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Spectrum Club – 2025 YGPC Team Spotlight
Meet Spectrum Club, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from Woburn Memorial High School and their two volunteer coaches, Joyce Vyriotes and Byron DeLaBarre!
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Thriving, Inclusive Communities – The Work Ahead
Thriving, Inclusive Communities – The Work Ahead At SCI, we are deeply passionate about cultivating authentic connections among ALL community members. Our work is all the more important as we move past election day in our deeply divided country. Millions of words will be shared in the coming days analyzing Read more
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Welcome Eka!
Community Engagement Exchange Program Participant from Indonesia Conducting Civil Society Practicum with Social Capital Inc. Eka Santi is partnering with SCI through the U.S. State Department’s Community Engagement Exchange Program. For twelve weeks, Eka, an emerging international young leader, is working at SCI, collaborating on civil society initiatives and preparing Read more
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In the News: Over 100 Volunteers Rake Leaves for Seniors- Including 50 Migrant Volunteers!
This past weekend, over 100 volunteers raked leaves for senior citizens around Woburn. The group included some 50 Haitian migrants staying in local hotels who volunteered as part of the effort. This was the second and final SCI Volunteers for Seniors raking day, that saw over 200 volunteers of all Read more
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SCI and Other Local Groups Supporting Migrants
As part of a large community effort, SCI is proud to be one of the many Woburn organizations, churches, and volunteers playing a role in providing food, clothing, and care to refugee families who are currently being housed by the state in our community. This is in keeping with SCI’s Read more
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Back to School Event Kicks Off New Partnership
On Saturday, August 19, the Council of Social Concern (CSC) will be hosting a Back to School event in partnership with SCI Social Capital Inc. The event will include a backpack give away, fun activities for children, free snacks, community resources and health information. There will also be a canned Read more
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WMHS Ramadan Prayer Room
In 2016, a group of students at Woburn Memorial High School, supported by SCI AmeriCorps members and teachers, held a student dialogue on race and diversity. One discussion is clearly not enough, which these young leaders realized quickly, and the Woburn High embRACE Club was formed. embRACE continues to be Read more
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Michael Curry to be keynote speaker at Juneteenth Woburn 2022
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
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2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Woburn!
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