Let’s Disconnect to Reconnect - Join us for the 7th annual Westborough Unplugs!
All the details to help you unplug and tune in can be found HERE.
National Week of Conversation is April 21-27, 2025 and Westborough Connects is once again participating in the Better Together Film Festival, hosting "The Tennessee 11." The program will include a screening of the film (watch the trailer HERE) followed by facilitated conversation focusing on the skills and process for bridging differences (not the subject matter of guns from the film).
Learn more HERE.
Register HERE.
Families and individuals of all ages and faith traditions are invited to this special event. We hope you will join us in connecting with neighbors and friends while enjoying an Iftar (breaking of the fast) and learning about Ramadan observances.
Co-hosted by Westborough Connects and your Muslim neighbors in Westborough.
RSVP requested by March 6th; Language interpretation available with pre-registration. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/WIftar2025
Join us for an inspiring evening focused on this year's International Women's Day theme: Accelerate Action.
Come enjoy this third annual multigenerational program connecting women leaders, friends and neighbors. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from women in various professional and service roles, including entrepreneurs, doctors, nonprofit organization leaders, and student leaders. There will be a chance to learn more about Westborough Connects' Bridging Differences and Divides initiative and to take part in several fun activities. Raffle prizes and light refreshments too!
This program is co=sponsored by Westborough Women’s Club, The Boroughs Collective and Westborough Connects. ALL ARE WELCOME!
RSVP requested by March 3rd. Language interpretation available with pre-registration by February 24th. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/WCiwd2025
Join us for a screening of Elephant in the Room, a romantic comedy about political polarization, followed by a facilitated group discussion. Sandwiches & light refreshments will be served.
Hosted by Westborough Connects, co-sponsored by Rep. Hannah Kane, Rep. Kate Donaghue & Senator Michael Moore.
This program is part of Westborough Connects' Bridging Differences & Divides initiative, a community conversations project aimed at increasing community members' sense of belonging through increased understanding between diverse groups, increased respect & appreciation across differences.
This event is limited to 40 attendees. Please register here: tinyurl.com/BDDeitr
Westborough Interfaith Clergy, Central MA Connections in Faith, Westborough Public Schools and Westborough Connects present the 7th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Westborough.
Click HERE for more details.
Westborough Connects is hosting a special Connect Over Coffee with WHS Grads!
Come hear from 3 WHS grads who were part of the Westborough Unplugs/WHS Lobby O podcast about smartphones and social media. They will be on-hand for a casual conversation and Q&A around their views on youth use of smartphones and social media, how they balance tech and other parts of their lives, and thoughts on how parents and caregivers can best support kids.
Register HERE
This event is best for parents and caregivers of children in grades K-8.
For those of you who haven't seen the podcast, you'll find it HERE (thanks to Westborough TV!).
This program supplements recent Square One programs focused on digital health for youth and families, including Screenagers Elementary School Age Edition. Read the Square One program follow-up Resource Bulletin HERE.
This Screenagers Elementary School Age Edition and Panel Discussion is presented by the Square One Collaboration in Westborough.
Click HERE for more information and to register.
Please join Westborough Connects and many of our Partners in Kindness for kindness-related and community-oriented activities, music, and refreshments!
Click HERE for more information
Our 7th annual Kindness Week!
For full details on the week of activities, made possible through over 70 Partners in Kindness, click HERE
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us!
ELEBREMOS JUNTOS EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Join us for this NEW EDITION of Screenagers - specifically for parents and caregivers of children in grades K-6.
Our 5th annual local celebration of National Screen-Free Week will feature several “unplugged” local activities, recommendations and opportunities to connect with community, inviting people to disconnect to reconnect.
Westborough Connects understands that digital devices are necessary for navigating many parts of life and relationships today. Westborough Unplugs, part of National Screen Free Week, encourages us to "unplug" in order to nurture our in-person social connections and discover the incredible local opportunities beyond our screens. We work with community partners to host and promote local events, culminating in the annual Unplug and Explore Nourse Farm.
We are grateful for the generous support of Westborough Unplugs from Westborough Civic Club, Reliant Foundation, Central One Federal Credit Union, Grossman Development Group, Central National Gottesman Foundation, Avidia Foundation & Prototype Training Systems.
During National Week of Conversation (April 15-21), Westborough Connects is participating in the Better Together Film Festival helping to bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides. Learn more, including how to register HERE.
Join for an inspiring evening focused on this year's International Women's Day theme: Inspire Inclusion.
For more information and to RSVP, click HERE.
As a follow-up to the Square One presentation of Screenagers Under the Influence, Dr. Safdar Medina will lead an informational speaker program on substance use and youth.
Click HERE for more details and link to register
Westborough Interfaith Clergy, Central MA Connections in Faith, Westborough Public Schools and Westborough Connects present the 6th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Westborough.
Click HERE for more details.
The Square One collaboration team is pleased to present Screenagers Under the Influence.
For more information and a link to pre-register, click HERE.
The Square One collaboration team is pleased to present Screenagers Next Chapter: Addressing Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age
For more information and a link to pre-register, click HERE.
Please join Westborough Connects and many of our Partners in Kindness for kindness-related and community-oriented activities, music, and refreshments! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us!
ELEBREMOS JUNTOS EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
The Square One collaboration team is pleased to present Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age.
Square One is a collaborative partnership between Westborough Public Schools, Westborough Youth and Family Services, the Rotary Club of Westborough, Westborough Public Library and Westborough Connects. It offers free programming and resources designed to support community education and resilience around substance use and mental health.
Square One presents this free community program for all ages- from children through senior adults. Through a wellness expo, hands-on activities, and opportunities to learn about health benefiting tools, we will connect attendees to resources which support mental and behavioral health, showcase various ways to positively impact well-being, and decrease the stigma surrounding mental health.
In this 4th local celebration of National Screen-Free Week, Westborough Connects encourages people to consider our relationships with screens and how we may restore balanced use in our everyday lives. The week will feature several “unplugged” local activities, recommendations and opportunities to connect with community, inviting people to disconnect to reconnect.
Join this celebration of local leaders.
