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Thu Nguyen will run in 2021 for an at-large seat on the Worcester City Council. (Thu Nguyen for City Council)
WORCESTER, MA The 2021 Worcester City Council races will feature several LGBTQ+ candidates, setting up the possibility of the city s first elected Councilor from that group.
On Thursday, Southeast Asian Coalition projects director Thu Nguyen formally announced their run for an at-large seat as the first ever nonbinary candidate in Worcester. On Monday, Deb Hall, an openly gay woman and YMCA domestic violence services director, entered the 2021 field.
Nguyen, a Clark University graduate who came to Worcester at age one as a refugee from Vietnam, said they are running to to build a stronger and safer Worcester by strengthening public health. Nguyen highlighted their recent activity with Mutual Aid Worcester raising money to help Worcester residents get through the coronavirus pandemic.
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YWCA Central Massachusetts domestic violence director Deb Hall launched her Worcester City Council campaign on Monday. (William McMullen/Deb Hall campaign)
WORCESTER, MA Deb Hall officially launched her 2021 bid for a seat on the Worcester City Council Monday, highlighting her experience in the community and diverse background.
Hall, 52, filed paperwork to run for City Council in November, and has since raised about $10,000. She joins a growing field of challengers with six others having either filed campaign paperwork or announced a bid for Council since the summer.
Hall points to her work experience she is the director of domestic violence services at the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, but also the founder of the Worcester Black History Project and a member of the Worcester Advisory Committee on the Status of Women, among others and her life experience as reasons for her run.
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WORCESTER Ten community-based organizations in Berkshire, Middlesex and Worcester counties will benefit from $100,000 in grants made by Fallon Health to help with COVID-19 recovery.
The grants support agencies that assist populations that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity as a result of the pandemic or that provide services to seniors to help them overcome or mitigate social isolation.
The following organizations have received funding: Community Harvest Project’s Healthy Hunger Relief to Minimize COVID-19 Community Impact in Grafton, Pernet Family Health Services’ Meeting the Most Basic Needs of Worcester’s At-Risk Families program in Worcester, Regional Environmental Council’s Growing Community Food Security through Worcester Urban Farming in Worcester, Spanish American Center’s Reaching Out to Elders in the Age of COVID program in Leominster, Genesis Club House, Inc’s Mental Health Support for Seniors in Worcester, United Way of Tri-
The City of Worcester is contracting with five local housing agencies to administer $1.9 million in rental assistance to certain eligible residents, the city announced on Tuesday.
Successful applicants may receive up to $3,000 per tenant to pay for backlogged rent and utility costs.
Partnering agencies, who will help facilitate applications, include the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Friendly House, Inc., Open Sky Community Services, Worcester Community Action Council and Worcester Community Housing Resources.
“We know that renters and landlords are suffering right now, and this program, along with other available assistance, can be a much-needed lifeline in this time of need,” said Mayor Joseph Petty in a statement.
Worcester residents may be eligible for up to $3,000 in rental assistance through program launched by city amid COVID pandemic
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Some tenants in Worcester may be eligible to receive up to $3,000 in rental assistance as part of a new program launched by the city amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Five city housing agencies - Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (CMHA), Friendly House, Inc., Open Sky Community Services, Worcester Community Action Council and Worcester Community Housing Resources - will provide about $1.9 million in assistance to those living in Worcester.
The funding is meant to help cover rent and utilities, including heat, hot water and electricity.