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Rental resources, childcare open enrollment, jobs and more. Read more here.

Summer in the City! Getting local youth back to work and helping families bridge to economic mobility. Read more here.

WCAC Executive Director Marybeth Campbell has joined Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty in calling on area residents to apply for millions in new federal funding available to Massachusetts residents through several new and expanded government programs. Read more here.

Summer has arrived and Team WCAC is gearing up for a busy one! YouthWorks, fall recruitment and more… Read more here.

WCAC has partnered with the United Way of South Central Massachusetts and Harrington Hospital to host a mobile vaccination clinic in the parking lot at the agency’s Head Start Center located at 25 Cole Avenue, Southbridge, from 3-5 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021. The Johnson & Johnson one dose vaccine will be distributed to anyone 18 years of age or older. Read more here.

WCAC Celebrates Community Action! Join us in celebrating the promise of community action, our incredible VITA volunteers and a chance to check out Polar Park! Read more here.

Although the worst of cold weather appears to be behind us, Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. (WCAC) knows many households are still struggling financially due lost or reduced wages as the result of COVID. Many households are also experiencing increased utility usage because they are working from home or have children doing remote learning. WCAC has announced that the deadline to submit applications for utility/home heating assistance has been extended until May 28, 2021. WCAC will host two outdoor sites for interested applicants.  Read more here.

This month we’d like to focus on teamwork, specifically, working on our team! If the COVID19 pandemic has proven one thing, it is how much stronger we are when we work together. I am proud of how our team has adjusted to the challenges created by the pandemic over these past twelve plus months and pulled together in a united (yet socially distanced) effort to support those in need. I invite you to consider joining our team in one of several key roles available across the spectrum of our programs. Read more here.

Fallon Health has awarded Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. $5,000 to support the agency’s Virtual Food Pantry. The grant was awarded as part of Fallon’s mini-grant program to support food assistance programs for those areas or populations that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, especially those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here.

The Worcester Community Action Council Job and Education Center (JEC) is now accepting applications for the 2021 YouthWorks Summer Jobs program. Worcester’s program was established to create summer jobs for inner city youth between the ages of 14 and 21. Deadline to apply is May 14th! Read more here.