The Care Center's Annual Fundraising Party on May 15, 2025 was an incredible success! With an enthusiastic crowd of 400 guests, we celebrated our students and raised nearly $150,000 (and counting) to support tomorrow's leaders today. We are just blown away by everyone's generosity. And there's still time to show your support if you haven't already! We look forward to sharing more event … [Read more...] about Our Annual Fundraising Party was a Big Success!
What's New
Poetry Events
The Care Center is excited to welcome the following poets & authors in 2025! (All events are free and open to the community; to RSVP or learn more, please email srauch@carecenterholyoke.org) Ada Limón Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1pm, Virtual via Zoom (email srauch@carecenterholyoke.org for link) Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the … [Read more...] about Poetry Events
Meet Our Students
Each of the women you'll read about below are incredible on their own. Together, they are unstoppable. Erica Baez graduated from The Care Center’s GED program twenty years ago and returned this fall to attend college at Bard Microcollege Holyoke. She discovered an interest in statistics in her Introduction to Sociology course and relates, “I have always been the underdog when it comes … [Read more...] about Meet Our Students
My Journey from Student to Staff Member
My job at The Care Center is to help young parents get to and through college. And I know how difficult college can be with small children and a limited income. I was one of Bard Microcollege Holyoke's first four graduates. I'm the mother of two great kids, Hector, 14, and Adrian, 6. Without The Care Center's support when Hector was younger, getting to and through college would have been much … [Read more...] about My Journey from Student to Staff Member