Worcester Business Journal

50 Giving Guide 2026 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS 1. Sustain leadership in providing high-quality early education and care programs. 2. Continue to provide children opportunities to thrive and acknowledge them for their efforts to embrace new learning challenges and succeed. 3. Continue to promote parental and family engagement by offering a variety of family events. 4. Offer industry-competitive compensation and benefits to retain and increase our skilled and committed staff to provide high-quality early education and care to all children. 5. Sustain an inclusive staff that fully represents diverse cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of the children and families we serve. 6. Uphold Rainbow Child Development Center's ambitious standards associated Rainbow Child Development Center Rainbow Child Development Center 10 Edward St. Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 791-6849 www.rainbowcdc.com Employees: 34 Annual revenues: $6,156,000 Year founded: 1972 MISSION STATEMENT To enhance the lives of underserved infants and children by providing quality educational and therapeutic programs and services. SERVICE AREA Worcester, Mass TOP FUNDING SOURCES 89% State Contracts 4% Foundations/Contributions 4% Parent Fees with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation. 7. Implement practices and principles to promote and integrate social and emotional wellness for children and families. Integrate holistic wellness principles into Rainbow's early childhood curriculum. Implement enrichment programs to decrease the effects of adverse childhood experiences, increase children's resilience, and develop lifelong strategies to maintain their mental health. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Rainbow Child Development Cen- ter's Annual Golf Classic and Annual Appeals benefit specific causes, such as on-site STEAM, Fine Art, Educa- tional Field Trips, and Mental Health Programs. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Sponsor Rainbow Child Development Center's Annual Golf Classic • Designate a donation to continue Rainbow CDC's STEAM, literacy, speech, and language development, the arts, and/or healthy lifestyle initiatives. • Sponsor a family-friendly event for Rainbow's children and parents, i.e., an ice cream social or cookout for Rain- bow's children and their families. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • Committee Involvement: Advance- ment and Special Events • Share a special skill or hobby with school-age children, between the hours of 3:00-5:00 p.m. Volunteers are en- couraged to read with children or share a creative talent. • Promote children's development by mentoring a school-age child who en- joys Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and/or Math. • Lead small groups of children in music, dance, gardening, or yoga. "Rainbow Child Development Center serves as a vital haven for many of Worcester's youth, offering year- round academic enrichment, cultural experiences, and healthy lifestyle programs. Supporting Rainbow and serving on its Board of Directors is deeply meaningful to me, as I believe these children are tomorrow's leaders. I am committed to advancing Rainbow's mission, both through active fundraising and by raising awareness among my network of colleagues. I am confident that these efforts will have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of the children we serve." - Daniel D'Amico, Board Member Joseph Bernard Executive Director Patrick Harvey CMG Home Loans, Inc, Board President BOARD MEMBERS Eric Agyeman, Res Hope Academy Akosua Agyepong, Turco Legal, P. C. Daniel D'Amico, Cornerstone Bank Hope Eressy, Contractor Jared Fiore, Prince Lobel Tye Lynne Grden, Keller Williams Darleny Henriquez, Harrington Hospital Linda Hyde, Consultant Karen Longo, Point 32 Health Sen. Michael Moore, Commonwealth of MA Nadine Premo, Uniquely Your Decor Erin Rosenlund, Citrin Cooperman Andrew Sherry, Middlesex Savings Bank Loreta Sulejman, Webster Five Savings Bank Shirley Williams, Psychiatry & Counseling Associates Benedicta Wright, Oflong Mental Health Services

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