Lawrence CommunityWorks (LCW) has 15 years of experience redeveloping the eastern end of Lawrence’s historic Mill District to create a more vibrant and equitable neighborhood. DyeWorks is a capstone project that looks beyond housing to create a neighborhood center of essential services. To make physical and economic well-being more accessible to residents, DyeWorks is designed to address upstream contributors to systemic racism and poverty.

With pre-development planning and fundraising already underway, the DyeWorks project is on track to redevelop a 35,000-square-foot vacant building into a full-service Latinx-owned grocery store, wellness center, community gathering spaces and WiFi hub, and the new home of our Movement City youth program. This vision not only leads to healthier lives and local jobs but also fosters neighborhood connections, creates a safe family environment, and strengthens the Lawrence tax base.