On Thursday, June 21, 2018, NILP, along with the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce, will host a Ribbon Cutting and Open House from 3:00-5:00p.m. at 35 John Street, 2nd Floor in Lowell to celebrate the opening of the Northeast Independent Living Program’s second location. Mayor William Samaras and other local officials will be in attendance. The event is free and refreshments will be served. People with all disabilities and area business owners are welcome to attend. It promises to be a great networking event with the opportunity to learn more about the services NILP has to offer.
NILP is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy and services to all people with disabilities who wish to live independently in the community. What is unique about the agency is that a minimum of 51% of the staff and Board of Directors are themselves people with disabilities and the services are free of charge. All services and programs provided by NILP are free with no fees required (except private corporate and community consulting or training services.).
June C. Sauvageau announced the opening of a new, full service office in Lowell, MA on April 1, 2018. For the past 38 years, NILP has been providing advocacy and services to people with disabilities in the greater Merrimack Valley including Lowell from their main office located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Although agency staff does travel to people’s homes, transportation has been and still remains a major barrier for people with disabilities making it difficult for consumers of the agency to get to Lawrence. Over 1/3 the people we currently service are from the greater Lowell area. Opening a second office in Lowell will make it easier for people to access services and allow the agency to reach out to more people with disabilities in the area who may not know about our services. The hours of operation at the Lowell office are Monday through Friday, 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
