Social Capital Inc. (SCI), Mayor Scott Galvin and the City of Woburn, the Woburn Public Library, Woburn Welcomes, and St. John’s Baptist Church are hosting the 2nd annual celebration of Juneteenth in partnership with the Woburn Dept. of Public Works and the Woburn Police Department, with support from Beth Israel Read more…
Social Capital Inc. (SCI), the City of Woburn, the Woburn Public Library, Woburn Welcomes, and St. John’s Baptist Church are hosting the 2nd annual celebration of Juneteenth with support from Beth Israel Lahey Health Winchester Hospital, the NAACP Mystic Valley Area Branch, the Woburn Democratic City Committee, State Representative Rich Read more…
On Thursday, April 29th, the (inaugural) 2021 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest wrapped up with a virtual Pitch Contest Event, where presentations from six local youth groups from Winchester and Woburn were evaluated by a panel of judges who then awarded $4,000 of grant funds to selected groups. The Youth Read more…
The SCI AmeriCorps Program is accepting applications from organizations to host Members for the 2021-2022 Service Year! The deadline for priority consideration is this Friday, March 5th. Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a rolling basis until available slots have been filled. The SCI AmeriCorps Program supports Read more…
Throughout this year, the SCI AmeriCorps Cohort has been reading Ibram X. Kendi’s book, “How To Be An Antiracist”, as their base text for discussions on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion during bi-weekly virtual meetings. As a new and unique approach to the conversation on racial justice in America, Kendi’s Read more…
The SCI AmeriCorps Program is currently looking to fill three available Member positions at East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, METCO, Inc. and with SCI Woburn! SCI AmeriCorps Members support youth development at local nonprofit organizations through volunteer outreach and capacity building that provides leadership training and community service opportunities for Read more…
This year, the SCI AmeriCorps Program entered into a new partnership with BUILD Greater Boston and placed two members who are currently serving as Youth Leadership Coordinators with the organization. SCI interviewed the Program Director at BUILD Greater Boston, Kenny Roberts, who shared a bit about BUILD’s mission, program, and Read more…
Zach Gallin, the SCI AmeriCorps member serving at the South End Community Health Center, is looking for Spanish-speaking volunteers to help out with their Junior Chefs cooking classes! The ideal volunteer has experience cooking, is fluent in Spanish, and enjoys working with children ages 5-15. If interested please contact Zach Gallin Read more…
SCI AmeriCorps is now recruiting members to serve across our various partner sites in Eastern Massachusetts! Members will fill one of two positions, Volunteer Outreach Coordinators (VOC) or Youth Leadership Coordinators (YLC), and will serve from January 2020 to June 2020, constituting 900 hours of service. The AmeriCorps program strives Read more…