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April 9, 2019

Lowell CHC Employees Honored by International Institute of NE

Please join us in congratulating seven of our colleagues who have been recognized by the International Institute of New England Lowell on its 100th anniversary as being among the 100 most influential leaders and trailblazers who have had a significant impact on Lowell.

Hororees include: Mercy Anampiu, Niem Naykret, Sheila Och, Dorcas Grigg-Saito (Former CEO), Toy Vongpheth, Maria Cunha (Board Member), and Vanna Howard.

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Benefits Teen BLOCK

“Play that fiddle, because it was musical chairs at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. Eileen Donoghue once again hosted the annual roast, this time as city manager instead of state senator, alongside her successor former Mayor Ed Kennedy. The event Thursday evening was full of jokes, jokes about jokes and occasional heartfelt sentiments. It was attended by roughly 350 people and was expected to raise about $10,000 for Lowell Community Health Center Teen BLOCK, though the final amount was not yet calculated as of Thursday night.”

Teen BLOCK Hosts RevoYOUTHtion Youth Conference

“Youth must recognize the power within them, bring their ideas to the table and back them with action if they want to make lasting change on issues that matter to them. That was the message 17-year-old March For Our Lives Boston organizer Vikiana Petit-Homme had for area youth who gathered Saturday morning for Lowell Community Health Center Teen BLOCK’s first RevoYOUTHtion youth conference.”

Sheryl M. Bourbeau

Sheryl M. Bourbeau has been practicing law for twenty-five years and has been with Gallagher & Cavanaugh since 2004. She counsels clients in complex employment and business matters as well as personal injury litigation. Ms. Bourbeau serves as an officer and member of the Lowell Community Health Center Board of Directors, among other community involvements.

August 17, 2018

HRSA Quality Improvement Grant

LOWELL — Lowell Community Health Center is one of 39 health centers awarded statewide for providing consistently improving services to their patients, which includes roughly one out of every two Lowell residents.

Opioid Epidemic in Lawrence and Lowell

LOWELL, Mass. ― For many public health experts, Massachusetts’ near-universal health insurance coverage makes it the gold standard for access to care. It’s the last place in the country where you’d expect to find a spike in HIV cases alarming enough to pique the interest of the federal government.

Dance 4 Peace XXIII

LOWELL — Ivy Ngugi was blown away. Attending the annual Dance 4 Peace at Lowell Memorial Auditorium last year, she was truly impressed by the youth anti-violence forum.

More than 1,000 people attend the event, during which youth from the Merrimack Valley perform dance, music, spoken word and comedy — all around a theme that promotes tolerance and peace.

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Opioid epidemic and rise in HIV diagnosis

BOSTON – New numbers from the CDC reveal 16 new opioid-related HIV cases in the Merrimack Valley.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says the numbers suggest the HIV outbreak is ongoing and keeping pace with 2017, where 52 new cases were reported.

The total number of opioid-related HIV diagnoses since 2017 has now risen to 68.

Lowell House and Lowell CHC sign lease

Officials from Lowell House and Lowell Community Health Center signed a rental agreement on Thursday. Lowell House will have space at LCHC for the next 20 years, with an option to extend up to 60 years. It will be their center for integrated treatment and recovery. From left, Lowell House CEO Bill Garr and LCHC CEO Sue West Levine. SUN/Rick Sobey

Dorcas Grigg-Saito: Low Key, High Success

Fred Faust, principal of The Edge Group, Inc., a real estate brokerage and consulting firm, shares the following essay: This is a series about people in the Greater Lowell area who have taken initiative and achieved special things. Feel free to suggest others who should be so recognized and have interesting stories to tell.