Worcester Free Tax Service Coalition hosted a Kickoff for the 2024 season of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program today. This is the twenty-first year the coalition has offered free tax preparation to eligible households throughout Central Massachusetts. Requests for free tax preparation are accepted for individual taxpayers or households making $64,000 or less. Read more here.
At Worcester Community Action Council, we are gearing up for a demanding 2024 and we are asking for your support to help us toward our vision of breaking the cycle of poverty one neighbor at a time. Read more
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
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 gift the Fund has received for the 2023-24 heating season. Read more here.
WCAC is energized for Energy Awareness Month! Learn more about our fuel assistance and weatherization programs. Read more here.
On August 17th, WCAC unexpectedly lost a dear friend, long time Board Member, and passionate Head Start advocate Steven M. Desmarais. To honor Steve’s tremendous service to WCAC, we are dedicating this month’s newsletter to him and his tireless work to support early education and care programs. Read more here.
WCAC will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 5 p.m. via Zoom teleconference. Full agenda available here. Meetings are open to the public. Please contact Ellen Ganley for teleconference information.
In this month’s newsletter we’re pleased to spotlight two pilot programs that WCAC expects to launch this fall, both of which explore creative ways to support local households in moving toward economic stability. Read more here.
Be sure to join us next week for our Talent Showcase & Job Fair, Thursday, August 17th from 10 a.m. -12 noon at Polar Park! Come meet all these employers looking to hire: Spectrum (Charter Communications), Grafton Job Corps Outreach & Admissions, MassHire Central Region Workforce Board, Open Sky Community Services, Worcester Child Development Head Start, Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Technology Learning Center, Center for Living & Working, Inc, Trinity Hospice, LLC, Worcester Community Action Council, SANREL LLC, Training Resources of America, Inc., YWCA Central Massachusetts, The Overlook, Life-Skills Inc., DCU, Guardian Angel Senior Services, Silver Fox, CoWorx Staffing Services, Savvy Staffing Solutions, LLC, UMass Memorial Health, ASM Global/DCU Center, Riverside Community Care, Century Homecare, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Amego Incorporated, Table Talk Pies, Seven Hills Foundation, and H&R Block. Free and open to all! Pre-registration encouraged to be eligible for raffle prize.
WCAC will hold a special meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 5 p.m. via Zoom teleconference. Full agenda available here. Meetings are open to the public. Please contact Ellen Ganley for teleconference information.
