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Contents
From the Sponsors ......................................................................... 4
Feature Story: Nonprofits partner to solve childcare ...................... 6
Advocates ..................................................................................... 10
Ascentria Care Alliance ................................................................. 12
Aspire Living and Learning ............................................................ 14
Better Business Bureau of Central New England ......................... 72
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester ..................................................... 16
CASA ............................................................................................. 18
Catholic Charities Worcester County ............................................ 20
Center for Applied Behavioral Instruction ..................................... 22
CMHA: The Housing Alliance ........................................................ 24
Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts ............ 26
Crossroads Continuum ................................................................. 28
Easterseals Massachusetts .......................................................... 30
Fitchburg Art Museum .................................................................. 32
Girl Scouts of Central & Western Mass ........................................ 34
Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc. .......................... 36
Guild of Saint Agnes ..................................................................... 38
JoyGuru Humanitarian Services, Inc. ........................................... 40
Mechanics Hall .............................................................................. 42
Music Worcester ........................................................................... 44
Notre Dame Health Care Center Inc. ............................................ 46
Open Sky Community Services .................................................... 48
Rainbow Child Development Center............................................. 50
Reliant Foundation ........................................................................ 52
RFK Community Alliance .............................................................. 54
Seven Hills Foundation ................................................................. 56
United Way of Central Massachusetts.......................................... 58
Venture Community Services ........................................................ 60
Veterans Inc. .................................................................................. 62
Webster Five Cents Savings Bank ................................................ 64
Worcester County Food Bank ....................................................... 66
YMCA of Central Massachusetts .................................................. 68
Largest Charitable Foundations .................................................. 70
Central Mass. nonprofits, by name ............................................. 73
The 100 largest Central Mass. nonprofits ................................... 78
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