Education & Social Services - Worcester Community Action Council

Recognizing 60 Years of Community Action

Helping our Community Thrive One Individual at a Time

Early Education and Care

Supporting Young Families Through

Making an Impact

through educational and employment opportunities

Economic Self-Sufficiency

Helping people move to

Together

We Do Better

Welcome to Worcester Community Action Council

Worcester Community Action Council’s (WCAC) mission is helping people move to economic self-sufficiency through programs, partnerships, and advocacy. WCAC was started in 1965 under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” It is the federally designated “community action agency” for Central MA. Today, the agency serves the City of Worcester and 45 surrounding towns through emergency and social service programs.

Community Clinics

WCAC’s Resiliency Center is pleased to host a series of monthly Community Clinics where community partners from throughout the region will gather in one spot together, to assist individuals interested in learning more about community resources available to them. Clinics will be held monthly in the Walnut Wing Conference Room of WCAC’s main office at 18 Chestnut Street, Worcester. The clinics are free to attend and open to all.

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Head Start recruiting for Fall 2024

WCAC's Head Start program is recruiting for fall 2024 enrollment. With centers located in Southbridge, Webster and now in East Brookfield and Leicester, we offer a dynamic program to get your child ready for school. Full day, half-day, year round and school year classrooms available.

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SNAP Outreach

WCAC’s Resiliency Center team includes a SNAP Outreach Coordinator to help address a gap identified by Worcester’s Food Task Force between those eligible for assistance and those completing applications for SNAP – the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as food stamps. The SNAP Outreach Coordinator will host regularly scheduled outreach at food pantries and other organizations throughout the area to assist individuals specifically in completing SNAP applications as well as accessing other resources they may be eligible for.

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