Worcester, Massachusetts is home to 26% of Massachusetts’ total refugee population; helping contribute to Worcester's diverse and multicultural community. The YMCA of Central Massachusetts (the Y) is dedicated to strengthening the foundations of communities. The Y asked a team from the Worcester Community Project Center (WCPC) to help with their initiative of welcoming more newcomers to their organization. Throughout the course of the project we identified and interviewed community leaders of various newcomer organizations. We discovered that there are numerous newcomer organizations in Worcester but they may not be well known. Out team worked with the Y to develop an event that celebrates, unites and ,more importantly, markets the various newcomer organizations in Worcester.

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Creator

• Stratica, Heather
• Saint-Elme, Elina L
• Bolduc, Mikayla Jane
• Petit, Tristan Oliver

Subject

• Culture
• Inclusion
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050216-064805

Keyword

• Refugees
• Community development

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey
• Roberts, Laura

Year

• 2016

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• YMCA

Date created

• 2016-05-02

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright