Woburn Council of Social Concern, Inc.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Children's Center
The Children's Center, an NAEYC accredited, center-based early education and care program, is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide full time, year-round childcare and preschool education for children, 4 weeks through 5 years. Subsidized tuition assistance is available on a sliding scale basis to low and moderate-income families. Social support services are also available to all parents and children, with a special focus on those families at high risk of child abuse and neglect.
Family Childcare System
The Family Childcare System places children, aged 2 months through 5 years in the homes of licensed family childcare educators. Our family-based childcare system has educator homes available for childcare in communities, extending from Woburn to Marlboro. Subsidized tuition assistance is available on a sliding scale basis to low and moderate-income families. Program staff visit each family childcare home twice per month and are available at other times for telephone consultation. Staff assess each child's developmental progress, and consult with providers on any significant issues. Social support services are also available to all parents and children, with a special focus on those families at high risk of child abuse and neglect.
Food Pantry
The Food Pantry is located at 2 Merrimac Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. It provides food to individuals and families living in Woburn and Winchester Massachusetts who do not have adequate financial resources to meet basic needs. Recipients have reported that the quantity of food they receive generally lasts about 5 days. Use of the food pantry is limited to one time per month. The Food Pantry is open to all households, through pre-arranged appointments, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. The Food Pantry is also open to individuals who work or attend school during the day, through pre-arranged appointments, on Wednesday evening hours, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Information and referral assistance is also available to help clients to link-up with other community services. Before Thanksgiving the program coordinates the distribution of food baskets to hundreds of families. Before Christmas the program provides either supermarket gift card or holiday food boxes to hundreds of families.
Parenting Education
Parenting education classes are offered to help parents enhance their parenting skills and deal with significant parenting challenges. Using an Active Parenting Curriculum that integrates videos, activities and group discussion, the group leader will help participants learn important skills for parenting that will help them improve the quality of family life. Some of the topics discussed are discipline methods, routines, how to prevent tantrums, defusing power struggles and great ways to take care of yourself. Groups are offered for parents of children up to the age of 12 years, for either 4 or 6 week sessions, depending on the age of the children. All classes are held at our handicap accessible facility, located at 2 Merrimac Street, in Woburn, Massachusetts.
Where we work
Accreditations
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - 5 Year Accreditation 2021
External reviews
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Woburn Council of Social Concern, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Mr. Richard Mucci
Law Offices of Richard Mucci
Term: 2020 - 2022
William Sullivan
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Doug Breuer
Community Volunteer
Richard Mucci
Law Offices of Richard Mucci
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Christina Bearce
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Robert Ferullo
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Karen Ossen
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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