November 6, 2025

Grab & Go Food Help: Quick List

Where to find food help if you’re impacted right now

⚠️ If you use WIC (Women, Infants & Children) — it’s still working in Massachusetts.

Need medical care?
Lowell Community Health Center is open during the shutdown and accepting new patients. Call 978-937-9700.

Visit our Patient Resources page for additional community resources.

Greater Lowell Pantry & Meal Program Schedule

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October 31, 2025

Resources for People Affected by the Federal Government Shutdown

Following recent court rulings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the federal government announced that SNAP will continue with partial funding during the shutdown. The exact benefit amounts and timing are not yet known, and some payments may be delayed.

SNAP helps people buy groceries each month using an EBT card. If funding stops, many families could lose this support.

If SNAP benefits are delayed or stopped, local food assistance is available:

Click Here to view Lowell CHC’s Community Resource Page

Some local restaurants and community groups are also offering free meals to those impacted.

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) services are a separate program and are not currently affected in Massachusetts.

In New Hampshire, WIC funding is expected to continue through November 7, but may become uncertain after that date. Learn more here: New Hampshire WIC Program Update.

More information about SNAP is available at gettingsnap.org.

Lowell Community Health Center is open during the government shutdown, and is accepting new patients.   If you need care and wish to become a patient, please call 978-937-9700.

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October 2, 2025

Statement from Susan West Levine on the Passing of State Senator Ed Kennedy

We are deeply saddened by the passing of State Senator Ed Kennedy, an advocate and a true friend to Lowell Community Health Center and the Greater Lowell community. Senator Kennedy was someone who always made time to listen, who championed our patients and staff through legislation and funding, and who never lost sight of the people behind the policies. His unwavering support and genuine care leave a lasting impact on our health center and the patients we serve.

I will personally miss him. Our health center will miss him. This community will miss him. On behalf of all of us at Lowell CHC, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Senator Kennedy’s family and loved ones. His legacy will live on in the work and mission of our health center.

Susan West Levine, CEO
Lowell Community Health Center

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March 7, 2025

New Pharmacy Hours

The Lowell Community Health Center Pharmacy will have new hours beginning on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

The new hours are:

Monday – Thursday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday: Closed

September 29, 2021

Board Actions Combating Racism: Case Study of Lowell Community Health Center

This video case study highlights the board of Lowell Community Health Center, which passed a Board Resolution Declaring that Racism is a Public Health Crisis. In the video, board members discuss the Resolution and how the board is providing oversight of its implementation. Various discussion questions for boards are included at the end of the video, along with links to resources for additional learning.

Click Here To Watch The Video

Questions? Contact us at trainings@nachc.org.

NACHC’s TTA programs are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.

April 5, 2022

Acknowledgement and Action: How Lowell Community Health Center Is Tackling Racism

By Sheila Och, Chief Engagement & Equity Officer; Clare Gunther, Chief Advancement & Communications Officer. Lowell’s employee Equity Advisory Committee also reviewed this blog.

To mark our 50th anniversary two years ago, Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) installed a timeline in the lobby of our building, a renovated textile mill building in downtown Lowell, MA. The timeline’s start date: 1970, when Lowell CHC was established.

This June, we’ll be adding another panel to that timeline as we celebrate Juneteenth. The panel is titled “An Acknowledgement.” In it, we acknowledge that, without the labor of enslaved workers in the South, our historic mill building would not exist.

Click Here To Read More.

January 11, 2024

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October 6, 2022

Lowell CHC Closed on Oct 10, 2022

In observance of Indigenous Peoples Day,Lowell Community Health Center will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022.

Limited virtual care services will be available, and as always, our providers are on call at 978.937.9700.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to recognize indigenous people and the contributions they’ve made to history, as well as to mourn those lost to genocide and Western colonization-and to remember Native Americans.

June 15, 2022

Lowell City Council Declares Racism Is A Public Health Crisis

On Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, the Lowell City Council voted unanimously to declare that Racism is a Public Health Crisis following testimony including by Lowell Community Health Center CEO Susan West Levine, a number of community organizations, and citizens who supported this declaration. We applaud this vote by the City Council, and the investments in four key areas — public health, education & training, socioeconomic equity, and generational wealth-building opportunities — being made as part of this declaration. Below are the prepared remarks by Lowell CHC CEO Susan West Levine.

Lowell Community Health Center Staff, Board Chair Bruce Robinson, and CEO Susan West Levine at podium.
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