Campaign News...United Way of Central Massachusetts Announces New Grant Recipients More than $5.1 Million will be invested in Community The United Way of Central Massachusetts has announced the recipients of its 2007 grants. The funding recommendations were voted on by the Board of Directors at yesterday’s monthly meeting. The approval of $3.4 million will fund seventy (70) programs operated by more than forty (40) agencies in central Massachusetts. In addition to the $3.4 million approved by the board, other resources being invested in the community include $900,000 in donor designations and more than $800,000 in direct community services provided by the United Way of Central Massachusetts, which include work on behalf of Together For Kids, Building Brighter Futures with Youth, our Volunteer Center, Mass 211 and the AFL/CIO Ramp Program, bringing the total contribution to the Worcester community to more than $5.1 million. Read More |