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

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October 22, 2024

Moving Women Forward Campaign Update: We Did It!!!

We are so grateful! Thanks to your unbelievable support, we have officially reached our $4 million Moving Women Forward goal! Because of you: ♥ The Care Center will continue to provide students with a free college education! ♥ Young mothers will receive the support they need to achieve (and exceed) their goals! ♥ Children will grow up with financial security, stable housing and plenty … [Read more...] about Moving Women Forward Campaign Update: We Did It!!!

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June 11, 2024

A New Generation of Leaders

Destiny Bermudez and Shy'heema Reid are young mothers who completed their HiSET (GED) at The Care Center in 2023 and continued on to our onsite college, Bard Microcollege Holyoke, to earn associate degrees. Both women spoke beautifully at The Care Center's Annual Fundraising Party about their experience studying while parenting and their inspiring plans for the future.   “We are told … [Read more...] about A New Generation of Leaders

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May 17, 2024

Annual Fundraising Party a Record-Breaking Success!

The Care Center's Annual Fundraising Party on Wednesday, May 15 was a record-breaking success! With nearly 400 guests in attendance, we met the matching gift from PeoplesBank and then some. We raised $220,000 (and counting) to support our Moving Women Forward campaign, which ensures that our onsite college will remain free for women for years to come. Here's the incredible part: with the gifts … [Read more...] about Annual Fundraising Party a Record-Breaking Success!

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May 9, 2024

In Memory of Frank Stiebel

Frank Stiebel was a longtime friend and generous supporter of The Care Center. Your donation in his memory will help us continue to provide a tuition-free college education to young mothers and low-income women.   … [Read more...] about In Memory of Frank Stiebel

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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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Julisa Deleon speaks about second chances, Plato, and studying while her ceiling caved in.

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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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