The Kindred Project

🏠 We got 30 days notice to leave a home we've had for over 20 years.

We won't lie. It stopped us in our tracks.

But then something happened.

Lowell showed up.

Phone calls. Offers. Partners stepping in before we even finished asking. People we haven't heard from in years reaching out to say, “we've got you”.

Forty-three years ago, we started feeding this community. Turns out, it was feeding us all along. We just didn't know how many people had our back until we needed them to.

Here's what you need to know:

🚛 We are not stopping. Starting May 1, we are distributing food directly from our truck in partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank and the City of Lowell. Family food boxes. Same care. Different location.

📍 Stay connected. Distribution times and locations will be posted here in real time. If you or someone you know depends on us, follow this page and share this post.

❤️ We need you. A donation right now — any amount — keeps food moving and helps us prepare our new permanent home, which is coming soon.

The unexpected doesn't break a community.

It reveals one.

Donate: theopenpantry.org
Questions: (978) 453-6693

Please share. Someone who needs this information is in your network right now.

The next round of mini-grant applications are due this week!

Individuals, business, nonprofits, and schools are elilgible to apply. Creative projects of all disciplines are welcome. Projects must be Lowell-based.

For more information visit mosaiclowell.org/mini-grants-for-creative-projects/

Another opportunity for vendors and creatives!

📣 Open Streets Lowell is seeking vendors! They're looking for both folks selling hand-made or unique goods for an 🎨 Arts and Crafts Market *and* folks interested in vending in a 🧩 Creative Experiences Zone (Demonstrations, face painting, live crafting activities, etc.)

Visit diylowell.org/vendor for more information. Application deadline is August 31st.