The mission of SCI Woburn is to strengthen the community by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives. The SCI Woburn website serves as a community resource connecting residents to volunteer opportunities, community events and resources.
Social Capital Inc. (SCI) is seeking volunteers of all ages to help local seniors with leaf raking this season.
We need volunteers for Saturday, November 21st from 10am to 1pm & Friday, November 27th from 10am to 1pm
This can be a great family volunteer opportunity, and a chance to earn service hours. With it being outdoors, it can also be a good activity for youth groups, while following state and CDC guidelines regarding mask wearing and distancing.
If you are interested in helping out you can email Liandra Reyes at lreyes@socialcapitalinc.org or text RAKE to (339) 298-7789.
T-shirts from SCI will be provided to volunteers. We ask that you follow state and CDC COVID-19 guidelines while volunteering and guidance will be provided for all volunteers.
This program is offered by Social Capital Inc. in partnership with the Woburn Council on Aging.
The City of Woburn will be offering free Covid-19 PCR testing for Woburn residents on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Showcase Cinema parking lot from 9:00-3:00 p.m.
The City will be partnering with Armstrong Ambulance, who will administer the testing and send samples to The Broad Institute at MIT with a 24-hour turnaround.
Free testing will be offered for Woburn resident with proof of residency by valid driver’s license or birth certificate which is required.
After starting the Woburn Parent Network (WPN) with six successful virtual presentations, the next WPN will focus on our end goal of building a community where parents can support each other and find resources. SCI Woburn invites parents to attend the WPN Parent Support Forum: an evening of conversation centered on parent-to-parent connections and ways the WPN can continue to support your efforts.
The WPN Parent Support Forum will take place on two separate nights to address the needs of both the hybrid school population and those of the fully remote (Virtual Academy & homeschool) population. The WPN Parent Support Forum for fully remote parents will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, November 10th at 6 PM. The Forum for hybrid school parents will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, November 11th at 6 PM.
Forum Goals:
Begin to build a peer-to-peer support system for Woburn Parents
Gain actionable insight into the resources and programming SCI/WPN can provide or coordinate to support Woburn Parents
Generate solution-oriented ideas for addressing identified challenges
If you would like to donate food text "DONATE FOOD" along with your address to (339) 298-7789 before 11:30am on Saturday 10/24/2020.
Social Capital Inc. (SCI) is coordinating a Woburn Neighborhood Food Drive on Saturday, October 24th. The goal for the food drive is to collect food throughout Woburn neighborhoods to support the the Council of Social Concern food pantry. This endeavor is to make up for the cancelled annual postal food drive.
If you are in need of food assistance please call the Council of Social Concern at 781-935-6495 and ask for the Food Pantry or send an email to paula@socialconcern.org.
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.
The October postal food drive has historically provided a significant influx of food donations for the Food Pantry operated by the Woburn Council of Social Concern. However, that drive has been cancelled this year, at a time when the need is greater than ever due to the economic challenges resulting from COVID-19.
The Woburn Neighborhood Food Drive on October 24 will help make sure everyone in our community has enough food. People who would like to donate food will be able to leave the items outside their door and have it get picked up by volunteers. Just contact SCI if you would like to leave a donation for pickup.
You can also bring your food donations directly to the Food Pantry between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on October 24.
Volunteers are needed this weekend to help distribute fliers about the drive. This can be done at the volunteer’s convenience over the weekend. Contact SCI by this Thursday to help distribute fliers in your area.
SCI is also seeking volunteers to help picking up food donations and bringing them to the Food Pantry on Saturday, October 24.
If you would like to have your food donation picked up,or if you would like to volunteer, fill out the form at sciwoburn.org/fooddrive or text your name and address to 339-298-7789.
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. Responsibilities for this position include recruiting and managing local volunteers, coordinating community programming, and communications on all SCI Woburn platforms. The VOC must be available to serve partially in person in Woburn, MA- access to a car recommended.
The coming service year will be a unique challenge, different from all the others. Returning members, Liandra Reyes and Bianca Sciocchetti spoke about Bianca’s experience with remote service and starting the new service year in-person. Bianca is serving at the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn for a second year. Currently the Boys & Girls Club is a Supervised Learning Center, meaning that the youth can go to the Boys & Girls Club for their remote learning on days they aren’t physically in school. Bianca and Liandra discussed what service looked like when the pandemic hit and her excitement now being back in-person.
Plans for the Woburn Parent Network were made early in 2020, and quickly adapted to meet challenges parents face during the pandemic. During our first two presentations we had over 100 parents join us, clearly we were on to something! The WPN kicked off with a very helpful presentation by SCI Board member Jennifer Mahon, about how developing a structured routine can be helpful to families. This was followed by “Teens, Tweens & Quarantines”, presented by Jon Mattleman. The WPN returned to help parents during the return to school with a program from Woburn parent Kristen Herlihy. You can view videos of our collected programs here.
The Woburn Parent Network is a collaboration between SCI Woburn, Woburn Public Schools and The James L. McKeown Boys and Girls Club. This project is funded through CHNA 15 DoN funds from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center.
Over the past month we've had two Woburn Parents Network workshops to help parents address the stress that parents and children may experience with the return to school later this month.
Kristen Herlihy, local mom, life and fitness coach and licsw presented “Feeling Anxious? Emotional School Supplies for an Unexpected Year.” It discussed clearing away emotional triggers, mental road blocks and hidden feelings by learning coping skills for establishing a balanced academic year. You can find the video embedded below.
Jon Mattleman, the Clinical Director for Minding Your Mind's New England area office, presented a workshop entitled "Back to School: Re-entry and Resilience". In the workshop Jon addressed how we can support our children as they get back to school and help them manage ongoing challenges. With his signature compassion and humor, counselor Jon Mattleman provided attendees with context to the factors impacting this school year, highlighting the resilience we've all shown during this challenging time, and how we can use that to be a source of strength, stability, and support for the youth in our care. You can find his video embedded below.
Woburn Parent Network, a collaboration between SCI Woburn, Woburn Public Schools and The James L. McKeown Boys and Girls Club, was formed in April to help bring relevant programming to and encourage productive conversation between the parents of Woburn.
This project is funded through CHNA 15 DoN funds from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center.
The goal of Woburn Parent Network is to connect parents and families in Woburn with each other for mutual support and with the resources necessary to thrive. Community connectivity and support is essential now more than ever before due to the global health crisis we are experiencing.
