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Project Partners

Listed in alphabetical order

African Assistance Center (AAC), Lowell, MA
AAC assists with outreach to African refugees and immigrants and provides links to other job training, health, and education programs.

Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (CMAA), Lowell, MA
CMAA assists with outreach to Southeast Asian and other community residents and provides links to other health and social service programs they sponsor.

Dracut Land Trust, Inc. (DLTI), Dracut, MA
DLTI conserves farmland and makes it available to New Entry farmers.

Heifer International, Northeast Field Office, Brooklyn, NY
Heifer assists with New Entry farmer capacity building and community development. Heifer sponsors the National Immigrant Farming Initiative and assists the Northeast Network of Immigrant Farming Projects in strategic planning.

Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants
ORI collaborated with New Entry on a 2006 farm survey, and the development of the Farmer Employment Directory.

New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI), Belchertown, MA
NESFI sponsors projects that support new farmers, such as the Growing New Farmers Project. NESFI also maintains a farm resource library and develops farm enterprise training materials.

University of Massachusetts Extension Vegetable Team (UMEXT), Amherst, MA
UMEXT addresses educational needs of immigrant farmers in production and pest management, assists farmers in developing marketing opportunities and skills, and works with New Entry staff in preparation of educational materials.

USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA), Holden and Westford, MA
FSA helps identify farmland, provides outreach to assist farmers with applications for credit, and provides technical assistance through their Special Emphasis Program.

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Massachusetts
NRCS assists New Entry in assessment of farmland, provides advice on soil, environmental and other production issues, and assists with design and cost-share of irrigation at New Entry training farms.

United Teen Equality Center
UTEC is a "by teens, for teens" safe-haven for youth development and grassroots organizing. UTEC provides a safe and multicultural place of belonging emphasizing the holistic development of Lowell's young people, ages 13-23, particularly those most often overlooked and labeled as "at-risk."