Civic Engagement
Boys II Men – 2025 YGPC Team Spotlight
Meet Boys II Men, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from the Moses Youth Center in Cambridge and their two volunteer coaches, Nick Fratto and Elise Brady!
Civic Engagement
Be My Buddy – 2025 YGPC Team Spotlight
Meet Be My Buddy, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from the Friends of Costa Park and their two volunteer coaches, Seth Goldberg and Elise Vernely!
Civic Engagement
4 Kids By Kids – 2025 YGPC Team Spotlight
Meet 4 Kids By Kids, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from 4 Kids By Kids Tutoring in Woburn and their two volunteer coaches, Kristen Risley and Magnus Mammy!
![2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest | Meet the Teams: Spectrum Club “[To] provide a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and straight ally students to meet and support each other.”](https://socialcapitalinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Team-highlight-3.png)
Civic Engagement
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!
Community Connections
Nominate the Next SCI Rising Idealist!
Nominate the next SCI Rising Idealist! When looking at the nominees for our SCI Idealists last year, we found there were a few that met our description of an SCI Idealist, even though they are quite early in their careers. We created the SCI Rising Idealist to create an opportunity Read more
Community Connections
2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest Kickoff
2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest kicks off with 15 Teams! Two youth teams in the SCI 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest, Soley (Mattapan) and Resilience for Refugees (Willmington) connect through the bingo ice-breaker activity. The 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is officially underway, featuring a record number of Read more
Civic Engagement
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
Community Connections
Bridging Divides through National Service
Bridging Divides through National Service In the latest episode of the Cultivating Connections podcast, guests Jennifer Leshnower and Tony Lucero engage in an informative discussion about “bridging work” intended to bring people of diverse views and backgrounds together. The conversation centers on how national service programs like AmeriCorps can serve Read more
Community Connections
Empowering Migrant Youth Through Summer Programs
This summer, Social Capital Inc. partnered with the North Suburban YMCA and the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn in their summer camp programs to foster safe spaces and growth opportunities for the migrant youth in Woburn, thanks to the tireless efforts of Vitalie Memeus.