Winchendon, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
A food pantry and community center, a health equity movement, a foundation whose grants Town Meeting hears about by name, and the museum that keeps Toy Town’s story. Every organization on this page takes volunteers, and several of them are how a resident with no title at all ends up in the room.
Community Organizations
| Organization | What they do & contact |
|---|---|
| The HUB | The community center run by the Winchendon Community Action Committee, with a food pantry, the Community Threads clothing room, and emergency assistance for neighbors who hit a hard month. |
| The HEAL Collaborative | A Winchendon community movement for economic empowerment and health equity, based at 5 Summer Drive. |
| Robinson Broadhurst Foundation | A charitable foundation focused on Winchendon whose grants fund town projects; the Board of Selectmen votes to accept them in public session, and the performing arts amphitheater at Winchendon Community Park carries the foundation’s name. |
| Winchendon History and Cultural Center | The town’s history museum at the Murdock-Whitney House, with the Isaac Morse House beside it, running exhibits and public events year-round. |
| The Winchendon Courier | Winchendon’s own community newspaper, covering the Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting, the schools and town elections. |
| Athol Daily News | A regional daily based in neighboring Athol whose coverage includes Winchendon town government and community news. |
| Winchendon TV | The community access channel that records and re-broadcasts Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Town Meeting sessions, so you can watch the room before you walk into it. |
Town Services You Can Use Today
| Service | Notes |
|---|---|
| Senior Center / Council on Aging | Programs, congregate meals, and low-cost local van rides from the Old Murdock Senior Center, 52 Murdock Avenue. It runs on volunteers, and it asks for them. |
| Parks & Recreation | Winchendon Community Park’s 200 acres of trails and fields at 86 Ingleside Road, the amphitheater’s concert season, and youth programs. Coordinator Shaina Cunningham, 978-297-3155. |
| Veterans’ Services | Benefits, claims, and services for Winchendon veterans and their families, through Veteran Service Officer Christopher Black. 978-630-4017. |
| Beals Memorial Library | The library at 50 Pleasant Street that a twelve-vote override kept open in 2025. Its Board of Trustees is appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and new trustees were seated as recently as August 2026. |
For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s own staff directory at townofwinchendon.com.