Continue reading Advertising for Advocates: A Project to Bolster Volunteer Recruitment for CASA Worcester County

Advertising for Advocates: A Project to Bolster Volunteer Recruitment for CASA Worcester County

Project Sponsor: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) is a national, nonprofit organization that recruits and trains volunteer legal advocates that are appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child as s/he moves through the court system.  There are about 900 CASA agencies nationwide and six in Massachusetts.  This project…

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Continue reading I AM Dress for Success Worcester: A Video Campaign

I AM Dress for Success Worcester: A Video Campaign

During our interactive qualifying project, we worked in collaboration with Dress for Success Worcester to create a video that promotes their range of services. Project Sponsor: Dress for Success Worcester Dress for Success Worcester is an affiliate of the worldwide nonprofit organization, Dress for Success. The mission of Dress for Success is to “empower women…

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Continue reading Crocodile River Music: Promoting Cross-Cultural Acceptance

Crocodile River Music: Promoting Cross-Cultural Acceptance

  Project Sponsor: Crocodile River Music Crocodile River gives New England a taste of West African Culture, while also providing opportunities to local artists from Africa. Check out their website here Student Researchers Our Project Refugee and immigrant awareness is a worldwide issue that is mirrored in the United States. Crocodile River Music assists incoming…

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Continue reading Habitat For Humanity: Telling the Story of a Local Non-Profit

Habitat For Humanity: Telling the Story of a Local Non-Profit

Project Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/ Greater Worcester No matter who we are or where we come from, we  all deserve to have a decent life. We deserve to feel strength and stability day after day. We deserve to know we have the power to take care of ourselves and build our own futures. Through…

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Continue reading Abby’s House: 40th Anniversary Video

Abby’s House: 40th Anniversary Video

Our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) was to create a celebratory video for the 40th Anniversary of Abby’s House. This video celebrates the accomplishments and impact that Abby’s House has had in the Worcester community over the last 40 years. It will be shown at the Abby’s House Spring-tacular event in April 2016, as well as…

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Continue reading Blackstone Canal District Alliance: Worcester’s Role in the American Industrial Revolution

Blackstone Canal District Alliance: Worcester’s Role in the American Industrial Revolution

Welcome to our page! During our project, we worked with the Blackstone Canal District Alliance and Fairfax Films to address the lack of knowledge and focus on Worcester’s industrial achievements. Specifically, we produced a promotional documentary film highlighting the Blackstone Canal as well as the inventions and innovations that came out of Worcester during the 1800’s.…

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