It has been a wonderful and impactful year at SCI! Thank you to all who have supported us throughout the year!

Whether you donated time, dollars, or resources, you have helped make SCI’s programs possible.

You can learn more about our programs and check out a few recaps from our Pitch Contest Projects by clicking here. You can support our year-end giving campaign with a gift today!

LET’s Holiday Social Gingerbread Building Competition brought together 17 talented youth for an afternoon of creativity, teamwork, and holiday fun at the Woburn Public Library. Youth participants collaborated to build unique gingerbread houses while creating new friendships and connections with questions from SCI’s cultivating question bookmarks!

“I enjoyed seeing friendly faces, the competition, and teamwork,” said one youth participant. For others, the event was about collaboration: “Being paired with someone I didn’t previously know and working together to secure gold 😎,” shared another.

The competition allowed youth to not only showcase their creativity but also meet new people. “Being able to build gingerbread houses with friends and meeting new people was great,” one participant reflected.

SCI Woburn collected essentials and holiday goods for migrants new to the Woburn community as part of our Care Package Program. Thank you to our volunteers for helping pack these care packages, along with Inclusive Eats for providing hot meals for the migrants! Thank you to United Methodist Church of Woburn and Chris DiMeo of Know Your Neighbor for help with organizing this event!

Calls To Action!

2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest - Volunteers Needed!

Social Capital Inc. is seeking adult volunteers passionate about sharing skills with young leaders for the 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest! Help a youth team as a Pitch Coach or Team Liaison to refine their pitch for up to $2,000 to implement a community project. Apply today at bit.ly/ygpc25volunteer! 

The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a free program that empowers young leaders to develop, pitch, and implement community projects that address pressing issues affecting their peers by providing youth in Greater Boston with:

• Monetary Resources to execute their visions for strengthening their communities
• Development of Career Skills such as public speaking, budgeting, project management, and team collaboration
• Bridging Community Connections to like-minded peers & professionals across the region that helps grow their network

Learn more at socialcapitalinc.org/ygpc or sign-up to chat with SCI Program Manager, Nicole Osborne, for more info at bit.ly/ygpcinfo. Volunteers will be matched with youth teams in early January 2025. Social Capital Inc. has a preference for Pitch Coaches and Team Liaisons with some in-person availability, as there are limited volunteer spots for virtual or hybrid options.

Woburn Public Library Launches English Language Classes

This course is designed for beginning English language learners. The Woburn Public Library’s new class will review the basics of the English language and provide activities for instruction and practice strengthening your foundation of English in all language domains of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.

SCI Cultivating Community Connections

SCI Social Capital Inc. had a great time at yesterday's Resource and Volunteer Expo hosted by the City of Woburn.

Vitalie Memeus, SCI Community Outreach Coordinator, spoke to a group of CARE (Community Action for Refugee Emergency) volunteers at the Winchester Public Library on Saturday, 12/7.

At the Happy Holidays….but Whose Holiday 3.0 Know Your Neighbor Event on Sunday, 12/15, SCI’s table had 45 holiday cards signed by community members of all ages. These cards will be given to Woburn migrant families along with care packages this holiday season.