Non-governmental entities that promote public service and community engagement
Local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serving Arlington, Everett, Malden, Medford, Winchester, and Woburn. The mission of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
The Network for Social Justice, formerly the Winchester Multicultural Network, has a mission to foster a movement for systemic change to advance equity and inclusion in the town of Winchester and beyond. Issues we support include School & Youth, Response & Advocacy, Community Education & Engagement, Immigrant Justice, and Indigenous People's Advocacy.
Winchester Porchfest is a unique, volunteer-organized, one-day community-building music festival where Winchester residents lend their porches as pop-up micro-stages to amateur musicians who will showcase their musical talent to neighbors who will walk around town and join other community members in enjoying concerts and the atmosphere. Porchfest is a program of Winchester Friends of Music.
Winchester Rotary has three major Fundraising events, Golf Tournament, Pancake Breakfast and Chili Fest. All monies raised are returned to the community through grant requests and donations. In addition we participate in volunteer service events such as Mission of Deeds, Meals on Wheels, and Winchester Got Lunch.
Scouting in Winchester prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes with the goal of becoming responsible, participating citizens and leaders.
Scouting is available to first through fifth graders through Cub Scouts, and 6th graders and above (but no older than 17 yrs old) through Scouts BSA (formerly known as Boy Scouts).
Sustainable Winchester is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a sustainable future for our community. We aim to inspire Winchester residents to actively participate in sustainability. Our focus areas include renewable energy, waste management, construction and building use, transportation, land use, water and air resources, biodiversity and sustainable landscaping.
A non-partisan, community based organization dedicated to providing both actual and virtual gathering spaces in order to promote collaborative civic engagement. Its membership includes representation from non-profit organizations and Town boards.
WinCAM is Winchester's community media station. Along with providing video coverage of municipal meetings and town events, WinCAM offers training and production assistance to anyone who lives or works in Winchester. WinCAM members have access to professional video production equipment as well as our fantastic facility, complete with two production studios, post production suites and multipurpose production room. The multipurpose space is available for community use as well and can hold up to 80 people for meetings, workshops, presentations or functions.
The Massachusetts Cultural Council designated Downtown Winchester as a Cultural District in 2019 in recognition of the concentration and vitality of its artistic and cultural resources within the community, which creates an infrastructure for local arts, humanities, and science organizations’ public programmed events.
