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The Lawrence/Methuen
Community Coalition is a community-based "grass roots" which works
to identify the specific needs of neighborhood residents and
families and to mobilize activities to address these issues. Both
the leadership and membership of the Coalition are comprised
largely of neighborhood residents. The Coalition strives to engage
with residents, neighborhood organizations, and human service
providers to overcome barriers and obstacles in addressing
community needs.
History
In the spring of 1995, community residents, neighborhood
organizations, and human services providers joined together to
devise a proposal to develop economic opportunities in the Greater
Lawrence area. From this experience, the Lawrence/Methuen
Community Coalition was formed. In October of that same year, the
newly established Lawrence/Methuen Community Coalition received a
planning grant from Community Connections, a community organizing
initiative sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Social
Services, to address community issues.
Mission
The mission of the Lawrence/Methuen Community Coalition is to
provide an accessible continuum of services that fosters and
preserves the health, safety and well being of individuals and
families, thus supporting communities in which they through
following the principles of Family Support, the prevention of
substance abuse, the prevention of child maltreatment and
increasing awareness of the prevention of domestic and family
violence. |
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