ACE Center for New Americans

Bringing Opportunity to Every New American

ACE Center for New Americans helps refugees and immigrants navigate their path to self-sufficiency, inclusion, and active citizenship.

How does ACE Center for New Americans make a difference?

ACE Center for New Americans works at the grassroots level to help our immigrant community navigate their path to citizenship by providing services that make their transition less difficult. Services such as translation, English as a Second Language (ESOL) courses, after-school drop-in programs, document assistance, and placement services are only a few of the services provided.

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The ACE Center for New Americans’ mission is simple — to advocate for, celebrate, and empower “New Americans.” We do this by developing programs to meet their critical, educational, health, and immigration needs while creating opportunities to celebrate diversity and the inclusion of their respective cultures and traditions. The ACE Center provides hands-on support for refugee and immigrant individuals and families. The ACE Center for New Americans’ goal is to reach the increasing populations of second migrations of Somalis, Congolese, Burmese, Bhutanese, Haitian, Iraqi, Korean, Chinese, Honduran, Columbian, Dominican populations in greater Lowell, MA.

The city of Lowell has become one of the US cities that welcomes the most refugees and immigrants each year. MBMM has provided services in Lowell since 2010 and presently employs four (4) dedicated and trained Refugee Advocates for Arabic-speaking, Burmese, Bhutanese, and African refugees. In 2019, MBMM opened a dedicated space in Lowell to offer services to our new Americans. The ACE Center for New Americans offers many programs, including:

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)—The ESOL program is for adults and high school student learners whose native language is not English. Reading, writing, and speaking skills are taught. Instruction is available for all levels.

After-School Drop-in Program—The after-school drop-in program is for students 9-18 years of age during the regular school year. The first hour of each meeting is dedicated to homework and academic enrichment. The second hour includes social activities for those who have completed their homework. 

Post-High School Preparation Program—The post-high school preparation program offers high school students the opportunity to explore options for post-graduation life, which include college, trade, business, and military.

Instructional Learning Program—The ACE Center for New Americans offers classes such as "Messy Science," "Fun with Math," and "Exciting Stories" for children 6–8 years old. 

The ACE Shoppe—The ACE Center provides lightly used clothing, household, hygiene, and personal care items to assist New American Families. Community members may select several items or a modest pre-packaged donation for free.