Nonprofits

Seven nonprofits from around Central Massachusetts are slated to receive $7.4 million in funding from the $1.5-trillion federal appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturday.

Veterans Inc. has received $430,000 to support behavioral health services for veterans and their families, as part of a the new $1.5-trillion federal appropriations bill passed in early March.

Using a fund now grown to 10-times its initial size, the United Way of Central Massachusetts is expanding its seven-month effort to welcome refugees from Afghanistan to now help those displaced by the war in Ukraine, according to a Saturday announcement from the Worcester-based nonprofit.

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Among the hires and promotions in this edition of Movers & Shakers are those at Fletcher Tilton, Open Sky Community Services, AXIOM Learning Solutions, and AAFCPAs.

Julie Bowditch, the manager of the UMass Cancer Walk and community fundraising for UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has been hired as executive director of The CASA Project Worcester County, the foster care support program announced Friday.

The nonprofit Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, based in Worcester, has named founding member Celia Blue as its first president and CEO, the organization said Thursday, while also announcing a $500,000 donation from the Esler Family Foundation.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts has awarded $458,500 in grants to various local organizations, the public charity announced Thursday. 

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The United Way of Central Massachusetts has been awarded $4.5 million, to be dispersed over two years, through the federally funded Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Rebound grant, the nonprofit announced Thursday night.