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

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December 10, 2020

Scholarship Opportunities!

Care Center Graduates: The Care Center is pleased to offer two different educational scholarships that each award $500.  You may apply to both of these scholarships if you meet the eligibility criteria described below. The Care Center Selenia Vazquez Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of Selenia Vazquez, a counselor at The Care Center who grew up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940s.  … [Read more...] about Scholarship Opportunities!

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November 25, 2020

What do gandules have to do with education?

Thanksgiving spices

Every year, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, my colleague Jenna prepares a massive turkey and I order a church-sized batch of Puerto Rican pernil. Care Center staff members each bring in a homemade side dish or dessert to share. Aida and I cook rice and inevitably argue over whose is more delicious. (We both substitute Kielbasa for the more traditional ham but I also throw in the very … [Read more...] about What do gandules have to do with education?

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November 24, 2020

Corey’s Unique Path to Mount Holyoke

Shacoria “Corey” Baldwin is one of the thirteen women who graduated from Bard Microcollege Holyoke in the spring of 2020. She is now pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in education and psychology at Mount Holyoke College. Outside of the classroom, Corey has her hands full. She is the mom of twin nine-year-olds, Jahmari and Jahmeir, and two-year-old Ezariah. When Corey started classes at Bard … [Read more...] about Corey’s Unique Path to Mount Holyoke

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November 17, 2020

Update from Anne Teschner

Nine months into the global pandemic, Anne Teschner shares an update on some of the triumphs we at The Care Center have witnessed and challenges we still face. After you watch the video, we hope you'll join us in investing in the brave and intelligent women of The Care Center by making a donation here. We are so grateful for your support at this critical moment in history. A full transcript … [Read more...] about Update from Anne Teschner

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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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