Our Mission:
Our mission is to stabilize and revitalize the East Side neighborhoods that we serve in order to improve the quality of life for all those reside or work here. We aim to reduce neighborhood blight, preserve current housing stock,increase availability of quality home ownership opportunities and affordable well-managed rental units, provide economic and educational programs, promote the activites of new and existing businesses and create a safer, healthier community for all. We seek to foster open channels of communication among thoses within the community and the government. We involve all that have an interest and encourage their leadership and growth to achieve these objectives.
Source of Funds:
We receive funding from a variety of public and private sources that provide the money we need to succesfully complete the broad scope of ongoing projects. These investments foster the stabilization and the revitalization of our community. We gratefully thank:
Bank of America
Bay State Savings Bank
City of Worcester
Commonwealth of MA Dept. of Housing & Community Development
Community Economic Development Assistance Corp.
Ellsworth Foundation
Flagship Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank
Fidelity Foundation
Fletcher Foundation
George Alden Trust
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Healthy Communities Massachusetts
Hoche-Scofield Foundation
Mass. Housing Partnership
People's United Community Foundation
SEEDCO
Stoddard Charitable Trust
TD Banknorth
UMass Memorial Health Care
U.S. Dept. of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Webster Five Foundation
Wyman Gordon Foundation
Community Support
Fostering community pride and participation is also an important part of the work we do. Whether you're a resident, business owner, or someone who grew up here and wants to see the neighborhood retain its character and vitality, we want you to be connected to our organization and its mission. One way to stay informed and to support our initiatives is to become a WESCDC member, the benefits of which include our quarterly newsletter, as well as an invitation to our Annual Meeting and free buffet dinner held each September. For more information on how to become a member, go to Contact Us.
The Octave family enjoyed dinner and
conversation at the WESCDC's Annual meeting
and buffet dinner.
Board members Carmelita Bello (president)
Art Tirella (vice-president), and Gio DelloStritto
enjoy their conversation at the WESCDC's
2007 Annual Meeting.