Stronger TOGETHER For Worcester 2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report

Light the way. FAST facts: 2018-2019 FINANCIAL AID PURCHASING INSTITUTIONAL FACTS :: 305 :: $1,544,475 :: 1904 Mission Statement of students Total capital expenditures Year Assumption College from Worcester paid to vendors in was Founded Assumption College, a Catholic institution sponsored by Worcester County the Augustinians of the Assumption and rooted in the :: 592 :: 1,869* Catholic intellectual tradition, strives to form graduates Number of students from :: $1,709,407 Number of Undergraduates known for critical intelligence, thoughtful citizenship, and Worcester County Total capital expenditures compassionate service. We pursue these ambitious goals paid to vendors in the :: 892* through a curriculum grounded in the liberal arts and :: $3,454,288 city of Worcester Number of Graduate Students extending to the domain of professional studies. Amount of institutional aid Enlivened by the Catholic affirmation of the harmony of to students from Worcester :: $51,715,153 :: 141* faith and reason, we aim, by the pursuit of the truth, to Total capital expenditures paid Number of Continuing transform the minds and hearts of students. Assumption :: $7,276,093 to vendors in Worcester County Education Students favors diversity and ecumenically welcomes all who share Amount of institutional aid to over the last 10 years its goals. students from Worcester County :: 33/49 :: $5,019,957 Number of majors/minors :: 99% Total purchasing expenditures * Reflective of full-time CAMPUS COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUPS enrollment numbers Undergraduates who receive paid to vendors in the city of Assumption Athletics some form of financial aid Worcester Campus Ministry Community Service Learning EMPLOYMENT :: $5,742,924 FEES/TAXES PAID Reach Out Center :: $7,510,183 Total purchasing expenditures TO THE CITY Student Government Association paid to vendors in Worcester OF WORCESTER Annual payroll for employees County (excluding Worcester) residing in the city of Worcester The Community Benefits Report is produced by the :: $336,346 Assumption College Office of Communications. For COMMUNITY Water and sewer taxes :: $10,386,248 CONTRIBUTIONS more information or questions regarding this issue, Annual payroll for employees please contact: :: $12,424 residing in Worcester County :: $25,000 Police Department (excluding Worcester) Daniel F. DiTullio Annual commitment to coverage/costs The Hanover Theatre Executive Assistant for Government :: 263 and Community Relations :: $1,057 Number of faculty/staff living [email protected] :: $56,675 Fire Department fees in the city of Worcester and Donations and in-kind gifts Michael Guilfoyle surrounding communities made to local nonprofits :: $42,225 Executive Director of Communications Property taxes [email protected] :: 174,755 Number of hours students :: $55,532 Kimberly Ruscitti contribute to community Other fees Director of Public Affairs service Parking lot license, certificates of [email protected] inspection, plumbing fees, liquor license, filing fee, food permit, pool :: 3,263 permit, lodging fee, and camp fees. Assumption College Number of student placements 500 Salisbury Street in organizations throughout Worcester, MA 01609 Worcester County 508.767.7478 www.assumption.edu/CBR A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Regardless of a student’s chosen major at Assumption, inextricably weaved throughout all academic disciplines – and many co-curricular programs – is the importance of engagement within one’s community. At Assumption, we shape students into being the best individuals and leaders that they can be; to set forth their innate passions to positively impact the world. Our commitment to community is a hallmark of our mission that calls for forming individuals who are known for critical intelligence, thoughtful citizenship and compassionate service.

The Venerable Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, who established the Augustinians of the Assumption, the sponsoring order of the College, once wrote in 1843, “Work in a way that raises people up, instructs them, helps them to lead a good life...” A lifetime committed to learning and service begins here on campus and is manifested throughout the city of Worcester. Our students are engaged in classrooms, reading to Worcester youth, or providing assistance during after-school programs; contributing to the burgeoning arts scene through the innovative POW! WOW! Worcester; volunteering with organizations that provide for those in the greatest need; and so much more. Through their engagement across the city, students are inspired by Fr. d’Alzon’s mobilizing call to action shared 176 years ago.

Through the vision and arduous work of many, Worcester is experiencing a renaissance. Assumption is proud to serve as a partner in this renaissance, notably through a new partnership between the institution and the . As one of the team’s 21 founding partners, Assumption will have a very tangible and highly visible presence in the downtown area where we will develop an innovative community learning program in conjunction with the team and city. Through this partnership, Worcester students with financial need will also benefit from co-branded scholarships to be matched by Assumption.

The ballpark and team will become an extension of the College’s footprint and influence as it introduces the Assumption educational enterprise to downtown “Our students are engaged in classrooms, reading to Worcester Worcester by utilizing the academic assets of the institution to provide unique learning opportunities to players, students and residents of the greater youth, or providing assistance during after-school programs; Worcester area. contributing to the burgeoning arts scene through the innovative I invite you to read through the pages of this Community Benefits Report for more POW! WOW! Worcester; volunteering with organizations that examples of the meaningful contributions Assumption is making to the city, its revitalization, and its people. provide for those in the greatest need; and so much more.”

Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. Sincerely, President Assumption College

Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. President

2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report | 1 WORCESTER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ‘Experiment’ with College

BY KAITLYN FRIEL ’19

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ST. MARY’S SCHOOLS OF WORCESTER, A MULTI-ETHNIC, COEDUCATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFERING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12, RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LIFE AS SCIENCE MAJORS AT ASSUMPTION. Students spent the day conducting biology and chemistry experiments, received a tour of the College, and talked to Assumption students about what life is like in college.

Members of the Assumption Science Club organized the event because they wanted to share their experiences with the high school students firsthand. “We realized that we wanted to make more of an impact on the community and share science with more people,” said biology major Nicole Bramlitt ’21, who worked with classmate Julianna Woods ’21 on the event. “We just decided that a really great way to do that would be to reach out to high schools, since it’s a great community to kind of share the love with.” Jackie Weiler ’17, who teaches English and psychology at St. Mary’s, worked with the club to arrange the visit. “I can tell [the students] are so engaged in this whole experience,” she said. “They love this, they love getting out there, love doing things. Especially for prospective college students, this is so important.”

2 | 2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report WORCESTER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Kelly Knutelski, senior class president at St. Mary’s, explained that this unique, hands-on experience was an important opportunity for her to understand what ‘Experiment’ with College college is really like. “We don’t necessarily know how the classes are going to be, because they’re very different from high school, especially the science classes,” she said. “It’s interesting because we’re learning about these things at the moment, and this is more complex and more in depth.” Knutelski, who is planning to attend Assumption, was inspired by the Assumption students. “I think that if this carries on and they do this every single year, maybe I’ll be doing this,” she said of her future as a possible science major. Monica Campbell, a teacher and vice principal at St. Mary’s, was also grateful that the high school students had this exposure to the labs and college life in general. “I think the perspective can be very limited when you’re in high school,” she explained. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity … to give [the students] the chance to experience something that may be out of the norm for them and open their eyes to possibilities for the world ahead.”

2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report | 3 ENHANCING WORCESTER’S ARTS SCENE Art brings us together and helps us understand who we really are. Offering arts and cultural programming is an important part of Assumption’s mission and contribution to the community.

Some of the programs and events that Assumption has offered to the community:* Theatre Performances Events Sponsored by Assumption College Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center for A Gala Broadway Revue: Greatest Songs at The Hanover Theatre for Scholarship and Statesmanship at from 20th Century Broadway (Spring the Performing Arts Assumption College Inaugural Lecture Musical Production) 2018 Presentation of A Carol by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, “A Personal Reflection on Daniel Patrick Assumption College is proud to The Priests: 10th Anniversary Tour Moynihan: The Scholar and Statesman; serve as the home of the Worcester Lectures and Performances and Inaugural Conference, “But not your Children’s Chorus. Open to the Public Own Facts” d’Alzon Arts Series Art Exhibitions Assumption College Organ Scholar Department of Philosophy lecture by Immigrate Emigrate: Our Long Journeys Concert featuring Christian Copeley ’19 Boston College Professor Paul T. Wilford, Ph.D., “Hope and History in Kant, Hegel, As part of the HumanArts Series at Assumption, each year the Student Art & Design Show Assumption Professors Tyler Vance and Joseph Ray collaborative art and Marx” Bach Consort of Worcester presents concerts such as those Presidential Lecture Series exhibit, “Van Rance and Joe Bob Go Duo Recital for Piano and Voice featuring featuring the music of Corelli, Handel, and Vivaldi in the Jeanne Sandra Keating, Ph.D. to the Movies” Christian Copeley ’19 (piano) and Y. Curtis Performance Hall. The Bach Consort of Worcester Fr. David Meconi, SJ BACAP Boston Area Colloquium in Zachary Sneeringer ’19 (voice) is an ensemble of strings and harpsichord dedicated to the HumanArts Series Ancient Philosophy lecture, “Final Emmanuel d’Alzon Lecture by performance of the music of J. S. Bach and other composers Causality without Teleology in Aristotle” Assumption College Professor Daniel The BACH Consort of Worcester of the Baroque period. Throughout the academic year, the BACAP Boston Area Colloquium Mahoney, Ph.D., “The Idol of Our Age: Common Hour Concert Music with: HumanArts Series presents an array of lectures and concerts in Ancient Philosophy seminar, How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Faculty from Hartt College “Aristotle’s Critique of Natural Christianity” that are free and open to the public. Susan Knapp Thomas, Harpist Selection in Physics II.8” Forsyth Lecture sponsored by the Haydn and Mozart Piano Trios Bernard Flanagan Ecumenical Archeological Institute of America by BRINGING COMMUNITIES Limburg Boys Choir () Lecture, “Introduction to Tibetan Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Ph.D., “Music for Classical Guitar” Buddhism,” featuring Pema Wangdak, “Grave Bj 581: the Viking Warrior that Together Through Art by John Muratore Karma Yangu Gurung, Thiley Chachung was a woman” “Passports Needed—A Musical World Gale, and Cheki Dorji. Fortin/Gonthier Lecture by French Tour” by Caroline Reiner-Williams (cello) Center for Global Studies lecture by Historian Rémi Brague, “From Humanism KEVIN LA ’19 HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION and Monica Tessitore (piano) College of the Holy Cross Professor to Anti-Humanism: The Temptation of Suicide” FOR ART AND A DESIRE TO USE HIS TALENTS Renaissance Men Matthew Eggemeier, Ph.D., “A Politics of Mercy: Catholic Spirituality in a Suffering Rabbi Joseph Klein Lecture by Author “War, Love, Victory: From Inanna/Ishtar TO BENEFIT A LOCAL NONPROFIT. Through World” James Carroll, “Jerusalem Re-imagined: to Venus Victoria” by Stephanie Lynn The Holy City in War & Peace” volunteering with POW! WOW! Worcester, Budin, Ph.D. Constitution Day Presentation by Michigan State University Professor Saint Marie-Eugenie Milleret Lecture by he’s accomplished both. Assumption College Performances Benjamin A. Kleinerman, Ph.D., Author and Historian Nicholas Fox Assumption College Band “Hobbes, Locke, and Cake Decorators: Weber, “Le Corbusier: A Protestant in POW! WOW! is an international art festival that Assumption College Chorale Religious Liberty in the Constitution” Catholic Dress with a Hindu Soul” came to Worcester in 2016. Since then, local and Assumption College Jazz Ensemble Core Texts & Enduring Questions Samuel Beckett expert and Florida international artists have painted more than 80 Program Annual Brownson State University Professor S. E. Gontarski, Assumption College String Camerata stunning murals throughout the city during the Roundtable Discussion, “Diversity Ph.D., lecture, “The Theater is Always Faculty Concerts and Higher Education” Dying” 10-day festival held each of the last four summers. Hound Sound a cappella group Worcester County Poetry Association Lessons and Carols Annual Gregory Stockmal Reading by Poet Eleanor Wilner, Ph.D. continued on right sidebar Sounds of the *This is a partial list

4 | 2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report WARMING THE HEARTS continued from left sidebar The organization helps to transform the city’s vacant storefronts into public art and brighten elementary of Worcester Youth in Need schools through painting buildings and play areas. “The work that POW! WOW! Worcester does is BY KAITLYN FRIEL ’19 incredible,” said La. “It is bringing a sense of hometown pride, hope, and love to one another. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ASSUMPTION It’s also awesome to see our communities interact COLLEGE HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE with the artists who are from around the world ’ (WPS) COATS and the U.S.” FOR KIDS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES La has been involved with POW! WOW! Worcester WINTER OUTERWEAR TO CHILDREN IN NEED since 2016, first as an avid fan and then as a volunteer THROUGHOUT THE CITY. In December 2018, on the marketing and design committee, applying the Assumption community provided 40 the skills he has learned in the classroom to promote coats with matching hats and mittens, the the organization. La reaches out to local colleges and highest number among all local colleges and serves as a consultant on the development of POW! universities participating in the program. WOW! Worcester merchandise. In his free time, he gives mural tours around the city to fellow classmates A local nonprofit organization, the Coats for Kids and even complete strangers. program began over 25 years ago with a mission “to provide new warm outerwear to Worcester “Volunteers like Kevin are the heart and soul of this children in need to foster comfort and confidence project,” said Che Anderson, project manager for in an effort to increase attendance and participation the City of Worcester and artist lead at POW! WOW! in school.” Coats for Kids fulfills this mission by Worcester, adding that it is rare to find someone as raising funds to purchase thousands of new winter excited about both arts and the community as La. outerwear items through help from higher education “People like Kevin who eat, breathe, and sleep institutions such as Assumption. As of January 2019, this culture allow for us to be impactful, fun, and nearly 3,000 children received new coats, hats, and mittens from the many supporting organizations, thoughtful in all that we try to do. Words don’t quite colleges, and institutions. capture what Kevin means to this project or to myself as one of the project leads. He is a special part of According to Program Coordinator Elizabeth the team.” Vecchio, the impact the program has on children in Worcester goes beyond providing the warmth and “POW! WOW! Worcester is important to me protection they need for winters and rainy days. because it is a way to help bring the city together. “That coat can be so much more than just warmth,” To showcase the art to the city, we are helping the she said. “It can inspire happiness and improve next generation of our city to be inspired,” said La. peer acceptance, self-respect, and overall wellness. “As a Worcester native, I am so happy about giving Having higher education institutions like Assumption Children attending 48 public schools as well as back to the community.” College joining our efforts speaks volumes by community programs, such as Worcester Head Start, echoing what we believe the program can do Worcester Family Partnership, and several homeless for a child.” shelters, benefit each year from this collection.

2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report | 5 WORKING IN WORCESTER’S SCHOOLS STUDENT-ATHLETES Assumption College students, faculty, and staff work with a variety of schools and educational programs, including Worcester Public Schools (WPS) and Catholic schools Share the Gift of Reading in the region, to enhance educational opportunities in both formal academic settings and after-school programs. In addition to offering space to community organizations Scores of Assumption student-athletes participated in Abby Kelley Foster Charter for little to no cost, the College also offers professional development workshops Public School’s Community Reading Day in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday in and tuition discounts for WPS, Worcester , and Nativity School teachers. March. Members of the Football team, Women’s Golf team, and Women’s Soccer team read to students in the elementary and middle schools along with many other Some of the schools and programs Assumption works with include:* community leaders, including first responders, elected officials, and representatives Abby Kelley Foster Charter Mayo Elementary School from each of the city’s professional sports teams. Public School Melican Middle School Throughout the academic year, Assumption student-athletes volunteer nearly 4,000 ACCEPT Education Collaborative hours of service to the greater Worcester community, including its schools, where Mill Swan B Head Start Auburn High School they serve as role models for future college students. Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior Auburn Middle School High School “Having student-athletes here from Assumption was Ayer Shirley Regional High School Mulready Elementary School a great addition to our Burncoat Elementary School Nativity School of Worcester Community Reading Day,” Burncoat High School Nelson Place School said Amy Puliafico, principal of the middle school. Burncoat Middle School New Citizens Center “Middle-schoolers are really Central Collaborative Center for Children beginning to imagine what their future looks like, and The Darnell School Norrback Avenue School to have local college Dawson Elementary School Raymond C. Richer students representing both Elementary School Devereux School the academics and athletics Saint Mary’s School of college life can have Diocese of Worcester Central Catholic Schools Saint Peter Marian High School an important impact. We were very fortunate to Doherty Memorial High School Union Hill School have Assumption read to Douglas Middle School Wachusett Regional School District our kids.”

Dudley Middle School Woodland Academy Emma Mailman ’21, a

Dynamy Youth Academy Worcester Arts Magnet School business management major and Women’s Soccer player, was excited to volunteer, as she loves working with kids. Flagg Street School Worcester East Middle School “Participating in an event like today’s shows kids that there’s something they can Forest Grove Middle School Worcester Institute for aspire to be,” she said. “We’re examples that you can play sports and go to school Senior Education and still have fun.” Hillside School Worcester Public Schools Christine Cutting ’21, an accounting major and golfer, said one of the most Houghton Elementary School Transition Program rewarding parts of the day was being a positive influence in the community as Latino Education Institute *This is a partial list she read to a class of kindergarteners. Her teammate, Samantha Leary ’21, an elementary education and English major, agreed. “It’s nice to give back and show that even adults like reading, and that’s very important to instill in students,” she said.

6 | 2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report COMBINING A PASSION PARTNERING WITH THE WORCESTER COMMUNITY for Law and Community Assumption proactively seeks to engage with the greater Worcester community and encourages city residents to visit campus for events and programs. The College is Service also proud to collaborate with numerous Worcester and Worcester County programs and to serve as host for a number of cultural and educational community events. When Kashmir Flood ’20, a sociology and psychology major from Cromwell, CT, decided she wanted to follow her passion for social justice, she knew an internship Some of the many local groups to which the College provides time, space, and with the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office would provide her the hands-on assistance include:* experience she’d need in her future career. Adopt-A-Student Program Religious of the Assumption As an intern in the juvenile unit, Flood shadowed assistant district attorneys to African Community Education Saint John’s High School meetings and in court, and assisted in cases and administrative tasks. Flood, who intends to pursue a law degree with a focus on either criminal or civil and human Ava Roy Fund Saint Mary’s Junior-Senior High School rights law, was able to learn “the real-world piece that you don’t get a chance to City of Worcester Saint Mary’s Parish see in a classroom setting.” Diocese of Worcester Saint Paul Catholic School Consortium “We are taught how the criminal justice system works through lectures, videos, and presentations, but it is always different when you immerse yourself and can see Diocese of Worcester Sister Thea Bowman Black Catholic Annual Men’s Conference Educational Foundation firsthand how it works within your own community,” she said. “This experience meant a lot to me because I’ve always loved helping people. It is a rewarding and fulfilling Dismas House Thomas S. Green Awards Committee feeling at the end of the day when you are working to bring justice to victims and Easterseals Massachusetts United Way of Central Massachusetts families who are deeply affected.” Emmanuel Radio Veterans Inc. Flood is one of the many The Emerald Club of Worcester WCUW Radio Assumption students Higher Education Consortium making meaningful of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA) contributions to the Worcester Chamber of Commerce Hispanics Achieving and Worcester community Celebrating Excellence Worcester Children’s Chorus through internships and Worcester County other community service Holy Name Central Catholic Superintendents’ Association endeavors. “We are Junior/Senior High School fulfilling the Assumption Martin Luther King Jr. Worcester Education Collaborative Community Breakfast Committee College mission when we Worcester Jewish Community Center go out into our community Mercy Centre to help others and bring Worcester Public Schools Nativity School of Worcester justice,” she said. “This Worcester Public Schools Transition Program service requirement, Network for Good Hockey Club combined with a liberal Notre Dame Academy arts education, allows us Worcester Regional Research Bureau to be more well-rounded Pernet Family Health Service *This is a partial list inside and outside of Regional Environmental Council the classroom.”

2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report | 7 THE POWER OF STUDENTS’ GIVING BACK TO THOSE IN NEED A key element of the Assumption College mission encourages students to engage in compassionate service Pens Supports Those during their time in Worcester and throughout their lives. Whether students volunteer via the Reach Out Center or Campus Ministry, as members of an intercollegiate athletic team, or through a Community Service Learning in Need class, they gladly offer their skills, talents, and hearts to make a difference in the community. Some of the many organizations in the Worcester community and beyond that have benefited from IN SPRING 2019, A DEDICATED GROUP OF this work include:*

ASSUMPTION STUDENTS REFINED THEIR Abby’s House Habitat for Humanity ReStore Seven Hills Foundation WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS African Community Education Interfaith Hospitality Network Shepherd Hill Regional High School AND EXPLORED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING All Saints Episcopal Church InterVarsity New England- ServeUP Smile Train OF CHALLENGES FACED BY THOSE IN NEED American Antiquarian Society Jewish Healthcare Center Special Olympics throughout Worcester through a unique Andy’s Attic Lincoln Street School St. Anne’s Human Services partnership with the Interfaith Hospitality Autism Speaks Walk Literacy Volunteers of St. Francis & St. Therese Greater Worcester Catholic Worker The BASE Network (IHN), an organization that provides Matthew 25 St. Peter’s Church Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc. Mentoring Program temporary shelter to families who would Mercy Centre Best Buddies International Swim Across America Inc. otherwise be homeless. Mill Swan B Head Start - JumpStart Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Team IMPACT Students enrolled in an English composition class with (Flagg Street School) The Miracle League of Massachusetts Toys For Tots Foundation Professor James Lang, Ph.D., created materials that Boy Scouts of America Miriam’s Daycare Training Resources of America, Inc. support the organization and the families it serves. Boys & Girls Club The Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Union Hill School They visited IHN to conduct group interviews with Burncoat Street Preparatory School My Brother’s Keeper United Way Day of Caring some of the residents, used what they learned to Canterbury Street Magnet Nativity School of Worcester Computer-Based School Vernon Hill School create beneficiary profiles for the IHN website, and Nelson Place Elementary School Cards for Hospitalized Kids Veterans Inc. created presentation materials that were used at a New England Center for Children Cathedral of Saint Paul Wachusett Regional High School major IHN fundraiser. Norrback Avenue School Central Massachusetts Collaborative WCUW 91.3FM Northbridge Junior League According to Prof. Lang, their work generated Chandler Elementary Community West Boylston Public Schools Notre Dame du Lac School After-School Program awareness of the challenges faced by homeless Why Me & Sherry’s House Operation Christmas Child The Community Builders – The Willows Retirement Community continued on right sidebar Plumley Village Our Lady of the Angels Parish Worcester County Food Bank EcoTarium Pernet Family Health Service Worcester Field Hockey Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Project New Hope Worcester Housing Authority AIDS Foundation Rainbow Child Development Center Worcester Senior Center Forest Grove Middle School Read Across America Worcester Women’s History Project Friendly House Worcester Regional Environmental Council Working for Worcester Girls Inc. Relay for Life YMCA of Central Massachusetts – Guild of St. Agnes Robert Goddard Academy Greendale Family Branch Habitat for Humanity SEARCH Confirmation Retreats *This is a partial list

8 | 2018 – 2019 Community Benefits Report COLLABORATING WITH WORCESTER BUSINESSES continued from left sidebar Through internships, practica, and work-study programs, Assumption students collaborate with Worcester-area families in Worcester and raised critical funds for the businesses and organizations through a mutually beneficial collaboration that helps both reach their full potential. organization. “I’m convinced that writing about these Some of the organizations that benefit from these partnerships:* important issues in the community provides the best

15-40 Connection Girls Inc. Obstacles inspiration for their learning and the best opportunity AbbVie Bioresearch Center Grant Thornton LLP UMass Memorial Community Healthlink – for them to practice writing in authentic contexts,” he Motivating Youth Recovery Action! Worcester Greendale Physical Therapy, LLC said. “I am very inspired by how much time and effort Union Hill School Agilux Laboratories Guardian Life Insurance Company students are willing to put into their writing when they of America United Way of Central Massachusetts Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., know it will be used to make a positive difference to P.C. (AAFCPAs) The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. University of Massachusetts the families and to our community.” Medical School AlphaGraphics Worcester The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Unum “We are extremely grateful for the work the Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. Horace Mann Educational Associates Wachusett Regional School District Assumption students did for our organization,” said American Association (HMEA) Walden Behavioral Care, LLC Archstone Financial Joanne Alley, director of IHN. “They did a fantastic job Horizons for Homeless Children Washburn House Atlas Distributing, Inc. putting together the presentation for our fundraiser, Insurance Marketing Agencies Whitinsville Family Dentistry Auburn Youth & Family Services, Inc. which resulted in many positive comments and several Jewish Healthcare Center Why Me & Sherry’s House Barber’s Crossing Restaurant requests from folks interested in using it in their Kforce Staffing & Solutions The Willows Retirement Community Bayard, Inc. fundraising efforts for IHN.” Latino Education Institute Wind River Environmental Beaumont Rehabilitation & Lexus of Northborough After visiting IHN, Jessica Childers ’21 realized Skilled Nursing Center Worcester Art Museum Lynn Simmons Design “there isn’t a typical stereotype of what a person living Behavioral Concepts, Inc. Worcester Business Journal Massachusetts Department of Children in poverty is like” and learned to take time to listen Foundation Worcester Center for Crafts and Families to people’s stories before placing judgment. “Many Boston Scientific Worcester County District Attorney’s Office people assume families are homeless because they Center for Living & Working Nashoba Financial Services Worcester Envelope Company are terrible with money or have drug addictions, but Central Massachusetts Collaborative New Citizens Center Worcester News Tonight the reality is that people at IHN are like others around Charles River Laboratories New England Center for Children Worcester Physical Therapy Services, Inc. us, with jobs and kids,” she said. “It is inspiring to hear Clinton Police Department Open Sky Community Services Worcester Police Department about the selfless amount of effort the staff of IHN College of the Holy Cross Pagio Inc. Athletics Department Worcester Railers Hockey Club puts in to help rehabilitate the lives of families around Renewal by Andersen of Boston Comportz Technologies Worcester Telegram & Gazette the community.” Rutland Police Department Corporate Benefit Plans YMCA of Central Massachusetts – Ryan Fattman for State Senate Greendale Family Branch According to Prof. Lang, this course not only teaches Dawson Elementary School ScribeAmerica YOU, Inc. students to be better writers, but forms students in the Digital Federal Credit Union Seven Hills Foundation *This is a partial list virtues of Assumption’s mission. “Most importantly, Dynamy Youth Academy Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. they see what a difference they can make in their Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence South County Physical Therapy, Inc. communities if they are willing to walk to the margins, Emmanuel Radio Strategic Environmental Services, Inc. meet the people there, and work with them to better Estate Preservation Law Offices Thom Child & Family Services their lives,” he said. Expose Yourself Public Relations Trang Pharmacy, Inc. Fidelity Investments

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