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wbjournal.com | January 27, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 9 different things people can do to give but might have a little bit of fun as well. We're going to do our pub quiz again this year, and a lot of the other things are still in the planning stages. What kinds of improvements do you want to achieve in the next five years? Hit our fundraising goals with hopefully bigger numbers, which we're going to need if we want to help more people. Maybe some more tech-type advances. For example, we're going to use a new system to allow people to submit their applications for funding and to track and report. We do have our Day of Giving, which is always a big one. I'd like to see if we can maybe come up with some more events where we can get the volunteers involved in helping us do things like that in the community. is interview was conducted and edited for length and clarity by WBJ Staff Writer Mica Kanner-Mascolo. W Can we create a CUSTOM magazine for you? Whether it's the celebration of a major anniversary or the opening of a new headquarters, Worcester Business Journal's Custom Publishing Division can help you create a custom magazine for your business. Our division's top flight team of writers and designers can help you tell your story – and make your business look great! Based on our unique publishing model, it's surprisingly affordable. Call WBJ Custom Corporate Project Director Christine Juetten at 508-755-8004 ext. 270. Worcester Business Journal WBJ Custom Publishing Division United Way of South Central Mass. grants United Way of South Central Massachusetts last year awarded $440,000 to 25 nonprofits through funds raised by its annual campaign to support initiatives tackling healthcare, food insecurity, and housing needs. Organization Location Grant amount Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley Dudley $120,000 YMCA of Central Massachusetts Worcester $65,000 Catholic Charities Worcester County Worcester $40,000 Tri Valley Dudley $40,000 CASA Project Worcester County Worcester $25,000 Friends of St. Luke's Southbridge $22,500 Kiva Centers Worcester $15,000 Community Legal Aid Worcester $12,500 Literacy Volunteers of South Central Massachusetts Southbridge $10,000 Worcester Community Action Council Worcester $10,000 Guild of St. Agnes in Worcester Worcester $9,000 Care Central VNA & Hospice Gardner $8,000 Center of Hope Foundation Southbridge $7,500 Open Sky Community Services Worcester $6,500 Reconciliation House Webster $6,000 United Way of South Central Massachusetts mini grants Southbridge $5,500 Friends of the Gladys E. Kelly Public Library Webster $5,000 Old Sturbridge Village Museum Sturbridge $5,000 Our Bright Future in Southbridge Southbridge $5,000 Southbridge Food Share Southbridge $5,000 LUK Crisis Center Fitchburg $3,500 Pathways for Change Worcester $3,500 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & Metrowest Worcester $3,000 Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Worcester $2,500 Heart of New England Council Rutland $2,500 MASS 2-1-1 Framingham $2,500 Source: United Way of South Central Massachusetts Each year, hundreds of United Way staff and volunteers participate in the organization's annual Day of Caring, donating their time to complete unfinished nonprofit projects throughout the region.