14Apr
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Head Start Heroes

April 14, 2015By


Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. held a celebration April 13th at St. Joseph’s Parish Center in Auburn, to acknowledge and thank several key individuals and organizations who assisted the agency with relocating 81 children from a Head Start site in Oxford following an emergency evacuation and subsequent closure due to a severely leaking roof in February. Dubbed Head Start Heroes, WCAC presented certificates of appreciation and potted plants – featuring handprints of Head Start students – to individuals who played a critical role in the eventual relocation of the displaced students to three alternative sites – the Guild of St. Agnes Daycare in Webster, St. Joseph’s Parish Center in Auburn, and expanded classrooms at WCAC’s existing site at Cole Avenue in Southbridge. Read More

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01Apr
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Legislative Breakfast 2015

April 1, 2015By

Worcester Community Action Council hosted its annual Legislative Breakfast and was pleased to have the strong support of so many of our colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives. 

Pictured left to right: WCAC Executive Director Jill Dagilis; WCAC Vice Chair Noreen Johnson-Smith; WCAC Chair Steve Joseph; Rita Turo for Senator Harriette Chandler; Senator Michael Moore; Representative Joe McKenna; Nathan Dearent for Representative Paul Frost;  Amanda Copeland for Representative Kevin Kuros; and Representative Jim O’Day.
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29Mar
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MASSCAP Event

March 29, 2013By

Deputy Director Priscilla Holmes received self-sufficiency employee excellence and achievement award for 23 years of service” (L to R: WCAC Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis, WCAC Deputy Director Priscilla Holmes, and MASSCAP Executive Director Joe Diamond.

MASSCAP Event 2013
Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis presents Congressman James P. McGovern with the MASSCAP Self-Sufficiency Public Service Award at the State House via Skype on March 27, 2013.

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28Mar
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Teen Parent Lobby Day 2013

March 28, 2013By

Healthy Families of Southern Worcester County staff & participants meet with Senator Moore at the state house on Teen Parent Lobby Day, March 28, 2013.

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27Mar
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WCAC’s Annual Legislative Breakfast – March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013By

Bob Jennings, and Noreen Johnson Smith, Senator Michael O. Moore, Board Member Gladys Rodriguez Parker on behalf of Congressman James P. McGovern, Representative John Mahoney, Board Member Joanne Gravell, District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., and Board Member Steve Letendre.

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15Feb
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WCAC’s 47th Annual Meeting

February 15, 2013By

WCAC Executive Director with new board members (L to ): Howard Letendre, Ryan Marshall, Steven Desmarais, and Robert Jennings.

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25Jan
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WCAC Celebrates Worcester’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day 2013

January 25, 2013By

(L to R): Tim Garvin, United Way of Central MA; Worcester City Councilor Kathleen Toomey; Mark Bilotta, Colleges of Worcester Consortium; Lt. Governor Timothy P. Murray; Jill C. Dagilis, WCAC Executive Director; Debbie Guiney, AllCom Credit Union; William Van Dam, Northeast Utilities/WCAC Board Chairman; Michelle Ramirez, tax filer; Steven Joseph, Unum/WCAC Board Vice Chairman; Crystal Kelsaw, tax filer; and Joe Diamond, MASSCAP.

WCAC Celebrates Worcester's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day 2013
(L to R): Elvis Lopes, The Community Builders at Plumley Village; Rita Crimmin, United Way of Central MA; Michael Desimone, IRS; Anne Vinick, The Community Builders at Plumley Village; Carol Esparza, AllCom Credit Union; Shereen Fahey, Commerce Bank; Mauro DePasquale, WCCA TV 13; Steven Hill, City of Worcester’s Office of Economic Development; Tim Garvin, United Way of Central MA; Priscilla Holmes, WCAC Deputy Director; and Debbie Guiney, AllCom Credit Union.

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30Nov
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YouthNet Administration Award

November 30, 2012By

On November 30, 2012, WCAC Job Developer Bob Morrison received the YouthNet Administration Award from Director Bonnie Pulver in recognition of his time, energy, and support to the community-wide YouthWorks summer jobs program. YouthNet is a program of YOU, Inc. and the Hope Coalition.

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13Jun
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WCAC’s 6th Annual Action Heroes Awards

June 13, 2012By

WCAC’s 2012 Action Hero Awards receipients: Mauro DePasquale, WCCA TV 13; Stephen F. O’Neil, WTRA; Jordan Levy, WTAG; Bruce Gaultney, Worcester Telegram & Gazette; and Peter Gardner, Curry Printing.

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