15 Years of Build Day

Year 15
of Build Day

For fifteen years, Worcester schools and nonprofits have told us what their spaces need, and college students have shown up to build it. One city, one day, fifteen years running.

Next Build Day: Saturday, April 17, 2027

15 years of impact Partner with W4W

A child playing on a playground built by Working for Worcester volunteers — A playground finished on Build Day, in use the same week

Now open

Project requests for Year 15 are open

Worcester schools and nonprofits: tell us what your space needs.

Submit a project request

$2.4M+
Reinvested in Worcester: 25+
Playgrounds built: 45,000+
Kids impacted: 1,500+
Volunteers each year: 30+
Local businesses involved: 7+
Colleges represented

Cumulative since 2013 · see the year-by-year record

How it works

The projects come from Worcester.
So do the people who build them.

01
Identify
Worcester schools and nonprofits propose the projects their spaces need.
02
Plan
Student teams scope each project with sites, contractors, and partners.
03
Mobilize
Funding, materials, volunteers, and local expertise come together.
04
Build
On Build Day, the whole city shows up and the work gets done.
05
Lasting impact
The playgrounds, courts, and spaces stay in Worcester for decades.

Support Year 15

Two ways to give

W4W is run entirely by volunteers, so every dollar goes into the builds.

Give as an individual

Any amount buys lumber, mulch, paint, and tools for a Worcester project. Donations are tax-deductible and processed securely through Givebutter.

Donate now

Partner as a company

Corporate partners are our largest supporters. Sponsor a site, bring your employees to build it, and put your name on a space that serves Worcester for decades. Let's talk about the right fit.

Explore partnership

Featured project

A disused library, rebuilt as a STEAM classroom

Francis J. McGrath Elementary School, Build Day 2026. One student site team gutted the school's old library and rebuilt it, in a single day, as a hands-on classroom for science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

Site: Francis J. McGrath Elementary School, Worcester Public Schools
Project: Full gut of the old library, rebuilt as a STEAM classroom
Serves: ~200 students, Pre-K through grade 6

See the project →

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