Nonprofits

After receiving a $93,071 grant from a Boston-based nonprofit, UMass Chan Medical School will be launching a new oral health intervention pilot program aimed to assist people experiencing substance-use disorder.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will provide the Winchendon Community Action Committee with a $216,000 loan to create a new facility known as the Winchendon Works Community Hub.

East Brookfield nonprofit Second Chance Animal Services received a $1.1-million donation from PetSmart Charities to expand its four surgical centers over the next three years.

While the Legislature voted in October to restore millions of dollars that Gov. Maura Healey vetoed, leaders of four organizations say the funds have yet to start flowing or be committed through contracts with the state.

The board of directors at Worcester insurer Fallon Health has established a $150,000 fund at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation to honor retiring president and CEO Richard Burke.

With the state's emergency shelter system maxed out, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay announced Wednesday that it is partnering with a pair of organizations to open temporary, overnight shelters in north central Massachusetts that will serve up to 23 families.

Worcester Business Journal’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts is doubling in size.

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at companies including National Grid, UMass Memorial Medical Group, AAFCPAs, and Ascentria Care Alliance.

“I’ve never been as worried about health care as I am right now."

A former school building located at 22 Waverly St. in Worcester has been sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester to an Auburn-based corporation for $1.1 million.