Christmas is sure to be much merrier this year for more than 500 individuals served by Ascentria Care Alliance — one of the largest human service organizations in New England--thanks to the generosity of our community partners. Wish lists for warm winter clothes, non-perishable food, games, toys, crafts, gift cards, school supplies, diapers, formula, bedding, household items and bus passes are being fulfilled! These gifts will be shared with individuals and families in Ascentria’s Teen Parenting programs in MA; Foster Care programs in MA and NH; Services for New Americans programs in MA and NH; Unaccompanied Refugee Minors program in MA; and our Mental Health and Disability Services in MA and ME. Read more

Angela Bovill wouldn't recommend the beginning of her adult life – starting with marriage and children by age 19 – to anyone. College was postponed due to pregnancy. She went to work instead at a biotech company in native Maine. She worked in accounts payable, but she couldn't be contained there. She quickly became a fixer of complex problems.

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Congratulations to Ascentria Care Alliance and our President/CEO, Angela Bovill, for again being named one of the Top 100 Women-led Businesses in Massachusetts! The awards, sponsored by the The Commonwealth Institute in partnership with Boston Globe Magazine, were announced Friday morning during a breakfast event at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. Ascentria came in at #47. With thousands of women-led businesses in the state, making the list of Top 100 is quite an honor and accomplishment! Read more

The Worcester Business Journal announces Ascentria Care Alliance President/CEO Angela Bovill as one of six 2017 Outstanding Women in Business Award winners. Outstanding Women in Business winners are selected on their achievements, impact on the community and places an added importance on the role these women have played in creating opportunities and mentoring other women in Central Massachusetts. Congratulations to Angela and this year's winners. Read more

NASHUA - For most Granite Staters, the "ethnic cleansing" against the minority Rohingyas in their native Myanmar is a horrific tragedy watched from afar in news accounts. Read more

A look inside the Language Bank in Manchester, where interpreters speak more than 60 languages and offer assistance to refugees in often critical situations. Read more

In 2014, Lutheran Social Services of New England became Ascentria Care Alliance. While organizational name changes and re-branding efforts have become fairly common, they are rarely just cosmetic, because they are usually accompanied by structural changes under the surface. Ascentria has changed profoundly over the course of a decade. Read more