Strengthening Families

The common adage, ‘it takes a village’ comes to life with the rich social, economic supports and cultural networks in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell Alliance has been at the center of this for many years, having developed strong relationships with different stakeholders - other agencies, local government, businesses, community leaders - throughout our community.

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Working with families to
meet needs, build resilience
with the protective factors
and social determinants of
health in mind.

Community members - Photo taken at Khmer New Year blessing ceremony at the Lowell Senior Center.

We work to identify and fill gaps in services needed by Lowell families. This includes connecting families to community resources and helping them navigate social services. It can also involve working in collaboration with other agencies and the Department of Children and Families to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to supporting and strengthening families.   

This can also mean developing new services and programs in response to unmet needs, such as the Lowell Diaper Bank, providing help to fill out forms, and advocating on behalf of families with social service providers, government agencies, and landlords.

During the pandemic it meant leveraging our connections and working with community partners to support mutual aid organizing, filling gaps when many of the social service agencies were overwhelmed with community needs. We also work with Northeast Legal Aid and other providers to help anticipate, educate and address community member’s eviction risk for diversion in such cases where residents may otherwise not know their rights or the process when facing eviction.

Our Family Advocate speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and we have a longstanding relationship with the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association to help Khmer-speaking families.

If your family or someone you know has current needs or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our staff.