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Open Door Arts would like to thank the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their latest grant of $13,400 from their Cultural Investment Portfolio. Each year, in collaboration with partners, funders, and supporters, Open Door Arts makes schools, galleries, and theaters, across Massachusetts more vibrant and inclusive through groundbreaking statewide programs that engage more than 3,000 members of our community. Our COOL Schools program enable students with disabilities to experience inclusive arts learning and Our Open Door...

This season of giving is underway as demonstrated by our friends at Worcester State University’s Communications Sciences and Disorders program! Faculty members Katharine Bianchi and Jamie Marino joined students Katie Cleary, Aubrey Kutil and Taylor Soukas in donating children’s books to our programs that support children in need. Thank you from Family Services of Central Massachusetts, an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation! You bring smiles to so many children we support!

Natasha is a Residential Nurse for Adult Health Services at Seven Hills Rhode Island. She oversees five group homes and is responsible to ensure the smooth operations at those locations. She provides logistical support wherever needed and communicates with patients as well as other staff members to meet their needs.

Open Door Arts, an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, is grateful for the continued support of Unibank and their recent grant of $2,500 to support the arts programming offered through the Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum (ODG@WAM).

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for grief support in our community, especially for our youth. Children have suffered the loss of siblings, parents, and primary caregivers not only directly from the virus, but also from the increase in drug over-doses that have been seen during this time in Worcester County and across the country (Mass.gov).