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CTI Celebrates Local LGBTQ+ Leader of Excellence ~ Tom Ellis

Pride month is all about affirming and validating members of the LGBTQIA+ communities around the world. It is an invitation to celebrate, share and reflect upon the teachings and learnings of our past and share our visions and dreams for the future.

June Newsletter

This month we are happy to celebrate all things PRIDE with our staff and community, and ask the question, What does it mean to be an Ally?

CTI Celebrates Local LGBTQ+ Leaders of Excellence ~ Frannie Collazo

My name is Fran *Frannie* Collazo. I am a Photographer, Model and Activist. I have been
involved with the LGBTQIAA+ community for nearly half my life. I have been part of protests
and marches in the Boston and New York area since I was 17 (I’m now 37).

THRIVE Communities awarded 10-year Cummings Foundation grant

Lowell, MA – THRIVE Communities is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The Lowell-based organization was selected from a total of 630 applicants during a competitive review process. It will receive $300,000 over ten years ($30k/year).

May Newsletter

We are excited to be celebrating our three “Champions of Community Action”, Richard Chávez, EVP, Enterprise Bank, Cathy Mercado, Executive Director at the Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, and Stacey Thompson, Lowell School Committee Member and Director of Learning and Workforce Development at the Lowell Community Health Center, tonight at our SOLD OUT Spring Celebration.