Nonprofits

Worcester nonprofit Wake Up Narcolepsy announced on Tuesday its co-founder, Monica Gow, will return as the organization’s executive director five years after she left the role for a position as board chair.

After announcing their decision to merge in September 2020, Lancaster-based nonprofits Doctor Franklin Perkins School and RFK Children’s Action Corps finalized their agreement and will move forward under a new name, according to a Thursday press release.

Isabel Gonzalez-Webster will step down from her role as executive director of Worcester Interfaith in January to take a position as executive director with New York advocacy nonprofit Communities United for Police Reform, the Worcester multi-faith organization announced on Thursday.

Three professors from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester received grants from the $800,000 Scholarship in Action, which aims to support Worcester-based research and partnership with the community, according to a Tuesday press release from the college.

Second Chance Animal Services, a nonprofit veterinary hospital based in East Brookfield, will officially open a new location in Southbridge on Thursday, according to a Monday press release from the organization.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has officially removed the name of the late Robert Foisie, an alumnus and the largest donor in its history who gave $63 million over his lifetime, from its formerly named Foisie Business School and Foisie Innovation Studio & Messenger Hall.

Sean Smith, owner of 873 Cafe Tavern in Ashby, has received a $75,000 loan through the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation.

Mass Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded a cumulative $90,508 in grants to nine Central Massachusetts organizations in an effort to support them in the face of ongoing challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Renaissance Medical Group of Southbridge, a healthcare company specifically focusing on the region’s Latino population, announced on Monday it is teaming up with the Worcester Housing Authority to launch a new meal delivery program for WHA residents.

Eight women from around Central Massachusetts have earned the honor this year.