2020 – Worcester Community Project Center

May 20, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Main IDEA: Assessing the Need for Accessible Youth Arts Programs in Main South

Project Sponsor: Main IDEA Main IDEA is a nonprofit Youth & Arts organization that offers free arts programming to youth ages 6-17 in Worcester, MA, with a priority given to residents of the Main South neighborhood. with a focus on empowerment and intrinsic motivation. These arts programs include not only visual art, but also music,…

April 16, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Old Sturbridge Village: Creation and Distribution of Monetized Online Content for Old Sturbridge Village’s Virtual Village

Project Sponsor: Old Sturbridge Village Old Sturbridge Village, the largest open-air museum in the northeast, is set in a period of transformative years in New England. It is a recreation of a typical rural New England town from the 1830s and aims to provide guests with a fully immersive experience from the time period. Unlike…

March 28, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Audio Journal: Improving Media Access for Audio Journal’s Print Disabled Listeners

Project Sponsor: Audio Journal Audio Journal is a non-profit radio reading service based in Worcester, MA that broadcasts to blind, visually impaired, and print disabled listeners in Central Massachusetts. You can learn more about them at https://audiojournal.org/

March 28, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Red Sox: Persona Development for the Polar Park Mobile Application

Project Sponsor Our sponsor is the Worcester Red Sox management team. The Worcester Red Sox are a professional Minor League Baseball team that is scheduled to begin playing in the Spring of 2021. They were recently known as the Pawtucket Red Sox until their relocation into the Canal District of Worcester. The team is a…

March 27, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Community Project Center: Celebrating 20 Years

About the Project: Our project’s goal was to showcase the history and impact of the Worcester Community Project Center in celebration of its twenty-year anniversary. Through first person testimonials we created an interactive webpage and recommendations for the center’s future growth.

March 27, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC): Identifying a Work Plan for Creating a Database and Online Platform for Youth Job Opportunities in Worcester

Project Sponsor: Worcester Community Action Council The WCAC serves more than 75,000 people in Worcester and 45 surrounding communities. They offer a variety of safety-net and economic self-sufficiency programs such as fuel assistance and energy services, Early Head Start and Head Start, pregnant and parenting teen services, work readiness, financial capability, emergency food assistance, and…

March 22, 2020August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

African Community Education: Enhancing Alumni Engagement

About the Project: The sponsor of this project was the African Community Education (ACE) organization. The goal of our project was to research best practices in the area to improve alumni engagement of students and families who leave ACE and to create a database for those alumni to help them stay connected. The database will provide…