Worcester Business Journal

14 Giving Guide 2024 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS • Leveraging a human development lens we will work to understand the challenges our staff face and create a set of wraparound services to mitigate those challenges and support their journey to career success and overall well-being through PeopleFirst Pathways. We will also extend these supports to the clients we serve. • Support the number of increasing new arrivals to Massachusetts seeking a safe haven in which to build a new life and become contributing members to our communities. • Invest in renovations to Ruth House, our home for young mothers who are working hard to continue their education with the goal to be economically independent for themselves and their children. • Support children who are in need and deserving of a loving family by growing our network of foster families. • Increase the number of donated cars we award to families without reliable transportation who are striving for self-sufficiency. • Encourage people with developmental disabilities to live life on their own terms by providing support to become and remain successful contributors to the communities in which they live and work. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Individuals or corporations interested in making a donation or exploring gis of stock, monthly giving, planned giving, sponsorship opportunities or employee matching gi programs are invited to contact our Advancement Department at 774-243-3100 or Advancement@acentria.org. You can also give to a specific program like one listed below. Ascentria through our Immigration Legal Assistance Program (ILAP) helps immigrants, refugees, unaccompanied minors and victims of human trafficking receive legal guidance as they maneuver our complicated legal system to become New Americans. You can find out more about our ILAP program by going to Ascentria's website www.ascentria.org Another unique way to give is to donate your old or unused vehicle to our Good News Garage program where we will refurbish it and award it to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation, which helps empower them to move out of poverty and into financial independence and social stability. Learn more at GoodNewsGarage.org. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Many of our donors generously give throughout the year when a particular appeal for support resonates with them while others decide to give monthly. Our annual giving opportunities include Giving Tuesday, which is generally the first Tuesday in December or the last Tuesday of November and our Annual Year End Appeal that begins in November and extends to January. We welcome donations from individuals, groups and corporations. Your gi makes it possible for Ascentria to continue to provide a diverse offering of social services to support teen parents, unaccompanied minors, low-income families in need of transportation, immigrants and refugees, seniors, people with cognitive disabilities and those who are managing mental health challenges. If you would like further information on our appeals and/or have an idea of how you would like to give. Please contact the Advancement Department at 774-243-3100 or Advancement@acentria.org VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Ascentria volunteers find their work to be impactful, interesting and rewarding. Volunteers collaborate with us in many productive and creative ways to enhance organizational capacity, empower our clients and strengthen our Massachusetts communities. Tutoring, mentoring new arrivals or providing professional services are a few examples of how Ascentria volunteers effect real and lasting change in others. Volunteer opportunities exist for individuals, students seeking internships and groups such as corporations, faith communities and special interest groups. Ascentria has a unique program called Neighborhood Support Teams. Volunteers come together as a group to support new arrivals to resettle in the United States. For a complete listing of volunteer opportunities, visit ascentria.org/volunteer. Ascentria Care Alliance Rev. Ross Goodman, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Board Vice Chair Alex Bartholomew, Bartholomew & Company Inc., Board Financial Secretary Ashish Cowlagi, Pragya Systems, Board Secretary BOARD MEMBERS Marybeth Campbell, Worcester Community Action Council, Director Dr. Brian Gibbs, UMass Memorial Health System, Director Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, The Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Director Fred Jenoure, TANGO, Board Chair William Mayo, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Director Keith Robertson, Ziegler, Director Barbara Ruhe, Ruhe and Ruhe Attorneys at Law, Director Peter Schmidt, Transcend Air Corporation, Director "I have served on nonprofitboards for over 40 years in New York, Connecticut & Massachusetts. I chose to serve on the Ascentria Care Alliance board because of the important mission work of their dedicated staff in the five states they serve, their exceptional leadership and their commitment to transformational change within the human services sector. ey are committed to challenging the status quo of a system that has not focused on understanding clients' needs and has allowed inequity to prosper. I want to be a part of that change." - Frederick Jenoure, Board Chair 11 Shattuck Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (774) 243-3100 ascentria.org Full-time Employees: 2,057 Annual Revenues: $48,317,862 Year founded: 1872 MISSION STATEMENT We are called to strengthen communities by empowering people to respond to life's challenges. SERVICE AREA Ascentria Care Alliance provides services in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. TOP FUNDING SOURCES 81% Government 17% Private 2% Other Angela Bovill President and CEO Fred Jenoure TANGO Board Chair

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