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IGIC Boston - Lowell, MA

  • The Lowell Senior Center offers breakfast and lunch, 7 days a week for people age 60+.
    • Optional $1 donation for breakfast, $2 donation for lunch. Please check our newsletter for special event dates when regular meals may not be offered.
    • Lunch menu: https://www.lowellma.gov/1605/Lunch-Menu
  • Meals on Wheels are available to homebound people age 60+. Please call (800) 892-0890 to sign up
  • Apply for the Senior Center's monthly Brown Bag program or request emergency groceries or frozen meals, call (978) 674-4131
  • Find Lowell area food pantries at: https://mvfb.org/member-agencies/
  • AgeSpan offers Meals on Wheels, Assistance with Home Care, Case Management, and Support for Seniors and Caregivers including telephone referrals. They can be reached by phone at 1-800-892-0890.
  • Paul’s Soup Kitchen
    • We serve meals Monday through Friday, 52 weeks a year regardless of rain, sleet, or snow. Dinner is served from 5:00 to 5:45 pm. 
    • Housed Inside Eliot Church | 273 Summer Street | Lowell, MA 01852
    • 978-206-1189
  • Lowell Community Health Center Grab & Go Food Help List: https://www.lchealth.org/news/grab-go-food-help-quick-list/
  • The Salvation Army: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/massachusetts/lowell/
    • 150 Appleton Street, Lowell, MA 01853 
    • (978) 458-3396
    • Hours of Operation:
      • Office & Social Services: Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
      • Food Pantry:
        • Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
        • Wednesday evening hours | 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
        • BY APPOINTMENT ONLY: November & December
      • Community Meals:
        • Sunday | 4:30 p.m.
        • Tuesday & Thursday | 11:30 a.m.
        • Saturday | 1:00 p.m.
      • Utility Assistance: Monday-Friday | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • The Open Pantry of Greater Lowell: https://theopenpantry.org/#visit-us
    • Visit us to pick up staple foods for you and your family, drop off donated food, or just to say “Hi
      • Operating Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 11:30am Closed on public holidays.
      • The pantry will be closed when Lowell Public Schools are closed due to inclement winter weather.
      • First 30 households are served on Monday. First 50 households are served on 3 other days. Waiting line will be closed once the number of households is reached.
      • Client entrance: 200 Central St, Lowell (Wheelchair accessible)
      • To get food: Check-in at 200 Central St, Lowell. All clients, new or returning, must bring your ID (Identification) and a few reusable bags to register and pick up your food every time.
  • UMASS Lowell Food Access Information: https://www.uml.edu/community/food-access.aspx
  • Merrimack Valley Food Bank Community Market: https://mvfb.org/programs/community-market/
    • Our Community Market program is a free farmer’s market style food distribution serving the residents of five Lowell Housing Authority properties, Chelmsford Senior Housing, Dracut Senior Housing, Billerica Greenwood Complex and Tewksbury Carnation Drive.
    • The program offers residents the opportunity to supplement their groceries by enjoying fresh produce and other food staples at no cost. 
    • For questions about Community Market, please call call 978-454-7272or contact us and ask for Makayla Clougherty, our Public Health & Marketing Coordinator.

  • FREE Transportation to Senior Center: The Lowell Senior Center offers free transportation to the Senior center for activities for Lowell residents age 60+.
    • Call 978-674-4131. Availability may vary from day to day, please call in advance so we can plan.
  • Medical Transportation: Senior Dial-a-Ride is available for all people age 60+ for medical rides only. ADA Paratransit curb-to-curb service is available for people with a disability that prevents them from using a fixed route bus—for all trip types.
    • Call Road Runner at 978-459-0152 for either service.
  • Senior Helpers (respite care, light housekeeping, transportation)
  • Right at Home (respite care, light housekeeping, transportation)
  • Uber Health (through the patient’s healthcare provider)
  • MassHealth Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
    • MassHealth provides non-emergency transportation for many members living in the community who are going to medical appointments with MassHealth providers to get MassHealth-covered services. This service, referred to as non-emergency medical transportation, is at no cost to eligible MassHealth members.
    • https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-non-emergency-medical-transportation-for-masshealth-members
    • If you have transportation needs, talk to your primary care physician or other provider. Your provider will need to complete a Provider Request for Transportation (PT-1) form. 
  • Mass211: https://mass211.org/transportation
    • Find out more about transportation options by dialing 2-1-1 and using extension 21. 

  • Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 (Veterans- press 1)
  • Adult Maltreatment Hotline: 800-482-8049 
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
    • Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish, and 200+ through interpretation service
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA's National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
  • Crisis Services & Suicide Prevention:  Dial  988

  • City of Lowell Senior Center: 276 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01852

Lowell Senior Outreach Team at 978-674-1166

  • The Lowell Senior Outreach Team helps Lowell residents age 60+ improve their wellbeing and reduce stress. We help you get services, including:
    • Care coordination
    • Food, health, and financial benefits
    • Counseling for anxiety or depression
    • Options to reduce loneliness
    • Support for living with memory loss
    • Family or grief support
  • If you are going through a difficult time or just need someone to talk to, feel free to reach out to our team. 978-674-1166

Lowell Senior Center Health and Financial Services

  • Call 978-674-4131 for:
    • Donated walkers, wheelchairs, or canes
    • Donated disposable underwear and wraparounds
    • Syringe drop-off, picking up syringe disposal containers