Worcester Community Action Council welcomed Mark K. Shriver for a (virtual) keynote address at the agency’s newly named Reiliency Awards on Friday, February 14, 2022 at a celebration which include a small in-person gathering at the JMAC Theatre in Worcester. Read more here.
After a two year hiatus, WCAC’s Annual Awards are back! Please join us for our newly renamed Resiliency Awards on Monday, February 14, 2022, 9:15-10 a.m.! Register today!
Kicking off the new year with a spotlight on WCAC’s Financial Empowerment programs… VITA, Mobility Mentoring, Financial Coaching and more! Read more here.
(WCAC) has been named among the United Way of Central Massachusetts Community Challenge award winners and has been awarded $65,000 to help local families traverse the cliff effect barrier. Read more here.
Cornerstone Bank donates $50,000 to Worcester County charitable organizations, including $40,000 to Worcester Community Action Council. Read more here.
With temperatures dropping and prices for goods continuing to rise, Webster Five is donating $35,000 to help local families facing food insecurity and surging home heating costs. WCAC received $10,000 to support the agency’s Emergency Fuel Fund. Read more here.
Join us in celebrating the gift of empathy, kindness and resilience with a donation to WCAC. Read more here.
This month’s newsletter provides information about how to access the home heating assistance program, weatherization, and energy efficiency programs. Please help us spread the word to ensure every household that is struggling with home heating expenses gets the help they need. Read more here.
WCAC joined the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP), the network of Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association (MEDA), today to launch its annual statewide awareness campaign to ensure that vulnerable Massachusetts families are able to keep safe, warm and healthy this winter. Heating help programs include both fuel assistance and energy efficiency and weatherization programs. Read more here.
WCAC will join our colleagues from MASSCAP & MEDA to host the launch for the statewide home heating help awareness campaign on Thursday, October 28 at Worcester City Hall. Read more here.
