Massachusetts Women Of Color Coalition

Healing can begin with knowing you do not have to carry everything alone. 💜

For Rosa Fernandez, MAWOCC's Health & Wellness Platform Coordinator, MAWOCC has created space to listen, connect, find her voice, and learn from women navigating many of the same experiences.

It has also been a reminder to care for the whole self, mind, body, and spirit, and to make room for balance, reflection, and healing.

That sense of connection is part of what MAWOCC is built to create for Women of Color.

Become a member or join as an ally/supporter at mawocc.com.

Save the date. 💜

MAWOCC’s Annual Meeting & Celebration returns on January 23, 2027.

Join us as we come together for another year of community, connection, reflection, and the work ahead.

📅 January 23, 2027
⏰ 12:30–4:30 PM
📍 College of the Holy Cross – Hogan Campus Center, Worcester, MA

More details are coming soon, but for now, mark your calendar!

Stay tuned at mawocc.com

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! 💜

From September 15 through October 15, MAWOCC celebrates the culture, leadership, resilience, and contributions of Hispanic and Latina women and communities.

Their voices, lived experiences, and leadership continue to strengthen our communities and move the work for greater equity forward.

We honor and celebrate the Hispanic and Latina women creating impact every day.

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¡Feliz Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana! 💜

Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, MAWOCC celebra la cultura, el liderazgo, la resiliencia y las contribuciones de las mujeres y comunidades hispanas y latinas.

Sus voces, experiencias vividas y liderazgo continúan fortaleciendo nuestras comunidades e impulsando el trabajo hacia una mayor equidad.

Honramos y celebramos a las mujeres hispanas y latinas que generan impacto cada día.

Thank you to Seven Hills Foundation, our Nurture a Woman Sponsor, for supporting access to healing, wellness, and community at MAWOCC’s 2026 Statewide Day of Holistic Healing & Wellness.

We also appreciate UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, our Community Sponsor, and YMCA of Central Massachusetts, our Friend Sponsor, for their support of this year’s event. 💜

Thank you to our Speaker Sponsors, Worcester State Foundation Worcester State University, Bay State Bank, and Cornerstone Bank, for supporting MAWOCC’s 2026 Statewide Day of Holistic Healing & Wellness.

Your support helps bring meaningful conversations around healing, wellness, and community to this year’s event. 💜

Thank you to UniBank MA, a Presenting Sponsor, for supporting MAWOCC’s 2026 Statewide Day of Holistic Healing & Wellness.

We appreciate your investment in creating space for healing, wellness, meaningful connection, and community.

Protect what matters most. 💜

Join Massachusetts Women Of Color Coalition for Estate Planning 101 for Women & Families, a free virtual event under MAWOCC’s Economic Power & Sustainability platform.

Featuring Attorney Polly A. Tatum Law Office of Polly A. Tatum, Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney, the session will cover estate planning basics, wills and trusts, protecting family assets, and legacy planning strategies.

November 4, 2026
6:00–7:30 PM EST
Virtual via Zoom
Free to attend

Registration is required!
Scan the QR code on the flyer or register at bit.ly/MAWOCC-ESTATEPLANNING101

Mobile users: please open the link in desktop view to access the registration form.

A day to release, receive, restore, and come together. 💜🌿

Thank you to everyone who made MAWOCC’s 2026 Statewide Day of Holistic Healing & Wellness such a meaningful day, from every attendee who showed up for themselves and one another to our volunteers, vendors, speakers, facilitators, wellness providers, sponsors, and community partners.

We’re grateful to our morning guest speakers, Senator Robyn Kennedy and Commissioner Seema Dixit, for helping open the day with conversations rooted in community, equity, and well-being.

Thank you to Dr. Lucy Lomas, MD, our Luncheon Guest Speaker, for bringing women’s health to the table through a conversation on holistic healing, wellness, and menopause education.

Our breakout sessions created space to go deeper. Thank you to Kim M. Robles, LMHC, BC-DMT for leading How Trauma Affects the Mind, Body and Soul, and Rev. Gizel Hampton, Ph.D., LSWA for guiding Transforming Stress to Peace.

We also appreciate Julie Mateo for Trauma Conscious Yoga Heart Held Awakening, Cyndi Aure Rodriguez, LMT, RYT for Sound Healing Meditation, Ayana Torres for African-Centered Group Movement, and Alicia Manley, LMT and Cyndi for providing massage therapy throughout the day.

A special thank you to Madeleine Lopez, our Master of Ceremonies, for helping guide us through the day.

Thank you as well to our vendors and community partners: Mercy Kyei-Ameyaw of The Miliare Group, Naomie Delva of Lumière Santé Wellness, Claudia Restrepo of CRestrepo Aesthetics PLLC, Charmaine Whitman Jemison of CHALM Shea Butter Fusion, Geraldine Barclay-King of Geri's Bluffing Boutique, the MCPHS Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, and Coalition for Healthy Democracy Vote YES on 3: All-Party Primaries

And finally, thank you to the sponsors whose support helped make this day possible: Eastern Bank, UniBank, Worcester State Foundation, Cornerstone Bank, Bay State Bank, Seven Hills Foundation, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, and YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

To everyone who gave their time, energy, expertise, care, and presence, thank you for being part of this day with MAWOCC. 💜

If you joined us, we’d love to hear about your experience. Please share your feedback at bit.ly/HolisticHealingWellness-Feedback

Thank you to Eastern Bank, our Event Sponsor, for supporting MAWOCC’s 2026 Statewide Day of Holistic Healing & Wellness. 💜

Your support helps make a full day of healing, wellness, connection, and community possible.