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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
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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
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Request for Proposals for Installation of an Egress Stair Addition

Community Teamwork, Inc. is requesting proposals from contractors to complete installation of an egress stair addition at a multifamily in Lowell.
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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
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $246 Million to Build and Preserve 1,600 Affordable and Mixed-Income Housing Units

Governor Maura Healey speaks during an aordable rental housing awards ceremony held at 733-735 Broadway on May 18, 2023. The housing development is one of 27 across the commonwealth to address the state’s housing crisis.
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‘A perfect storm’: Haitian refugees flow into an overburdened shelter system

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
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Celebrating Community Action MonthCommunity Teamwork Celebrates Champions of Community Action

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.
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Lost in the Woods: Housing Crisis Pushing More People Into Encampments

About 76% of people who have experienced homelessness in the last year are newly unhoused, according to the Central Mass Housing Alliance