Casey Starr News Today

The Main South Community Development Corporation in Worcester has received a $350,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development for the Main South Empowerment Project.

The Main South Neighborhood Ambassador Program, a pilot program in Worcester put in place by state agency MassDevelopment, is about to lose its funding, unless neighborhood leaders are successful in raising money for the program before the layoffs hit at the end of the year.

The three-year-old Main South Business Association is helping small companies in one of Worcester’s most culturally diverse neighborhood overcome unique obstacles

MSBA brings together businesses in the neighborhood to share knowledge and resources and create a coalition to advocate for the community’s interests. I

A Worcester neighborhood with a history of crime and poverty is working on a new image. Some Main South supporters say its always had much to offer.