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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Standard is once again hosting the Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Now in its 19th year, the Volunteer Expo is Oregon’s largest volunteer recruitment event, featuring more than 100 local nonprofits that connect community members with meaningful opportunities to give back. Participating organizations represent animal welfare, arts, culture and humanities, education, environmental s...

OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BoldAge PACE celebrates National PACE Month by highlighting a comprehensive care program that helps older adults live safely at home....

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Neighbors, an international development organization that helps communities lift themselves from poverty through sustainable economic and social development, announced the selection of Timothy Prewitt as President and CEO. “Tim is the right person at the right time to further strengthen our programmatic success and financial strength,” said Beth McLaughlin, World Neighbors Board Chair. “Tim’s experience and creative leadership will ensure World Neighbors co...

LAS CRUCES, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A $15,000 Partnership Grant Program (PGP) award from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and its member WestStar will strengthen United Way of Southwest New Mexico’s ability to deliver financial education and empower families across the region. The funds are part of $1.8 million in PGP funds awarded in 2026 by FHLB Dallas and members in its five-state District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. FHLB Dallas made the announ...

LA PLATA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wills Group, parent company of Dash In, Splash In and SMO Motor Fuels, today announced $500,000 in 100th Anniversary Grants to six nonprofit organizations serving communities across Southern Maryland. The grants are part of Wills Group’s year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary and reflect the family-owned company’s longstanding commitment to supporting communities it has called home since its founding in 1926. Funding is being distributed through the Black...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For more than a decade, the promise of connecting health care and social services has been deferred to Washington, major Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors, or whatever federal mandate might come next. Two organizations in Orange County didn’t wait. In a first-of-its-kind deployment, Orange County United Way, Orangewood Foundation, and Bonterra have built a working model in which a young person’s case information moves between a nonprofit case manager, a Medi...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh’s (FHLBank) Board of Directors has approved an increase of $20 million in the pool of funds anticipated to be made available for the 2026 funding round for FHLBank’s Voluntary Housing Grant (VHG), increasing the total allocation expected to be awarded in VHG from $13.5 million to $33.5 million. This increase is in response to the need for affordable housing throughout our district of Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Dis...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd and Openlands today announced the recipients of the 2026 ComEd Green Region Grant Program, awarding a total of $150,000 to 21 communities and organizations across northern Illinois. The grants will help fund projects that restore prairies, wetlands and woodlands, expand pollinator habitats, plant trees and create healthier, more resilient communities. The Green Region Grant Program, now in its 14th year, reflects ComEd's ongoing partnership with Openlands to inve...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus today announced that 24 local governments, public agencies and nonprofit organizations across Illinois will receive more than $170,000 through the 2026 Powering Safe Communities Program. For the last 12 years, the grant program supports projects that enhance public safety and advance clean energy solutions in communities throughout northern Illinois. “The success of the Powering Safe Communities Program reflects the strong partn...

SAGINAW, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MolinaCares Accord and Molina Healthcare of Michigan donate $100,000 to support construction of a new food kitchen in Saginaw County....