Nora Wilcox

A 2007 Vision Fellow, Nora Wilcox completed a masters in social work specializing in community planning, organizing and development at the University of Chicago, School of Social Administration (June 2009). While earning her masters, Nora interned at: Villa Guadalupe Senior Services, Inc., where she provided case management services for a diverse group of low-income seniors; NeighborSpace, a nonprofit organization that works with communities in Chicago to preserve and protect their urban gardens and open space from development; and Logan Square Neighborhood Association, where she worked with the Director of Housing and Land Use researching housing policy, doing neighborhood outreach and developing strategies for organizing campaigns for more and better affordable housing and commercial spaces. After graduating, Nora moved to New York City where she worked in a housing first model outreach program for the chronically homeless population at Goddard Riverside Community Center. Nora was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard. She holds a BS in Psychology and Women’s Studies (2002) from the University of Massachusetts. In the fall of 2018, Nora and her wife moved back to the Island. Nora is now Service Coordinator at Island Elderly Housing, Inc.