Waltham Community Leadership Group (WCLG)

Founded in 2019, the WCLG is a grassroots organization of people experiencing homelessness in Waltham that meets weekly and brings together the strengths and wisdom of our community. Facilitated by Chaplains On The Way, the group works to address collective issues, raise public awareness and challenge stereotypes about homelessness, build community between unhoused and housed people, and provide care, mentorship, and leadership to our communities.

Attend a WCLG weekly meeting: Tuesdays 9:30am - 10:30am at First Parish Waltham, 50 Church St, Waltham, MA 02452

WCLG Housing Summit

THANK YOU to all who attended the first ever Waltham Community Leadership Group Housing Summit. The WCLG hosted a night of powerful testimonies, community building, and an important call to action to address the housing and homelessness crisis.

Thank you to the members of the WCLG who shared their stories and to our guest speakers Colleen Bradley-Macarthur, Waltham City Council; Carolyn Montalto, Nina Lordi, and Alexandra Aldridge, Community Day Center of Waltham; Latajija Blakey, MHSA - Middlesex Human Service Agency/ Bristol Lodge Shelters; Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy, Mayor, The City of Waltham; Tom Stanley, State Representative, Massachusetts State Legislature; Genoveva Tavera, WATCH CDC; Phil Jones, The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization; and Cheryl Kerr, United Parish of Auburndale.

Keep the momentum going by signing the WCLG Housing Summit Action Pledge: Click here

VIDEOS

About the WCLG

March 21, 2023 Housing Summit Recording

WCLG in the News

Since before the pandemic, the Waltham Community Leadership Group has been advocating for the unhoused community of Waltham. Check out this WGBH article outlining the work they did to support others in the midst of COVID-19.