Women Together is a non-profit community group from the Pleasant Street neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts, that is committed to ending violence by working together to create change.Women Together dreamed of buying the vacant half-acre Winslow Street property and create a public park. The Winslow Street School once stood on this site and served as a gathering place for the surrounding neighborhood. In 1978, when the school burned down, the Pleasant Street neighborhood lost its community anchor.
The creation of a public park on the Winslow Street lot would allow the Pleasant Street neighborhood to use this space as a community gathering place. In this urban context, usable greenspace would improve the quality of life for residents since urban greenspace improves air and water quality, and provides space for people to recreate. By attracting businesses and visitors, this park could further unify and revitalize this community and help reduce crime.
