The Care Center

Category: Social Justice

Founded in 1986, The Care Center offers a comprehensive bilingual education program for low-income young families in the greater Holyoke area. Services include GED and ESL programs, parenting, health and life-skills workshops, career and transitional services, college preparation, on-site day care, case management, transportation, and youth development programs. The Care Center’s mission is to provide opportunities for young people to gain control of their lives and to acquire the information, resources and skills for life-long growth and well¬ness. The Care Center strives to instill in teens a sense of ownership over their education and future, as well as a sense of hope and possibility. The Care Center operates programs year-round for pregnant and parenting teen mothers, at-risk middle-school teens and, through its in-house college course – The Clemente Course in the Humanities, for older low-income women.

www.carecenterholyoke.org