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Ware-based Country Bank donates $25,000 to YWCA Central Massachusetts to support $7.5 million capital campaign

Originally posted on bankerandtradesmen.com. Bank of America Bank of America donated $50,000 to job training and youth development program More than Words, based in Boston’s South End, to support the organization’s work in the Greater Boston area. Connolly Brothers and GraVoc Beverly-based general contractor Connolly Brothers and Peabody-based technology consultant…...

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Baker-Polito Administration Awards Funding to Produce and Preserve Supportive Housing Units

Originally posted on Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation CEDAC staff attended an event on May 7th at the Worcester YWCA, where Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced that the Baker-Polito Administration is awarding funding for the production and preservation of 147 new units of supportive housing in communities across Massachusetts. Lt.…...

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Avidia Charitable Foundation donates to the YWCA of Central Mass Inc.

The Avidia Charitable Foundation recently donated $15,000 to the YWCA of Central Mass Inc. Presenting the check from L-R: Stephanie Luz, AVP Business Banking Officer of Avidia Bank; Linda Cavaioli, Executive Director of the YWCA of Central Mass, Inc.; Mark O’Connell, President & CEO of Avidia Bank. This donation is…...

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Breakfast with Chief Lourie – YWCA – February 8, 2019

Originally posted on Westborough TV. Police Chief Jeffrey Lourie visited the Senior Center on February 8, 2019 for Breakfast With The Chief. Chief Lourie gave an update on the Police Department and was joined by Linda Cavailoi, the Executive Director from YWCA Central Massachusetts....

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YWCA Passes CBA

Originally posted on Worcester Community Labor Coalition. On Friday, February 22nd, 2019, the YWCA of Central MA signed the first Community Benefit Agreement with the Worcester Community-Labor Coalition. The YWCA stands by what it believes and is putting their words into action by making this public affirmation of commitments with…...

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YWCA signs first community benefit agreement in Worcester history

Originally posted on Worcester Magazine. As organizers continue to pursue a community benefit agreement for the Worcester Red Sox ballpark project, the YWCA of Central Massachusetts has signed on to the city’s first-ever community benefit agreement for a $24-million renovation of the organization’s Salem Square building. The benefits agreement dictates…...

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YWCA has raised $4M for 57-year-old renovation

Originally posted on the Worcester Business Journal. The YWCA of Central Massachusetts has surpassed the halfway point of its $7.5-million capital campaign to fund a $23.4-million renovation of the company’s Salem Square facility in Worcester. The project would be the first major renovation of the building in its 57-year history.…...

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YWCA of Central Mass and Community Leader, Linda Cavaioli- Empowerment in Action

Original article posted on Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation Linda Cavaioli has made a career of empowering individuals on the margins.  As Executive Director of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts for the past 26 years, she’s made it her business to support women fleeing domestic violence (DV); deliver essential early…...

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