Spindle City Corps

Community Teamwork, Inc.
167 Dutton St.
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 459-0551

Spindle City Corps
21 Walker St.
Lowell, MA 01854
978-821-2234

Spindle City Corps Members Spindle City Corps, also know as Lowell's Urban Peace Corps, was established in 1995 to provide the city's youth with an opportunity to give back to their community. Modeled after City Year in Boston, the Spindle City Corps unites young people between 16 and 21 years of age for a demanding schedule of community service and leadership development. The Corps membership is racially, culturally and economically diverse by design. This makeup reflects the ethnic diversity in the city of Lowell. By dividing this diverse group into teams that work together throughout the summer, the Corps promotes an understanding among the membership that cannot be achieved in most other environments.

Projects vary in size and scope from working with the elderly in nursing homes, preparing lunches for the Healthy Summer Program, or offering companionships and playtime to low-income children. Other projects such as painting, building playgrounds, and beautifying open spaces around the City are more physically demanding. In addition, one day of each week is set aside as an educational day for corps members that provides a better understanding of the global implications for the service they provide.

Corps members participate in rope training as a trust building exercises. Corps members learn to work together and to understand the impact they have on their communities. They participate in team building exercises that help build trust and understanding and they develop leadership skills to build confidence in themselves. This is much more than a summer job. It is an opportunity to make a difference in the world, to meet new friends and to earn an educational scholarship while making a positive impact on the community. Upon completion of the program, each graduating Corps member receives a financial scholarship that may be used for secondary education needs like tuition, books, etc.

To find out more about Spindle City Corps, call 978-821-2234 or email Curtis Walters, Youth Programs Director at cwalters@comteam.org.