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SCI AmeriCorps partners with Merrimack College!

SCI Social Capital Inc. is excited to announce an innovative new partnership with Merrimack College that will significantly enhance the training and education that our cohort of SCI AmeriCorps members receive each year. Through this partnership, Merrimack faculty will be joining SCI staff in delivering the SCI Developing Leaders Program to SCI AmeriCorps Members. The Read more…

By Leah Mulrenan, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Community Connections

2023 Program Year Highlights

Our work at SCI strengthens communities by intentionally cultivating connections through inclusive community programs, partnerships, and youth and adult leadership development. We have learned that adapting to what our community needs is key to making an impact. While grants, sponsorships, and other funding sources provide program support, individual giving from Read more…

By Leah Mulrenan, 2 yearsJune 26, 2023 ago

Community Connections

SCI organizing 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration in Woburn

On June 17th SCI Social Capital Inc., the Woburn Public Library, Mayor Scott Galvin and the City of Woburn are hosting the city’s 3rd annual celebration of Juneteenth in partnership with St. John’s Baptist Church of Woburn, Woburn Welcomes and the Woburn Democratic City Committee, along with support from State Read more…

By Phil Gordon, 2 yearsJune 1, 2023 ago

Civic Engagement

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…

By Kafui Kemeh, 3 yearsMarch 22, 2023 ago

Community Connections

SCI Team Presents at IMPACT National Conference

Last weekend I had the opportunity to facilitate two workshops at the IMPACT National Conference held this year at University of Massachusetts Amherst. On Friday I presented an adapted version of the Allyship Workshop I developed for Teens & Adults. The workshop examined the definition of allyship and what it means to practice Read more…

By Phil Gordon, 3 yearsMarch 6, 2023 ago

Community Connections

2023 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest

The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a program initiative that was piloted in 2021 and was designed to engage community focused youth-led groups in a process of developing projects that respond to community needs. After an incredibly successful pilot program, it is expanding in 2023 by more than doubling Read more…

By David Crowley, 3 yearsJanuary 19, 2023 ago

Community Connections

Welcome New Board Member: Samantha Stone

“We are excited to have Samantha join the SCI Board of Directors,” commented SCI President David Crowley. “Between her marketing expertise and strong ties to the Woburn community, she will bring a lot to the organization!” About Samantha: I’m a career marketer, author of Unleash Possible: A Marketing Playbook that Drives Read more…

By Leah Mulrenan, 3 yearsDecember 8, 2022 ago

20th Anniversary

Ripple Effects

If you look back over SCI’s 20 years, you can see how one effort can have powerful ripple effects over time. Back in 2016, responding to a wave of police murders of Black men across the country, SCI organized a WoburnUnites vigil, partnering with St. John’s Baptist Church and Mayor Read more…

By David Crowley, 3 yearsNovember 30, 2022 ago

20th Anniversary

20th Anniversary Open House in Woburn!

In celebration of our 20th year, SCI hosted an open house at the James L. McKeown Boys and Girls Club. Our event was well attended by over 50 individuals who we had the opportunity to get to know more about. They also had the opportunity to learn more about what Read more…

By Leah Mulrenan, 3 yearsNovember 17, 2022 ago

20th Anniversary

“Youth can really make a difference, as long as we have some great people behind us to lead us where we need to go.” – Kafui

As SCI celebrates 20 years of strengthening communities, we are thinking about what it means to make your community strong. And with that, the importance of providing opportunities to developing community leaders. We had the opportunity to talk with one of the youth leaders that SCI has worked with this Read more…

By David Crowley, 3 yearsNovember 14, 2022 ago