Nonprofits

Kaitlyn Kenney Walsh will assume her leading roles as president and CEO of the BCBSMA Foundation come Jan. 1.

The United Way of Central Massachusetts’ efforts to establish an emergency fund for the region’s nonprofits have been boosted through an additional $100,000 matching donation from a charity founded by a Sutton couple.

In response to growing demand, Worcester-based Community Legal Aid has moved its Fitchburg office to a new location and will soon add an additional attorney specializing in immigration.

The Worcester Railers are Central Massachusetts' only professional hockey team and the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Islanders. Playing out of Worcester’s DCU Center and heading into their eighth season, the Railers aim to continue to draw fans by being community focused.

The combined $38 million in financing will be used to renovate and preserve 73 units of affordable housing located in 16 buildings.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association, a Canton-based labor union representing nurses throughout Central Massachusetts and the state, has named Joe-Ann Fergus as its new executive director.

Ascentria Care Alliance, one of Central Massachusetts’ largest human services nonprofits, has named a new chief of strategic business development at the Worcester-based organization.

What sets the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business apart is how vital they are to their communities.

Sixty-seven local after-school programs will receive a boost in funding this year as three United Way organizations in Central Massachusetts have been awarded a combined $1.08 million in state funding.

North Central Massachusetts is tackling a problem familiar to suburban and rural communities: Getting workers from transit stops to their jobs.