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.
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.
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.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
PROGRAMS BUILT FOR YOUR SUCCESS
We are an umbrella agency for education, employment and social service programs.
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Board Meeting Scheduled
WCAC will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 5PM via Zoom teleconference. Full agenda available here. Meetings are open to the public.…
WCAC welcomes Connell to Board
At its meeting earlier this week, Worcester Community Action Council's Board of Directors unanimously voted to name President and CEO of YMCA Central Massachusetts David Connell to the Board. Read…
Celebrating our Heroes
WCAC recently hosted our 3rd Annual Resiliency Awards, a celebration of individuals and organizations which have gone above and beyond in supporting the agency's mission. It was a wonderful way…