Greater Lowell Regional Meeting on Homelessness

August 3, 2023 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Coburn Hall

850 Broadway Street

Lowell, MA

This meeting will bring together elected and appointed leaders across the region to learn from service providers, system leaders, and advocates about homelessness in Greater Lowell. This will be an opportunity to learn the facts, gain insight into the issue, share your stories, and build consensus on what actions we each can take in our own communities to respond. In addition, your participation in this discussion will inform the Lowell Forward Housing Production Plan, and more broadly, NMCOG’s upcoming Regional Housing Strategy plan (At Home in Greater Lowell).

Agenda

1) 9:00-9:05 | Welcome and Introductions – City of Lowell, City Manager, Thomas Golden

2) 9:05-9:10 | Review of Agenda/ Meeting Purpose and Outcomes/ Group Agreement – NMCOG, Executive Director, Jennifer Raitt

3) 9:10-10:00 | Homelessness in the Greater Lowell Region

4) 10:00-11:30 | The Power of Working Together – Facilitated Small Group Discussions

5) 11:30-11:50 | Q&A and Next Steps

6) 11:50-12:00 | Closing Remarks

Cosponsored by the City of Lowell and the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments

CITY/TOWN CLERKS: PLEASE POST PURSUANT TO OPEN MEETING LAW Please contact Maura Fitzpatrick at mfitzpatrick@lowellma.org with any questions on this agenda.