Nonprofits

Almost a year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Worcester Together fund has given $1 million in its third and final phase, with a goal of helping organizations plan for the future after the health crisis.

Downtown Framingham, Inc. Executive Director Courtney Thraen will step down in March, the outgoing leader of four years announced on Monday.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Continuum of Care $7.2 million to continue funding programs aimed at fighting homelessness in Worcester County.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetroWest has partnered with the Hartsprings Foundation of West Springfield to be BBBSCM's premier partner for donation pick-up services, the nonprofit announced on Tuesday.

Country Bank, headquartered in Ware, is pairing up with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce to provide scholarship opportunities for small businesses to receive a one-year paid membership to the chamber, the two groups announced on Monday.

The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, based in Northbridge, announced a spate of newly elected board officers and members on Thursday.

Behavioral health programs at Worcester's Open Sky Community Services have received top accreditation from the third-party group Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International, the nonprofit announced on Wednesday.

Two years ago, Del Valle said Friday, she purchased a house and was able to expand the backyard using money she gained from a refund facilitated through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program. That in turn gave her clearance to open her daycare.

The Worcester Branch NAACP held its annual officers election on Jan. 18, and swore those new members in on Monday, during a remote meeting.

The City of Worcester is contracting with five local housing agencies to administer $1.9 million in rental assistance to certain eligible residents, the city announced on Tuesday.