Resources & Research Data
This section needs to be organized carefully and extensively with collaboration of those who wish to have their resources posted.
Also, the navigation bar on the left, in this program, cannot fit all the text that I’d like, but I’m positive the live platform would definitely fit it.
Categories: (include google alerts / rss feeds?)
Volunteering
General Volunteering Opportunities Browsing
http://www.co.worcester.md.us/volunteer/volunteerguide.pdf
http://www.thevolunteerfamily.org/
http://www.volunteermatch.org/
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/mass-service/volunteer/
https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwcm/volunteer/
http://www.takepart.com/MembersProject - TakePart Members Project from American Express and TakePart
http://bostoncares.org/ - Organizes and leads team oriented volunteer opportunities throughout Greater Boston that have a positive impact on individuals and communities.
http://capwiz.com/ywca/home/ - YWCA donating and acting to help
http://www.ymcaofcm.org/pages/44_volunteers.cfm - YMCA volunteer opportunities
http://www.americantowns.com/ma/worcester-make-a-difference
Civic Engagement Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering IN and FOR the Outdoors
http://www.thetrustees.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/central-ma/
http://www.gwhfh.org/index.shtml - Habitat for Humanity of MetroWest/Greater Worcester
Volunteering for the Benefit of Senior Citizens
http://www.seniorconnection.org/vol_opportunities.htm
Volunteering for the Benefit of Youth
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/cb/org/opp.aspx?agency_id=223999 - Mentoring youth and other volunteer opportunities with Luk, Inc.
http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.diJKKYPLJvH/b.1539765/k.A5C7/Volunteering__Im... - Become a “Big Brother” or “Big Sister.”
http://www.girlsincworcester.org/support-us/volunteer-opportunities
http://www.bgcworcester.org/main_subitems.asp?id=3&sid=84&ssid=33
http://volunteer-office.worcesterschools.org/modules/groups/integrated_h... - Volunteering in Worcester Public Schools
Religious Based Volunteering
http://www.wamsucc.org/services-worcester-area-vol.html - Worcester Area Mission Society, helping churches achieve their mission objectives
http://www.worcesterfellowship.org/volunteer.html - Worcester Fellowship is dedicated to ending isolation through spiritual care and community.
http://www.littlesisters.org/pernet.html - Pernet Family Health Service
http://www.christianvolunteering.org/advancedsearch.jsp
http://www.worcestercotlg.com/vsItemDisplay.dsp&objectID=261B4F21-B7F4-4...
Click here for the "Leadership for Healthy Communities Action Strategies Toolkit."
Grant Opportunities
Communications—Wikipedia resources in Worcester and central MA, radio stations (wers, npr, etc.)
Fun in new England
http://www.thetrustees.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/central-ma/
Stuff to do in Worcester/area—college and university websites
http://www.thetrustees.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/central-ma/
Crimewatch—police dept, crimewatch groups, crime hot spots and maps, police report pages of the newspaper, rss feeds / google alerts
Local News—http://www.dailysource.org/,
Supporting Local Economy
Click on the links below to access the resource. If your browser will not perform this way, just copy and paste the URL into your browser’s bar at the top of your screen.
Common Pathways:
- Preliminary 2008 Common Pathways Indicators Report.: http://commonpathways.org/CMS/images/8-05-08Common%20Pathways%20rerevised%20Indicators.pdf
- Massachusetts Central Region Health Status Indicators: http://commonpathways.org/CMS/images/Central%20Massachusetts%20Health%20Indicators%20report.pdf
Worcester:
- Neighborhood Scout: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/
- Neighborhood Search: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/
- Neighborhood Home Appreciation Rates: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/real-estate/investments/appreciation-rates.jsp
- Neighborhood Crime Rates: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates.jsp
- Neighborhood Public School Ratings: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/school-district/ratings/
Massachusetts and Regional:
- Boston Indicators Project: http://www.tbf.org/indicatorsProject/
- Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan: http://www.bmchp.org
- Central Mass. Center for Healthy Communities: http://www.cmchc.org
- Healthy Fall River: http://www.gfrpartners.com/healthyfallriver1.htm
- Mass. Department of Public Health, "Creating a Culture of Health: Organizational Approaches to Promoting and Protecting Employee Health," 2009: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-CsRkJb7y6EZTQ1MWYxYmMtZjY3ZC00N2ZhLWFmMWMtYjU0NzgwOGFiNGMz&hl=en
- Mass. Office of Healthy Communities: http://www.mass.gov/dph/ohc/ohc.htm
- Mass. Office of Healthy Communities' Community Corner: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Services+%26+Planning&L4=Health+Systems+%26+Workforce+Development&L5=Community+Corner&sid=Eeohhs2
- Mass. Partnership for Healthy Communities: http://www.tmfnet.org/partnership/
Healthy-community examples around the country:
- Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance: http://www.bnia.org/
- Tyler Norris article, Civic Gemstones: http://www.communityinitiatives.com/perspjan02.html
- Trukee Meadows Tomorrow: http://www.quality-of-life.org/
National:
- Community Indicators Consortium: http://www.communityindicators.net/
- Healthy Communities/Healthy Cities: http://www.well.com/user/bbear/hc_articles.html
- Healthy People 2010: http://www.healthypeople.gov/Publications/HealthyCommunities2001/default.htm
- KnowledgePlex's DataPlace: http://beta.dataplace.org/
- National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership: http://www.urban.org/nnip/
I'm happy to share with you that the materials and tools that were presented at the SNA Workshop are now available online at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/massconect/resources-links/social-network-analysis/index.html. An additional SNA resource was shared with us by one of the workshop participants (Thanks Marycarmen!). The article, "Making Connections: Using Social Network Analysis for Program Evaluation," can be found here: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/socialnetworkanalysis.pdf.
Community Corner
MassResources.org
WorcesterResources.org
To view the Massachusetts Central Region Health Status Indicators, Click Here.
Countyhealthrankings.org
Neighborhood Scout
NeighborhoodScout is a neighborhood search tool that compiles information from many sources to provide profiles for neighborhoods across the United States. Users can find and map information about house values, neighborhood ethnic and racial composition, educational attainment, income, crime rates, school ratings, and more. This password-protected service is provided free of charge to Common Pathways' members and staff.
List of ESL Resources
List of Resources for Disabled Residents
This is a research project conducted by Clark Students. They were able to obtain some useful information, despite obstacles they had to overcome.
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Click here to download the powerpoint.
List of Resources about Obesity and Fitness
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List of Resources on Affordable Housing
List of Resources about Commonwealth Health Insurance
This following report is a list of resources for those concerned about the new Commonwealth Health Insurance:
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Click here to download the powerpoint.