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Help What’s Up Worcester Stay Connected to the Community
What’s Up Worcester wants to hear from residents, organizations, businesses, schools, community leaders, and neighbors across Worcester and Worcester County.
Use this page to submit local news tips, community events, resources, small businesses, youth programs, family support services, housing and shelter information, recovery resources, photos, public meeting information, and people doing meaningful work in the community.
What’s Up Worcester is a nonprofit community media organization committed to accessible, trustworthy, and community-centered journalism that informs residents, amplifies local voices, and strengthens civic engagement across Worcester and Worcester County.
What You Can Submit
You can use this form to send us:
- Local news tips
- Community events
- Weekend events
- Public meetings
- Small business spotlights
- Community leader nominations
- Youth programs
- Family support services
- Housing and shelter resources
- Food access resources
- Substance use and recovery support resources
- Mental health resources
- School and education updates
- Volunteer opportunities
- Donation drives
- Photos, flyers, or videos
- Neighborhood concerns
- Stories about people doing meaningful work
Before You Submit
Please only submit information that you have permission to share publicly.
Submitting information does not guarantee coverage. All submissions may be reviewed, verified, edited, and placed into the appropriate What’s Up Worcester format before publication.
For sensitive topics, including homelessness, substance use, recovery, mental health, public safety, violence, youth, families, trauma, or personal hardship, What’s Up Worcester will handle submissions with dignity, consent, accuracy, and care.
Our goal is not to exploit people’s struggles. Our goal is to share helpful, verified information and connect residents with stories, resources, and updates that matter.
What Happens After You Submit
After you submit information, What’s Up Worcester may:
Review the details
Verify information before publishing
Contact you for follow-up questions
Confirm names, dates, times, and locations
Confirm photo, flyer, or video permission
Confirm photo credit
Decide whether the submission fits our coverage
Edit the information for clarity, accuracy, and style
Not every submission will become an article or post, but every submission helps us better understand what is happening across Worcester and Worcester County.
Submit Your Information
Click the button below to send us your story, event, resource, business, or community update.
Contact Information
For general questions, email: info@whatsupworcester.com
For event submissions, email: events@whatsupworcester.com
For sponsorship inquiries, email: sponsor@whatsupworcester.com
Thank You for Helping Us Build
What’s Up Worcester is building community-first local journalism with the people of Worcester, not above them.
Your submissions help us stay connected, highlight local voices, share useful resources, and tell the stories that matter across Worcester and Worcester County.
This is our city. These are our stories.