aged children were cared for in six city schools
763
homes received energy related repairs and replacements
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households retained their housing through the provision of rental subsidies
