Empower Children For Success (ECFS) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency by Candid (formerly GuideStar), the nonprofit sector’s highest level of recognition for openness and accountability. This prestigious recognition highlights ECFS’s …
Building an Equitable Childcare System in Fitchburg
Empowering Women, Strengthening Families, and Growing Local Economies In 2021, Marites MacLean applied for the Leaders for Equitable Local Economies (LELE) Initiative through the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Her proposal, “Fitchburg-Creating a More Equitable Childcare System,” addressed one of …
ECFS Expands Food Access Through New Partnerships with Hannaford and Ocean State Job Lot
Empower Children for Success (ECFS) is proud to announce two powerful partnerships that are helping to combat food insecurity and support unhoused individuals across North Central Massachusetts. Since 2023, ECFS has partnered with Hannaford’s Food Rescue Program, receiving between 300–500 …
Coat Giveaway warms kids, builds community resilience.
We are thrilled to share that our recent Coat Giveaway event that was held last Tusday, January 14, 2025 was featured in an article by Cheryl Cuddahy in the Sentinel & Enterprise. The event, held at Highland Baptist Church in …
Thank you for your support in 2024
Shout Out to Greater Worcester Community Foundation & The Schwartz Charitable Foundation!
We are thrilled and deeply grateful to announce that Empower Children for Success (ECFS) has been awarded much-needed Operating Support by the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and The Schwartz Charitable Foundation! This generous support is crucial to helping us continue …
Empower Children for Success and its collaborators to Celebrate Inspiring Graduates at Fitchburg Senior Center
Fitchburg, MA – On December 6, 2024, the Fitchburg Senior Center will be filled with joy, pride, and hope as Empower Children for Success (ECFS) and its collaborators, NewVue Communities, Inc. Fitchburg Public School’s Family and Community Engagement Department, Making …
Empower Children for Success Celebrates Third Year of Support from Greater Worcester Community Foundation
We are thrilled to announce that the Greater Worcester Community Foundation has continued its generous support for the third consecutive year, providing crucial funding for our Child Care Start-Up Grant. This grant is instrumental in reducing barriers to family childcare …
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers and Supporters!
Yesterday was a fantastic day at Empower Children for Success (ECFS) as our dedicated volunteers came together to pack our Calming Kits. These kits will provide much-needed support to children in our community, helping them manage stress and anxiety. We …
Empowering Communities Through Collaboration: The LELE Childcare Entrepreneur Steward Training Program
By: Marites MacLean The journey of the ECFS Start-Up Fund Program, in collaboration with the LELE Childcare Entrepreneur Steward Training Program, exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration and community-driven initiatives. Initially funded by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) …
Empower Children for Success Earns Prestigious Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency!
We are thrilled to announce that Empower Children for Success has been awarded the coveted Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency! This prestigious recognition from Candid, a leading nonprofit evaluator, demonstrates our unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility, governance, and social impact. …
Empowering Entrepreneurs: Recruiting Participants for Childcare Entrepreneur Training Program
The Fitchburg LELE Team is Now Recruiting New Participants Fitchburg, MA – Leaders for Equitable Local Economies (LELE) in Fitchburg is excited to announce that we are actively recruiting new participants for their innovative childcare entrepreneur training program. This program …
First Responders use our Calming Kits to help children who experience trauma self-regulate
Empower Children for Success is proud to partner with Handle With Care, “a collaborative model that promotes school and community partnerships to ensure that children who are exposed to trauma in their home, school or community receive appropriate interventions to …
The Child Care Entrepreneur Program is gaining visibility in the Early Education and Care Industry
Strategies for Children’s Eye on Early Education published the story about the Child Care Entreperenur Steward Training Program, a collaboration between Empower Children for Success, Leaders for Equitable Local Economies (LELE) Fitchburg Team, NewVue Communities and Fitchburg Public School. Click …
We are in the news for the Coat Giveaway Event
Our successful collaboration with North End Subaru, Operation Wam and Highland Baptist Church to provide brand new coats to children in our community made the news. Click here to read the story Coming together to keep children warm this winter, …