council of social concern

The Council of Social Concern, a Woburn-based nonprofit serving low income and homeless families, is holding its second annual telethon on Sunday, February 28th from 4 to 7pm.  This program will be shown live on local cable channels RCN-15, Comcast-22, and Verizon-45. 

The telethon will feature several interesting performers, such as Odaiko, Studio 665, Flying Carpets, figure skater Shannon Connelly, Bradford Carten as Michael Jackson, and more.  read more »

The Council of Social Concern will be offering a Parenting Education Class for parents of children ages 1-12 featuring topics that include discipline methods, routines, how to prevent tantrums, defusing power struggles, and great ways to take care of yourself.

The class will run for 7 consecutive weeks beginning in early 2010.

This class will use videos, activities, and group discussion.  The group leader will help you learn important skills for parenting.  read more »

Please help donate to kids in need this summer. The Council of Social Concern’s thrift store, “Fashionable Kids” is accepting donations of new and “nearly new” clean items.  There is an especially critical need for children’s summer clothing in sizes 2T to size 6.  Located at the Council at 2 Merrimac Street, the thrift store is not open to the public, it is only accessible to parents who are currently enrolled in the Family ChildcareSystem at Council of Social Concern.  read more »

The National Association of Letter Carriers is once again having their Food Drive this Saturday, May 9th.  So dig down deep and put together a bag or two of groceries for some of our friends and neighbors right here in Woburn & Winchester who have fallen on some tough times.  Place those bags near your mailbox early this Saturday morning and you letter carrier will pick them up, load them on their truck and bring them to the local Food Pantry.  read more »

The auction will take place on Saturday, April 4, at the Hilton Boston/Woburn, 2 Forbes Road, Woburn. Winchester Co-Operative Bank is sponsoring this year’s event.  Admission tickets are $40 per person which includes silent auction, dinner, dessert, and a live auction. Tickets will only be sold in advance. Council of Social Concern accepts cash, check or credit card. To pay by credit card, call in reservations at 781-935-6495 or stop by Council of Social Concern, 2 Merrimac St., Woburn.  read more »

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley announced that Woburn’s Council of Social Concern and Woburn area organization Tri-Cap will receive funds from a $2 million investment to provide individuals and families with emergency assistance for food, heat and other basic needs this winter. Specifically, The Council of Social Concern will use the funds to support its food assistance programs. Tri-Cap will be leveraging the funds to fuel its fuel assistance program which serves residents of Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, Winchester and Woburn. Tri-CAP assists metro North communities with fuel assistance, weatherization services, homeless services, legal assistance, childcare and Head Start programs and free income tax preparation services through the Cyber Café at Malden Square.  read more »

Just a reminder!  Council of Social Concern will host its first live telethon this Sunday, March 1st, 4 to 8 p.m. on local cable Channels RCN-13, Comcast-10, and Verizon-45 Hosted by Vinny Ferlisi (“The Shoe”) and Gary Leavitt.  The Woburn Public Media Center, Comcast, the Woburn School Department and Council of Social Concern are working together to make this first live telethon an event to remember. The telethon will help to promote Council of Social Concern’s programs that provide hope, help and support to those most in need in our community. All proceeds raised during the live telethon will go directly to agency programs.  Tune in and call in, 781-995-4178.  read more »