Westfield Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to taking a leadership role in supporting, promoting, enhancing, and advancing the general welfare and prosperity of the greater Norwich area. With a focus on ensuring the prosperity of its citizens, business, and professional community, the Chamber strives to create a thriving environment for all stakeholders to prosper. Generated from their website's infomation

Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB) is dedicated to addressing hunger in Worcester County, providing vital food assistance to individuals and families in need, as well as advocating for a healthier community. By partnering with 108 agencies, WCFB distributed over 9.3 million pounds of donated food last year, equating to approximately 7.25 million meals served to those struggling with food insecurity. The organization actively engages volunteers who contributed nearly 5,000 hours to help facilitate their operations. With a commitment to advocating for food justice and awareness, WCFB mobilizes support for creating long-term solutions to combat hunger in the region. Generated from the website

Breaking barriers lifting spirits inspiring young women to excel intellectually and academically providing access to arts and culture supporting struggling young families as they move toward self-sufficiency shifting from a community dealing with the challenges of poverty to one that is a leader in innovative education reform these define the work of The Care Center. The Care Center is an alternative education program for pregnant and parenting teens who have dropped out of high school. Before coming to The Care Center, many of our students say they had fallen out of love with learning, that they didn't think of themselves as smart, and that school was not for them. All students attending The Care Center previously dropped out of school, most before getting pregnant. They were on track for minimum wage jobs, with public assistance as a safety net. Yet every single one of our students wanted a better life for themselves and their children ; they just did not have the tools to get there. What does it take to instill a love of education, an understanding of one's personal gifts and talents, and the determination to follow a path toward more satisfying and higher paying jobs? We looked at the educational practices that lead young people to become life-long engaged learners. We explored the question: What components create the best education that money can buy? We saw that the quality of education offered at our nation's best college preparatory schools yields students who succeed in the classroom and who carry their learning skills into adulthood. These schools demonstrate proven methods to successfully engage learners and educate young people. We saw that these prep schools share some significant common attributes. All focus on exposure to arts, humanities, and athletics. And they all share three very important building blocks: