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Community Through Connections – Share your stories with us!
Through the simple act of connecting, change happens. LSC creates opportunities for its participants and alumni to connect across a diverse continuum of leaders. We know that our class members and graduates are leveraging the relationships made through their LSC experience to make a difference, and we continue to hear inspiring stories of connection that…
Read MoreCelebrate the South Coast’s Emerging Leaders!
The nominations are in, now get ready to help us recognize tomorrow’s leaders – today! Join us at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Wednesday, June 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to recognize all the nominees and celebrate this year’s award recipients. Tickets are available here through the SouthCoast Chamber. The SouthCoast Emerging Leaders…
Read MoreJoin LSC and Groundwork for Business After Hours May 17!
Make sure you RSVP to attend next week’s Business After Hours with Groundwork, Leadership SouthCoast, and the SouthCoast Chamber! Enjoy music from Buttonwood Brass, art by Tracy Barbosa (Duende Glass LLC), and catering from Destination Soups and CAKES BY LUCY. It’s all about collaboration, engagement, and building community through connection! Join us for a fun…
Read MoreMay 16 Program Session Drop-In: Public Health
LSC Alumni are invited to join us for our discussions on the status of public health on the South Coast, Wednesday, May 16. We’ll be learning about the local determinants of health, relevant issues and challenges such as the opioid epidemic and healthcare accessibility, and trends and interventions promoting…
Read MoreProgram Session Drop-In, May 3: Old School/New School: Shifting Paradigms in Education
Thursday, May 3 – Education Day The theme for this year’s “Education Day” is Old School/New School: Shifting Paradigms in Education. During the session, South Coast educators will share some of the shifting paradigms in education, focusing on local initiatives from a variety of contexts. Through a series of vignettes,…
Read MoreZoe Hansen-DiBello (LSC ’13), Grow Education
As co-founder and current director of the Grow Education program at the Marion Institute, Zoe has worked to cultivate family and school partnerships in marginalized neighborhoods through school-based community gardens. She describes her Leadership SouthCoast experience as transformative: “The exposure to the diverse vibrant sectors of the South Coast informed the ways in which I…
Read MoreApril 11 program session drop-in: Basic Needs Day
LSC’s Class of 2018 is meeting on Wednesday, April 11 for its monthly session focused on “Basic Needs.” The session is intended to deepen class members’ understanding of the multi-faceted issues of poverty and homelessness. Through discussion and activities with local social service leaders and advocates, our group will explore the determinants, implications, resources and…
Read MoreBreaking Bread: Alumni Gather to Discuss Engagement & Collaboration Jeffersonian Style
“I had the pleasure of being part of LSC’s Dinner for 12. Boy was Jefferson on to something and so is Leadership SouthCoast! What a fantastic opportunity to be with other alumni from a variety of classes sharing ideas. You are missing something good if you don’t take the chance to be a part of…
Read MoreJosh Amaral (LSC ’17), PACE Inc.
“As someone who has lived here all my life and has been involved, it was easy for me to be content to have some surface knowledge of many of the important topics on the SouthCoast,” says Josh of his LSC experience. “I really liked that LSC helped the class, myself included, get a much deeper…
Read MoreLSC 2.0 at Portugalia Marketplace, Rescheduled to April 5!
When: Thursday, April 5 Time: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Cost: $10.00 pp (plus a $1.42 processing fee) LSC Alumni: Don’t miss this rare opportunity to sample the rich flavors of the South Coast through an experience of culture, food, and entrepreneurship! Portugalia Marketplace is a family-owned business occupying a former sprawling textile mill restored to offer…
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