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FITCHBURG United Way of North Central Massachusetts (UWNCM) has distributed $1,151,063 in funds to 44 local agencies through two grant programs. The grants will support programs that target pressing community needs and offer after school and.
By Barbara M. Houle
Correspondent
Clear Path for Veterans New England in Devens offers a multitude of programs responding to COVID-19 by providing service members and veterans and their families with boxes of non-perishable food supplies and most recently Grab n’ Go meals.
Food insecurity is a continuing issue during COVID-19, said Donna Bulger of Norfolk, executive director and vice president of Clear Path, a 50 (c)3 with the mission “to build a safe, supportive and respectful place for Veterans.” Bulger and her husband, Scott Bulger, are founders of Clear Path.
Donna Bulger said that in 2020 with help from the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Clear Path was able to distribute 200 food boxes to veterans weekly. Beginning in October 2020, the nonprofit received a weekly shipment of 1,000 boxes of food distributed by the USDA Farm to Family program. “People in the community as well as veterans benefited,” said Bulger.
United Way gives $20,000 grant to Clear Path for Veterans New England
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FITCHBURG United Way of North Central Massachusetts has made a $20,000 grant from its Stand United COVID-19 Response Fund to Clear Path for Veterans New England to provide financial assistance for local veterans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based in Devens, CP4VNE offers a variety of services to support veterans and their families. The UWNCM grant will help fund CP4VNE’s Peer Outreach Program, which ensures that veterans who are struggling can remain in their homes by directly paying expenses including housing, utilities, food and car payments. The program is expected to help 650 community members through June 2021.