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We’re excited to offer you the chance to bolster WATCH’s Tenant Assistance Fund.  A generous donor has offered to match your new donation to the Fund.  The donor will match all new donations to the Tenant Assistance Fund made before September 12, 2023—up to $5,000. The Tenant Assistance Fund helps Waltham tenants in so many…

We have various hybrid internships available for the fall/winter semesters. Community Organizing Intern Nonprofit Operations Intern Communications Intern Remote Data Management Intern Adult Education – ESOL Teaching Intern Adult Education –  ESOL Lesson Planning Intern Job Clinic Intern Housing Clinic Intern Read more about each internship here: WATCH Internship Offerings Fall/Winter About our internships: All…

In 2019, Giselle, her husband, and her son, moved to Waltham from their hometown in Florida. During the pandemic in 2020, Giselle was in search of rental assistance programs and came across WATCH CDC. Giselle and her family decided to move back to Florida in 2022 but she could not forget about her experience with…

Stop by and say hello to Nafisa, our new Volunteer & Internship Coordinator! Nafisa joined WATCH in June 2023 as the new Volunteer and Internship Coordinator, taking over our previous Volunteer and Internship Coordinator, Liz’s, role. Nafisa is a dedicated social justice advocate with an MBA in Social Impact and an MS in Global Health from Brandeis University.…

Thank you to Cambridge Savings Bank for capturing Murshid’s experience with WATCH!

This month we wanted to highlight Jessica, a Massachusetts native who has been interning with WATCH since 2022. Jessica is a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts, where she is studying Human Services. She heard of WATCH’s internship program through her school’s career day fair. Her love of working with the community drove her…

  “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” — Michelle Obama “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou “As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as…

VITA Tax Prep help- The Bentley Program Starts February 13th- April 9th  Monday (6:30-8:30pm) in person at Bentley Wednesday (6:30-8:30pm) in person at Waltham Public Library Sunday will be remote (4pm-8pm) More info, or sign up here:  https://www.bentley.edu/centers/service-learning-center/volunteer-income-tax-assistan VITA Tax Prep ayuda- El Programa de Bentley *Habrá traductores al español todos los días del programa*…

City Programs: ARPA COVID-19 Rental Assistance This program is being administered by the City of Waltham Housing Division with funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program.  Applicants who are behind in their rent can receive up to three months of rent payments. Eligibility: applicants must…

Call for Volunteers for Class Room Cleaning Session on 11/19 from 11:00AM – 2:30 PM. Sign up and learn more details here All volunteers are required to show proof of COVID vaccination & masks are required. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!