Nonprofits

Ascentria Care Alliance, a human services nonprofit based in Worcester with a presence throughout New England, has hired Christine Tappan as the new chief of strategy and external relations. Tappan will join the executive team in strategic planning for organizational development and fundraising.

Worcester nonprofit Spectrum Health Systems has launched a mobile van service for opioid use treatment.

Three Central Massachusetts nonprofits received a total of $400,000 from Massachusetts Cultural Council as part of the Gaming Mitigation Program in fiscal 2023.

A legal battle is being fought between UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health over millions of dollars from UMass Memorial’s 2019 sale of its stake in Shields Health Solutions to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 

Consigli Construction Co., Inc. of Milford has been selected by the National Park Service as the general contractor on a project to increase accessibility, improve visitor experience, and build a museum beneath the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

When Worcester child care advocacy nonprofit Edward Street received a $75,000 grant, it was an example of essential funding for early childhood organizations, which rely on foundational funding in the absence of adequate federal funding.

Inside of these downtown Worcester century-old structures, and some contemporary ones, businesses from one of the most cutting-edge industries – technology – have been setting up shop

Framingham State University and private family foundation Accelerate the Future together received a $1.39-million grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to improve the pipeline of trained behavioral health professionals.

Stephanie Page, executive director of Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc is stepping down from the role after nine years. Page will officially leave the role on June 30.

Anna Cross, the first full-time executive director at the MetroWest Nonprofit Network, is stepping down from the role. Cross has been in the position since 2016.