Community Support Services at 100 Water Street, Lawrence, MA Greater Lawrence Family Health Center offer services to the general Greater Lawrence community at its 100 Water Street location. Community health workers staff this location, where confidential testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis is offered, at no cost to you, along with other support services, described below.
Opioid Prevention, Education, and Naloxone Distribution Program Offers comprehensive education on signs and symptoms of overdose, offers naloxone to targeted groups (active opioid users and friends/family), and training on naloxone administration.
Prevention, Integrated Counseling, Screening and Referral(PICSR) One of 12 Massachusetts DPH-funded community-based programs that provides free and confidential STI, HIV and Hepatitis screening and treatment referral, and Hepatitis A and B immunizations to specific target populations. Other services include syringe access and Narcan education and support, group and individual level interventions and stationary and mobile outreach in the Merrimack Valley.
Syringe Service Program (SSP) Based on a harm-reduction model, this program offers products designed to keep clients as healthy as possible while dealing with substance abuse issues.
Outreach and Enrollment (Community-based) Community health workers from GLFHC are active in the community and provide assistance with enrollment into health insurance programs.
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and the Greater Boston Food Bank collaborate on a Mobile Market once per month from 10:00 am to 12 Noon, open to patients and community members. Volunteers are needed beginning at 8:30 am to help package the produce.
The Mobile Food Market is a farmer’s market style event, with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables free to anyone who registers.
Those interested in registering can call (978) 689-6731 to schedule an in-person appointment, or print, fill out and bring the following documents to be registered the day of the market:
We’re always looking for volunteers! If you’d like to help out at the Mobile Food Market, please email Luz Rodriguez.
Mobile Food Market Dates for 2022-2023:
September 24, 2022
October 15, 2022
November 12, 2022
December 10, 2022
January 28, 2023
February 25, 2023
March 25, 2023
April 22, 2023
May 13, 2023
June 24, 2023
July 22, 2023
August 26, 2023
September 23, 2023
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s Syringe Services Program helps keep the city clean & safe. Sharps disposal kiosks can be found at these locations:
Main Site | 34 Haverhill St., Lawrence
North Site | 150 Park St., Lawrence
Community Support Services | 100 Water St., Lawrence
You can download our Syringe Services Program flyer, which contains instructions for proper disposal of sharps containers, by clicking this link.
If you find a discarded syringe, do not pick it up and attempt to dispose of it yourself. Please fill out the form below and a member of our team will ensure that the syringe is properly disposed of.