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Bringing the power of education, arts and culture to youth and their families in Holyoke, MA

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February 10, 2026

Help Us Celebrate Our 40th!

The Care Center's 40th Anniversary Fundraising Party April 8, 2026 4:30-6:30PM, The Log Cabin, Holyoke RSVP HERE   Cocktails and appetizers Inspiring student speakers Supporting tomorrow's leaders today  Interested in sponsoring? Let us highlight your commitment to the community! Contact Jane Slater, Director of Development at jslater@carecenterholyoke.org     2025 … [Read more...] about Help Us Celebrate Our 40th!

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December 15, 2025

Je’Nye’s Just Getting Started—Look at What She’s Achieved Already

How lucky we are to spend our days with Je’Nye and her beautiful baby.  Je’Nye Williams, 17, from Springfield, is already a college student at Bard Microcollege Holyoke. She completed The Care Center’s high school-level program while parenting her one-year-old daughter—an extraordinary achievement on its own. But Je’Nye didn’t stop there. A gifted poet, writer, and artist, her work has been … [Read more...] about Je’Nye’s Just Getting Started—Look at What She’s Achieved Already

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December 15, 2025

She’s Young, Ambitious, and Loves Math—Meet Gigi

Gigi

Gigi and her sweet baby joined our program last year—and they inspire us every day.  Geleydie ("Gigi") Santiago, 20, from Springfield, has already accomplished so much while balancing motherhood and her studies. Gigi found strength and community at The Care Center, discovered her voice as a writer and leader on the Nautilus II editorial board, and even uncovered a surprising love of math. Not … [Read more...] about She’s Young, Ambitious, and Loves Math—Meet Gigi

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December 2, 2025

The Question We Always Get Asked

  This is the question we hear all the time. Fair warning: the answer may have you reaching for a tissue! … [Read more...] about The Question We Always Get Asked

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We’ve witnessed how one class, one professor can change the angle from which we see our future. Whether it’s holding an adult brain and learning the inner workings of its sponge-like, functionality or learning about the overabundance of Phage in a teaspoon of dirt, each subject is a building block to our reinvention of ourselves.

Wilma Rivera, Bard Microcollege Holyoke graduate, now completing her bachelor’s degree at Trinity College

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The Care Center is a recipient of the 2011 National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation’s highest honor recognizing community-based arts and humanities youth programs in the United States, presented by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The Care Center is also a recipient of the Mass Cultural Council’s 2019 Commonwealth Award, honoring exceptional achievement in the arts, humanities, and sciences. We are proud to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Care Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID 04-2962882

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