Photo | Courtesy of City of Gardner
Michael Nicholson, mayor, City of Gardner
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Gardner inks first first tenant for new community center
Photo | Courtesy of City of Gardner
Gardner Mayor Mike Nicholson signs the lease agreement with Gardner Community Action Committee Executive Director Julie Meehan.
The City of Gardner has signed a lease agreement with the Gardner Community Action Committee, a non-profit focused on supporting economically-disadvantaged individuals, for the City’s new Waterford Community Center.
The Waterford Community Center was developed at the site of the former Waterford Street School, which was left vacant in 2022 after the City constructed the Gardner Elementary School. The plan for the center is to create a space where the region’s non-profits can work more collaboratively and expand together, according to a Thursday press release announcing the agreement.
“I am really excited to see the CAC move in as the first tenant of our new community center,” Mike Nicholson, Mayor of Gardner and a member of the WBJ 2024 Power 100, said in the press release. “The work they provide to our residents in need is invaluable, and I’m excited to see their programs and services be able to grow and expand as a result of this partnership.”
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Founded in 1970, the Gardner Community Action Committee provides a variety of services, including providing a backpack program for students, assisting with access to personal care items and clothing, and food donation efforts.
"The Gardner CAC is excited about the opportunity to relocate to the former Waterford Street School,” Julie Meehan, executive director of the Gardner Community Action Committee, said in the press release. “This move will allow us to significantly expand our capacity, strengthen partnerships, increase volunteerism, and offer a wider range of programs to better serve our community. We eagerly anticipate the positive impact this new space will have on our organization and the individuals we serve.”
From July 1 through Dec. 6, the non-profit provided services to 4,450 individuals in 1,824 households, seeing a 64% increase in demand in the last two years.
The Gardner Community Action Committee has $175,443 in revenue and $347,143 in net assets in 2021, according to the most recent available data on nonprofit financial tracking service GuideStar.
Eric Casey is the managing editor at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the manufacturing and real estate industries.
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