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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services recently awarded Mercy Medical Center a grant totaling $1,171,322 million to support the hospital’s consult services for substance-use disorder. Pictured, from left: state Rep. Orlando Ramos; Dan Keenan, regional vice president, Advocacy and Government Relations, Trinity Health Of New England; Maria Mead, Behavioral Health clinical supervisor at Mercy; Edna Rodríguez, Mercy’s director of Behavioral Health; Mercy President Dr. Robert Roose; state Rep. Shirley Arriaga and her daughter; state Rep. Carlos González; and state Sen. John Velis.
Supporting the Vision
Leaders from the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation recently visited Square One to celebrate the foundation’s $500,000 gift toward the construction of Square One’s new home. The Davis Foundation was among the first funders
to support the project, awarding Square One $50,000 in 2022 to complete a feasibility study to gauge support. Pictured, from left: Dawn DiStefano, president and CEO of Square One; Kiley O’Meara, Laurel Ferretti, and Drew Davis from the Davis Foundation; Kris Allard and Maria Bedard from Square One; and Paul Belsito, executive director of the Davis Foundation.
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Community Grants
In a celebration on May 14 at the Garden House at Look Park, Florence Bank awarded $150,000 to 40 area nonprofits through its annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program. Through this annual program, launched in 2002, customers are invited to vote for their favorite local nonprofit in hopes it will receive a share of grant funding. In 2023, roughly 7,168 votes were cast. Pictured: Florence Bank President Matt Garrity offers congratulations to Captain Monica Neveu from Goshen Firefighters Assoc., which received $5,000.