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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ACE's FY 2026 Annual Report is here. 💛 Check out ACE's impact in Fiscal Year 2026: canva.link/nktjawiy3l13... Thank you to ACE summer intern and alum Regina Moore for helping with the Annual Report's redesign and coming up with the original design concepts!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Job opening for a part-time position in ACE's Saturday Program! 🚨 Join us on Saturdays from 9 AM - 2 PM as an English Language Learner's & Think/Give Teacher for youth! Compensation is $19/hr and covers additional prep time. Learn more and apply: www.indeed.com/cmp/African-...

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Before the game, we gathered for a special send-off at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. We will never forget the excitement in the room! Many ACE youth have shared with the team that attending the World Cup represented a dream come true. We feel deeply grateful for this incredible opportunity!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We went to the World Cup!! 💛 ⚽️ Thanks to the generosity of @massgovernor.bsky.social and funding from Nathan Blecharczyk, Massachusetts native and co-founder of Airbnb, ACE was honored to receive 40 tickets for ACE youth and chaperones to attend the England vs. Ghana match on June 23rd!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.⁠

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thank you to The Law Office of Alex Mooradian for making this year's Festival possible. Thank you also to support from Family Health Center of Worcester, Mass Cultural Council, and Worcester Arts Council! Photos by Rose Wine Photography.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

👋Informational and interactive tables from several community partners. 🎨Face painting and bounce house for youth 🍽️Delicious food from Remeks and Benny's Caribbean Haitian Foods. Thank you to everyone who made this year a joyous success!!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏆️Community Awards highlighting four incredible honorees. 💐Graduation celebration for ACE seniors. We gifted each high school senior with $500 to support their next chapter! 🎶Dancing and drumming performances by ACE students. 🪘Live music performances from Crocodile River Music.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

⚽️Morning soccer match between alumni and students, with alumni winning 4-3. ✂️Walk-up braiding and barber services! This new station started with three hired professionals quickly grew into a vibrant space where people offered haircare for each other all day long.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We kicked off ACE's 20th Birthday celebration at the ACE Festival! 🌞 After many years of celebrating inside due to rain, we danced, ate, and had fun outdoors! This year featured all kinds of incredible moments:

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Congratulations to the North High grads!! 🎓️💛 Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2026 from North High! This picture includes Marly, Mimi, Paula, and Jashuan. Cheer on the Class of 2026 by donating to our Post-Secondary Success Fund: donate.acechildren.org/campaign/776...

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Mentoring Program bowling night 🎳🫶 The Mentoring Program had a fun time bowling together! We love making memories and exploring new activities. Thank you to Mass Mentoring Partnership, whose funding and collaboration make the ACE Mentoring Program possible 💛

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

areas of the state that lack high-speed internet access as well as digital equity programs that tackle barriers to internet adoption and increase availability, addressing critical issues around affordability, enhanced public Wi-Fi, the need for internet-enabled devices, and digital literacy training

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Massachusetts Broadband Institute | MBI

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

About the Massachusetts Broadband Institute at MassTech: A division of the Mass. Tech. Collaborative, the MBI is working to extend high-speed internet access and availability across the state. To achieve this, MBI uses state and federal funding to launch infrastructure expansion programs that target

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Massachusetts Broadband Institute | MBI

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We’ve received a major technology upgrade at ACE 💻 Through the Connected & Online Program from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, we now have: 💻150 Dell Chromebooks 🔌4 charging carts 📝3 projector + whiteboard sets Learn more at broadband.masstech.org.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

THANK YOU to the following foundations: 💛 Albert W. Rice Charitable Foundation 💛 Amelia Peabody Foundation 💛 The Clowes Fund 💛 George I. Alden Trust 💛 Greater Worcester Community Foundation 💛 Hoche-Scofield Foundation 💛 Nellie Mae Education Foundation 💛 Wellington Management Foundation

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We keep very busy at ACE! 🔥 From After School Program to ESOL Program, from Outreach to Early Literacy... We have the honor of hosting and living alongside a vibrant and active community! A special thank you to the following foundations for providing ACE with operating funding:

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Congratulations to Dorcas for receiving the Student Success Award! ⭐️ According to her teachers, Dorcas has made great progress! She takes responsibility by asking questions and seeking support as needed. She attends tutoring 3x/wk and extra reading and ESL classes - all while supporting her family.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Africa Day, let's go!! 🔥 Join us for Africa Day! Registration is FREE: donate.acechildren.org/event/africa... Part 1: Panel of Experts on May 20th at 3:30 PM Part 2: Student Showcase on May 23rd at 11 AM (includes lunch!) 🎉

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

To celebrate this milestone, we want to provide $500 to each graduating student through our Post-Secondary Success Fund. These funds help students prepare for life after high school: donate.acechildren.org/campaign/776...

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Donate to 2026 Post-Secondary Success Fund

Join me in supporting the 2026 Post-Secondary Success Fund for African Community Education! https://donate.acechildren.org/campaign/568255/donate

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🎓 Introducing the ACE Class of 2026! This year, 18 students from the ACE community are graduating from high school, and we could not be more proud. donate.acechildren.org/campaign/776...

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Let's empower youth. Empowered youth speak up. 🙌 This week, youth in the ACE Mentoring Program reached out to local legislators to share the powerful impact mentoring has had on their lives. Thank you to Mass Mentoring Partnership for supporting and strengthening youth mentoring programs!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

THANK YOU to Rachel's Table for delivering milk every week to our community food pantry! 💛 Offering half-gallon milks helps ACE serve more households. If you have any food to share with the community food pantry, please email our team donate@acechildren.org or stop by 51 Gage Street in Worcester!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

ACE Saturday Program field trip to the Museum of Science 🫶 We had a blast at our field trip to the Museum of Science in Boston! Thank you to everyone who made this field trip a fun, safe, and memorable time. 💚

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

2025 Gold Award for Best Non-Profit! 🏆️ We feel honored to be on this list, especially alongside such amazing organizations like CASA Project, The Village, EforAll, Center for Women & Enterprise, and Legendary Legacies! Thank you for supporting African and Haitian refugees and immigrants. 💛

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thank you also to the Office for Refugee and Immigrants (ORI) and the Schwartz Charitable Foundation for supporting the ACE Mentoring Program!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Mentoring Program movie night 🍿 ACE mentors and mentees had a blast watching the new Avatar movie together! We cherish opportunities to have fun together all while building our life skills. Thank you to the Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) for making the Mentoring Program possible! 🩵

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Congratulations to the latest graduates of the Digital Equity Program! 💻️ Thanks to UMass Lowell's Digital Equity Partnership Program, we equipped 28 participants with basic computer and internet skills. Each graduate also received a laptop, mouse, and mouse pad!

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David LeBoeuf @davidleboeuf.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Great evening supporting @aceworcester.bsky.social at their 19th Annual Gala. The theme was Joy as Resistance, something we need to hold on to in these difficult times #MAPoli #MALeg

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The book, illustrated by her brother Nick Zhang, was inspired by her volunteer work at ACE. The book tells the story of two South Sudanese children who bring lessons taught to them by their grandmother in a refugee camp in Kenya about growing food at their new home in the United States.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Congratulations to ACE volunteer Catherine Zhang on her new book, Seeds of Hope: Planting Hope in New Soil! 🌱📖 www.amazon.com/Seeds-Home-P... Catherine, an ACE volunteer and student at St Mark’s School, celebrated her new book with the ACE Saturday.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The ACE Community Food Access Program is making a big impact — and we need your help to keep it going! 🛒 Drop off food at ACE or support households by donating online: bit.ly/acefoodprogram Every bit of support helps ensure ACE households have access to nutritious and culturally-familiar food. 🧡

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING: 🥕 Donate food items (fresh produce and non-refrigerated goods). See our wishlist at bit.ly/acefoodprogram 💳 Drop off or mail grocery + restaurant gift cards 💵 Make a financial gift to directly support individuals and families: bit.ly/acefoodprogram

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

A huge thank-you to Fidelity Bank for donating a fridge so we could stock fresh and frozen staples, to Root & Press Café for donating 300 pounds of food, and to Julie Bowditch, Alex Mooradian, and Tina Zlody for helping us secure free shelves to build out the pantry so quickly!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Within days, we supported 17 families through our food pantry. That number has already grown to 48 families as of today! This week, we plan to provide direct cash assistance to 22 families to help cover grocery costs. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The power of community!! 💪 In just one week since launching the ACE Community Food Access Program, our community has shown up in the most incredible ways.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🥕Donating food to our community pantry 🥕Dropping off or mailing gift cards to grocery stores and restaurants 🥕Making a financial gift to directly support individuals and households: donate.acechildren.org/campaign/ace... 🥕DROP OFF / MAIL ADDRESS: 51 Gage St. Worcester, MA 01605

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ACE | Household Necessities Fund

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We’re responding by providing direct support through food, grocery gift cards, and financial assistance. Please extend your support by:

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ACE | Household Necessities Fund

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Introducing the ACE Community Food Access Program! 🥕🥕🥕 With SNAP benefits facing cuts, we recognize that many individuals and families in the ACE community will be impacted by rising food costs, limited access to fresh, nutritious options, and reduced SNAP allocations.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Our Early Bird deal ends in one week! Purchase your tickets to the ACE Gala now and get 10 free raffle tickets with your admission. donate.acechildren.org/event/joy-as...

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Want to make an impact on a young person's life? 💛 Become a mentor at African Community Education (ACE)! All we ask is for a minimum of one hour per week! We have flexible scheduling options to accommodate your availability. Contact Abil to sign up! Email adhee@acechildren.org.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Join African Community Education (ACE) this fall as a volunteer! We need volunteers who are kind, culturally sensitive, and passionate about uplifting young people! No special experience needed—just bring your time, energy, and heart. 💛 Sign up via Abil at ADhee@acechildren.org or 508-459-2284.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We treasure the opportunity to uplift our community -- and that means our neighborhood, too! We would love extra pairs of hands to assist us with trash pick-up. We will meet at the ACE building (51 Gage St.) on Saturday, September 6th, from 1PM - 4PM!

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We feel so honored to have received the Community Champion Award at the 2025 African Festival hosted by the Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants (MOAD)! Thank you to everyone who cheer on all of the people we have the privilege of serving, uplifting, and living life alongside.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thank you to ‪@worcesterpl.bsky.social‬ for hosting ACE's ESOL Program! We appreciated your kindness in showing us all the resources available at the library and setting everyone up with their library cards. 📖💙 📷 Rose Wine Photography

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We need volunteers! 📣 💛⁠ After School Program starts Sept 8 and takes place M-R, from 2:30-5:30 PM. Not free during the week? Volunteer with us on Saturdays! Starts Sept 20, 9 AM-2:30 PM! ⁠ 📣 📣 To sign up, reach out to Abil at adhee@acechildren.org or 508.459.2284.

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African Community Education (ACE) @aceworcester.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Most recently, students learned the game through volleycrosse in the African 7s style, practiced ball movement, and built their lacrosse stick skills with Wallball drills.

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