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Balancing the Leadership Matrix

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April

The Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for Worcester County Food Bank Fund to End Hunger

The fund is seeking proposals for projects that address hunger and food insecurity through innovative and sustainable solutions.

April

YCI Youth Program Receives National Recognition and Grant

Youth for Community Improvement (YCI), a young person-led grant-making committee of the Foundation, has been selected as a recipient of the Powers of Youth Challenge grant for a pilot project they have designed to empower young people.

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