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.
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We are an umbrella agency for education, employment and social service programs.
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WCAC opens new Head Start classrooms
Worcester Community Action Council's Head Start program is actively recruiting children ages 3-5 for enrollment in new classrooms the agency recently opened in East Brookfield and Leicester. Read more

December Board Meeting Scheduled
WCAC will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 5 p.m. via Zoom teleconference. Full agenda available here. Meetings are open to the…

Webster Five donates $25K to Emergency Fuel Fund
Webster Five is helping the Worcester Community Action Council’s (WCAC) Emergency Fuel Fund get ahead of the cold with its recent donation of $25,000. This contribution marks the first significant…