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MA – United Way Worldwide announced today that it is partnering with Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S., to provide limited free rides to people with specific non-emergency healthcare transportation, employment, and veterans’ needs. The program is now being piloted in 12 cities across the country, including some neighborhoods in Boston. Mass2-1-1 is a free, statewide service that connects people to essential services in...
We were sorry to hear the news that our dear friend State Representative Chris Walsh has passed away after a valiant battle with cancer.
Chris has been a long time supporter of our United Way, Mass2-1-1 and Call2talk. Along with Senator Karen Spilka and Representative David Linsky they have secured thousands of dollars of funding for our organization and the people we serve.
Chris’s fight with cancer was nothing less than epic. He battled...
By Tom Burke | Veteranscribes Blog
It was just that three-letter word, relates author Catherine Marenghi, that set her firmly on her way to a prosperous business career.
The quoted speaker was Mrs. Robbins, Ms Marenghi’s her junior-high-school English teacher in Milford, Massachusetts. Catherine had just passed in her assignment, a short poem about the war which was then raging in Southeast Asia.
“I watched the expression on her face,”...
March 13, 2018 | Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni
FRAMINGHAM – On International Women’s Day, the United Way of Tri-County hosted the 2018 Athena Luncheon to recognize 14 finalists and announce the two
winners of the 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award ® .
The winners were Nishita Roy-Pope, from Dell EMC Global Centers of Excellence, and Susanne Morreale Leeber, President and CEO of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Roy-Pope is...
Eileen Davis works in her office at the Call2Talk mental health and emotional support call line in Framingham Friday.She will be taking over the statewide Mass 2-1-1 referral service [Daily News Staff Photo/Ken McGagh]
By Jim Haddadin | Daily News Staff
FRAMINGHAM — After successfully growing the Call2Talk crisis line into a statewide resource, Eileen Davis is preparing for the next big step in her career.
Davis, who launched...
The United Way of Tri-County although once perceived as the middle man, now operates a hybrid model of serving people in the community with child literacy, mental health, food security and employment programs. President and CEO, Paul Mina explains.
By Christina Wynn
PITTSFIELD — Many of us know someone — a friend or a relative — who was directly affected by the trio of monster hurricanes or ferocious wildfires that impacted many areas of our country this past year. Perhaps they were forced to evacuate, leaving behind the home they had built along with all their personal belongings, and were in need of shelter, clothes and basic necessities. Maybe they could stay in their home, but lost...
MARLBOROUGH - Four Marlborough nonprofits were recently awarded $2,100 from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation’s Community Spirit 9/11 Mini-Grant program.
The Society of St. Vincent DePaul Mission Church Conference and Marlborough Community Cupboard each received $550. Crossroads School and Special Olympics Massachusetts - which is headquartered in the city - were awarded $500.
Harvard Pilgrim and the foundation created the Community...
By Jim Haddadin | MetroWest Daily News
FRAMINGHAM — With its staff and volunteers under a new roof, the Framingham Salvation Army Corps is retooling for the future.
The group, which recently left its home of more than 30 years on Concord Street, is adopting a new focus on youth and family services at its new facility on Howard Street.
The Framingham Corps recently launched a new after-school program for children in kindergarten and...
By Jim Haddadin, Daily News Staff
FRAMINGHAM — The United Way of Tri-County is seeking nominations for its annual awards honoring adult and youth volunteers.
The group will present its MetroWest/495 Corridor Volunteer of the Year and Youth Volunteer of the Year awards at a ceremony this spring. The awards recognize two people who have shown outstanding dedication and commitment in their community through volunteerism.
The awards are open...
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