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Using a fund now grown to 10-times its initial size, the United Way of Central Massachusetts is expanding its seven-month effort to welcome refugees from Afghanistan to now help those displaced by the war in Ukraine, according to a Saturday announcement from the Worcester-based nonprofit.
WORCESTER Satya Mitra, an Indian man who has called Worcester home for over 40 years, is raising money to provide relief during India s ongoing COVID-19 crisis. It is so painful to see the devastating situation and the suffering of the people in India, said Mitra.
India is currently battling a catastrophic second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. They recorded 4,529 deaths on Wednesday, the highest in a single day in any country during the pandemic.
Mitra s goal is to raise $100,000, of which he has about $30,000.
The funds will be distributed through the Joy Guru Humanitarian Services, a charitable foundation established by Mitra and his wife, Sheema, in 2016. The foundation s primary goal is to serve the Worcester community, says Mitra, but they want to help wherever there is humanitarian need.