Holy Cross in the CommunityFINANCIAL IMPACT FISCAL YEAR 2017

STUDENT SERVICE IMPACT FISCAL YEAR 2017Holy Cross students connect with the community through work-study employment, internships, tutoring and volunteering. In FY 2016-17, students served in over 240 organizations, including the following organizations located in Worcester County.

Abby Kelley Foster Charter SchoolAbby Kelly Foster House, Inc.Adult Learning CenterAfrican Community Education ProgramAids Project Worcester Inc.All Saints ChurchAlzheimer’s Association- Central MAAscentria Care Alliance Associate Missionaries Of The Assumption- Assumption CenterAssumption CollegeA.V.I.D .Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc.Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Central Mass/Metrowest, Inc.Blackstone River Coalition, Inc.Boys & Girls Club Of WorcesterBurncoat High SchoolBurncoat Middle SchoolBurncoat Street Prep SchoolCanterbury Magnet Computer-Based SchoolCatholic Charities Diocese of Worcester Inc.Center For Living & Working Inc.Center For Nonviolent Solutions, Inc.Central MA Housing AllianceCentro Las Americas Inc.Chandler Elementary Comm SchoolCity Of WorcesterClaremont AcademyCommunity Harvest ProjectCommunity Legal AidCompassionate Care Hospice FoundationConcordia Evangelical Lutheran ChurchCystic Fibrosis Foundation Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc.Dr Arthur F. Sullivan Middle SchoolDress For Success Worcester IncEdward M Kennedy Community Health Center Inc.Elm Park Comm SchoolFallon Community Health Plan

Family Health Center of WorcesterFlagg Street SchoolForest Grove Middle SchoolFriendly House, Inc.Gates Lane School of International StudiesGirl Scouts Of Central and Western MAGirls IncGuild of St Agnes of Worcester IncHabitat For Humanity Metrowest - Greater Worcester IncHanover TheatreHeard Street Discovery AcademyHoly Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterHorizons For Homeless Children Jeremiah’s InnJumpstartLatino History Project of WorcesterLeahy Center/DysLifespan Of Massachusetts Inc.Marie Anne CenterMassachusetts Education and Career Opportunities, Inc.Nativity School Of WorcesterNorth High SchoolOur Bright Future, Inc.Our Lady Of LourdesPernet Family Health Service Inc.Plumley Village AfterschoolPlumley Village MentoringPreservation Worcester Inc.Quinsigamond SchoolRainbow Child Development Center Inc.Refugee & Immigration Assistance CenterRefugee Artisans of WorcesterRegional Environmental CouncilSaint Peter Catholic ChurchSaints Francis & Thérèse Catholic Worker HouseSeven Hills Foundation Inc.South High Comm SchoolSouth Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corp.St. Bernard Church’s ESL ProgramSt. John’s Catholic Church

St. Mary’s Health Care CenterSt. Matthew’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Paul’s Outreach/Cathedral of St. PaulSt. Peter Marian Central Catholic Junior-Senior High SchoolSullivan Middle School Life SkillsSutton’s Lion ClubThe Hector Reyes HouseThe Mustard Seed Soup KitchenThe Office of The Worcester County District AttorneyTraining Resources Of AmericaUMass Memorial Medical CenterUnited Way of Central Massachusetts Inc.Unitey Community Development Corporation. Unitey CDCUniversity of MA Medical SchoolVernon Hill SchoolVeterans Inc.Visitation House, Inc.Wawecus Road SchoolWhy Me? And Sherry’s HouseWoodland AcademyWorcester AcademyWorcester Art MuseumWorcester Arts Magnet SchoolWorcester Community Housing ResourcesWorcester County Food BankWorcester East Middle SchoolWorcester Historical MuseumWorcester Housing AuthorityWorcester InterfaithWorcester JCCWorcester Public Schools AdministrationWorcester Regional Housing Resources, IncWorcester State Foundation Inc.Worcester Technical High SchoolWorcester Tree InitiativeWorcester Women’s History ProjectWorcester Youth CenterWorking For WorcesterWPS AthleticsWPS Special Education- Transition ProgramYou Inc.YWCA

As a Jesuit institution, service is essential to the College’s identity. Holy Cross students connect with the community through volunteerism, teacher-education, service-learning, internships and community service work-study. In these roles students enhance their personal and intellectual growth by forging bonds with members of the community and with one another.

BY THE NUMBERS: STUDENT SERVICE IN WORCESTER

1,476student volunteers

more than

3,000positions filled

68,583 student volunteer hours were in positions at Worcester schools, municipalities, and non-profits.

more than 1/3 of the

EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT Worcester residents admitted to Holy Cross from families with annual

incomes below $50,000 received 4-years free tuition. In Fiscal Year 2017, 73 Worcester residents received College-funded grants and scholarships.

In total, the College provided

$2.9 MILLIONin scholarships to Worcester students.

About1/3 of the College’s employees live in Worcester. Worcester-based employees were paid nearly

$21 MILLION in salaries, wages, and benefits.

Holy Cross contributes to the economy by hiring local contractors and using local vendors whenever possible. In excess of

$5.6 MILLION was paid to contractors and vendors

from Worcester or Worcester County. The College is proud of its history of using

union labor for its major projects.

For the fifth consecutive

year, Holy Cross donated

$80,000 to the Worcester Public

Library to support Libby,

the City’s mobile library.

The College also announced

an additional pledge of

$240,000 to be distributed over

the next 3 years.

At its completion, this new

commitment will bring the

college’s total donation to

$640,000 allowing Libby to

continue serving the

Worcester community.

Holy Cross paid an estimated

$850,000to Worcester in fees and taxes, including:

$7,800 for fire coverage costs

$620,000 for water/sewer fees

$110,000 for police details

The revitalization efforts of Worcester’s

downtown were aided by the College’s

4th consecutive donation of

$10,000 to support the Worcester Common Oval skating rink.

The skating rink offers a great recreational venue for

the families, students, and youth of Worcester.

Recreation Worcester is a free, year-round, out-of-

school time program for youth run by the City of

Worcester. The College has been a proud sponsor

since 2012. In FY 2017, the College donated

$10,000 to the program

(for the 5th consecutive year).

In addition, the College also made

$45,963 in financial donations and in-kind services

to support local non-profit institutions