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 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 Read more…
Social Capital Inc. (SCI) is seeking volunteers to help with the Woburn Neighborhood Food Drive on Saturday, October 24. Volunteers are also needed to distribute fliers about the food drive in their neighborhood this coming weekend, October 17 & 18. Read more…
Social Capital Inc. is looking for a Volunteer Outreach Coordinator (VOC) to serve the Woburn, MA community through the SCI AmeriCorps program! The SCI AmeriCorps program connects youth with relationships, experiences, and resources they need to succeed. Since 2007, SCI Read more…
Through these unprecedented times, the SCI AmeriCorps Program kicked off the 2020 Service Year on September 1st with high expectations for community impact despite the logistical challenges. This year’s SCI AmeriCorps members are excited and eager to support our partner Read more…
As the Labor Day approaches some six months into the pandemic, it is natural to want to find ways to connect with family and friends during the long weekend. As we discussed in The Social Challenges of Distancing, we are Read more…
I confess to doing some finger wagging passing by some North Shore beaches that were jam packed during a hot weekend earlier this summer. Our family has been quite careful since the pandemic hit, and were on our way to Read more…
With the onset of COVID-19 back in March, our SCI AmeriCorps member serving at the South End Community Health Center , Paloma Suarez, quickly adapted her service activities in order to assist local residents. Her service was recently highlighted in Read more…
During these times, it is important to highlight some hopeful stories of kindness, compassion and neighborliness that emerge in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been an amazing outpouring of community spirit that we have seen in Woburn, and Read more…
Our AmeriCorps member, Paloma Suarez, has been serving at the South End Community Health Center (SECHC). Nearly 70 percent of SECHC patients live below federal poverty and over 1,500 patients are homeless. Paloma describes the needs she saw at SECH, Read more…
