Join the Greater Lowell Community Foundation at our Annual Meeting for a discussion on The State of Homelessness - Lowell and Beyond by Barbara Poppe, a national expert on collaborative community strategies to address and reduce homelessness. Barbara Poppe, the former executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, has been contracted toContinue reading →
The Lowell RISE Coalition (Refugee and Immigrant Support and Engagement) invites any interested residents, leaders, business owners, nonprofit or city personnel to join these meetings or contact us to be active with either the Welcoming Week Lowell 2019 or Gateways for Growth initiatives. Agendas will be posted monthly the week of the meeting. Quarterly, meetingsContinue reading →
Join us for an interesting walk through our beautiful garden style cemetery, focusing on both art and history. Explore early mourning customs, learn the significance of Victorian monument symbols and listen to engaging anecdotes about the people buried here. The tours are conducted by local historian and Register of Deeds, Richard Howe, Jr.. Spring Tour Dates:Continue reading →
Mill City Grows' Farm to Cocktail Party Friday, June 14 from 5:30 - 8:30pm Lowell Masonic Center, 79 Dutton Street Early bird tickets will be on sale next week! The Freshest Party of the Summer Season will soon be here! Save the date for Mill City Grows' Annual Farm to Cocktail Party, our highly anticipatedContinue reading →
Join us on Saturday, June 15, for #ImpeachTrump: Act to Defend Democracy, a national day of local action to demand an inquiry into the impeachment of Donald Trump! Donald Trump's abuses of our communities and country demand action from Congress, which has the responsibility and authority to hold Trump accountable. The next crucial step isContinue reading →
Our third cleanup for the season brings us back to Moody Street and the Western Canal where we'll mostly be focused on removing floating litter and windblown debris from the water as well as a few toys that accidentally ended up in there. Hope you can join us.
A group of women, including mothers, are hosting this vigil at the Boston Common (near the State House) to honor the lives of immigrant children who have died in detention. We will also send our care and love to children currently held in detention, without loving arms to care for them. We will publicly speakContinue reading →
Join the Greater Lowell Community Foundation at our Annual Meeting for a discussion on The State of Homelessness - Lowell and Beyond by Barbara Poppe, a national expert on collaborative community strategies to address and reduce homelessness. Barbara Poppe, the former executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, has been contracted toContinue reading →
This is a special two part program taking place on Sunday, June 16. Our 3 PM walk will focus on some figures from the 1800s, and how we can understand LGBTQ+ history of Lowell in this era. This walk will end with some time to explore our Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit (40 French St).Continue reading →