Friday, June 5, was one of the biggest days in the history of the WCDC, when ground was finally broken on the Center’s new 35,000 square-foot facility in Newark, MD. WCDC staff, clients, board members, community officials and state dignitaries came to the site to celebrate the special day, which came less than two years after a horrific fire destroyed the original Center.

WCDC Ground Breaking Ceremony For the new Center, June 5, 2009

State of Maryland Delegates Norm Conway and the late Bennett Bozman played a major role in helping to raise the initial state funds needed to construct a new facility. Delegates Norm Conway and Jim Mathias were at the groundbreaking to witness the big moment.

NEWARK – (June 5, 2009) Supporters of WCDC – the Worcester County Developmental Center – are ready to take the biggest step yet in their long road of recovery since a devastating fire drove them from their home in Newark, Md., in September 2007. When those ceremonial shovels pierce the ground and big clumps of soil sail through the air on Friday, June 5, the construction of their highly-anticipated $7 million building will officially be put in motion.

NEWARK – (September 20, 2009) The Worcester County Developmental Center, Inc. (WCDC) is hosting an informative presentation for Newark residents and interested citizens to provide details of their new facility. Construction has begun on the organization’s original site on Newark Road in Newark, Md.