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01Dec

Donor of the Month – December 2011

December 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - December 2011

04Nov

Group photo of thirteen professionally dressed people in an office setting, smiling warmly

WCAC’s Jobs and Education Team

November 4, 2011By wcac

WCAC’s Jobs and Education Team welcomes local employers and youth on November 4, 2011.

01Nov

Donor of the Month – November 2011

November 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - November 2011

01Oct

Donor of the Month – October 2011

October 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - October 2011

01Oct

A diverse group of eight adults and one baby pose indoors.

October 2011 Individual Development Account (IDA)

October 1, 2011By wcac

October 2011 Individual Development Account (IDA) program participants who are saving money to buy a home, pay for an education, or start a business.

01Sep

Donor of the Month – September 2011

September 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - September 2011

26Aug

YouthWorks 2011

August 26, 2011By wcac

End of Summer Celebration held at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester on August 26, 2011.

View photos from the event below:

WCAC Sign — YouthWorks Day 2011

YouthWorks Day 2011

Three smiling women wearing matching "Youth Works 2011" T-shirts stand in a gymnasium. — YouthWorks Staff Sarah Williams, MacKenzie D’Assis, and Denise Peterson

A table in a room is set with pastries, bread rolls, water bottles, and coffee. — YouthWorks Day 2011

Two women interact at a T-shirt pickup table. One, standing, holds papers. The other, seated, distributes green shirts. — Participant Brittany Taylor (City of Worcester) receives her YouthWorks program T-shirt.

A woman wears a "Youth Works 2011" t-shirt, surrounded by three men in business attire. — Jesse Edwards, Youth Director, City of Worcester Youth Opportunities Office; Sean McGauley Communications and Operations Specialist, Central MA Workforce Investment Board (WIB); Jill C. Dagilis, Worcester Community Action Council Executive Director; Jeff Turgeon, Executive Director, Central MA WIB.

A group of people gathered around a table with papers and pens, discussing an assignment. — Youth sign-in for their chance at raffle prizes.

Smiling young man in a white shirt holds a yellow card with "100" in a busy sign-in area. — YouthWorks participant and raffle prize winner Isaac Herrera (Pernet Family Health Service).

A man and a woman converse in a gymnasium filled with seated people. — Worcester City Councilor and WCAC Board Member Barbara Haller with WCAC Job Developer Todd Smith.

Two smiling people wearing green "Youth Works 2011" shirts stand behind a table with t-shirts, set against a blue wall. — WCAC Staff MacKenzie D’Assis and Denise Peterson.

A man in a polo shirt smiling. — YouthWorks Staff Bob Tangney.

A man in a suit and on a stage speaking. — Tim McGourthy, Acting Chief Development Officer, City of Worcester Office of Economic Neighborhood and Workforce Development, welcomes program participants.

A man in a suit and on a stage speaking. — Jesse Edwards, Youth Director, City of Worcester Youth Opportunities Office, speaks about the importance of the youth employment opportunities in the City of Worcester.

A man in a suit and on a stage speaking. — State Representative James O’Day congratulates youth on a successful summer.

A man and on a stage speaking. — Yaw Boateng speaks about his experience working at Worcester Roots.

A woman and on a stage speaking. — Participant Eunice Morales provides highlights on her summer at Worcester Housing Authority.

A woman and on a stage speaking. — Chasity Nunez speaks about taking part in the Regional Environmental Council of Central MA’s YouthGROW program.

A woman and on a stage speaking. — Program participant Candace Evans talks about her time spent at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester.

A woman in a gymnasium smiles and poses. — Worcester City Councilor and WCAC Board Member Barbara Haller.

A young woman in a gymnasium smiles and poses. — Program participant and youth speaker Brittany Taylor (City of Worcester).

A boy and a girl holding YouthWorks tshirts smile and pose. — YouthWorks Summer Jobs participants Amanda DeBrusk (YouthGROW) and Christopher Colon-Lopez (Worcester Housing Authority).

A man and a woman in a school setting smile and pose. — Paul Hernandez, Youth Programs Coordinator, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and WCAC Board Member Winnie Octave.

A young woman in a pink shirt smiles and poses in a gym atmosphere. — Natiqua Gomes participant worked at Worcester Probate Court.

A woman in a "Youth Works 2011" T-shirt smiles warmly, posing with two young men in a bright indoor space. — YouthWorks Summer Jobs program participants David Gendron (Worcester Technical High School) and Tarik Octave (Pernet Family Health Service) with Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis.

Two men stand in front of a blue wall, smiling. — YouthWorks participant Andre Burrell (Whittier Terrace) with Jesse Edwards, City of Worcester Youth Opportunities Office.

A smiling group of five diverse youths and an adult stand closely in a gym. — Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis with YouthWorks Summer Jobs program participants (L to R) Emelyn Miburo (African Community Education) Virgil Cabral (Pernet Family Health Center), Tarik Octave (Pernet Family Health Service), Kephon Dimery (Park Steward – Green Hill Park), and Tyler Walker (Park Steward – Coes Pond).

A smiling woman in a dark green shirt stands back-to-back with a boy making a peace sign gesture in a casual school setting, surrounded by other students. — WCAC Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis with Kephon Dimery (Park Steward – Green Hill Park).

Photo Credit: Mary Turner

01Aug

Donor of the Month – August 2011

August 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - August 2011

01Jul

Donor of the Month – July 2011

July 1, 2011By wcac

Donor of the Month - July 2011

21Jun

A group of people in business attire stand smiling at a formal event.

WCAC hosts its Legislative Luncheon to outline the agency’s state-funded programs

June 21, 2011By wcac

Left to right: Representative Matt Beaton; Joe Brava, aide to Representative Kimberly Ferguson; David Muradian, aide to Representative George Peterson; Representative Kevin Kuros; Representative Vincent Pedone; Representative Anne Gobi; Representative James O’Day; WCAC Board member Jean Perkins; Senator Michael O. Moore, John Weeks, aide to Representative John Mahoney; WCAC Board member Michael Keegan; and WCAC Board member Barbara Haller.

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