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Grants to organizations in 2021 at $40,000, with total pandemic donations at $140,000 thus far FLORENCE—Since the start of the new year, Florence Bank has donated $40,000 to organizations in the [...]

Event one of first to be held in region since the start of the pandemic FLORENCE—Food insecurity skyrocketed in the past year in the Valley as the pandemic caused layoffs, slowdowns, and business [...]

FLORENCE—Florence Bank has announced that Kiara Sonoda of Hatfield, Jessica Camp and Samantha Sanger of Easthampton, and Lynn Formel of South Hadley have been selected as recipients of the 2020 [...]

Staff, board members, corporators, community leaders, and Mayor John Vieau attended socially distanced event CHICOPEE—Florence Bank celebrated its third Hampden County branch yesterday morning [...]

Recognition for community philanthropy comes from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and American Express  GILFORD—Patrick’s Pub & Eatery has been named a Good [...]

LACONIA— Jennifer Kelley, the coordinator of the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction since October 2018, was recently named executive director of the nonprofit by its Board of Directors.

  Assistance across the country, and at home, has increased exponentially since 2019 NORTHAMPTON—United Ways work year-round to help people who are vulnerable, and in the past year, meeting [...]

Funds have aided nonprofits that have seen tremendous growth due to COVID-19 FLORENCE—Florence Bank donated nearly $100,000 in 2020 to support a new food distribution collaborative and nine other [...]

Pandemic pulls longtime volunteers elsewhere, so need is great NORTHAMPTON—United Way of Hampshire County is eagerly seeking volunteers to assist with various tasks related to running a newly [...]

Life plan community has trained new volunteers and is recruiting additional companions as well as community members to pair them with  LONGMEADOW—Glenmeadow recently trained seven new volunteers [...]