Utility, charities raise $2.3m for needy

A group of Massachusetts charity organizations in partnership with National Grid announced yesterday they have raised $2.3 million for residents in dire need of assistance this winter. The money will go to nonprofit organizations that address urgent needs for fuel, food, housing, and emergency cash assistance, according to the Boston Foundation, one of the partners. The philanthropic group also includes the Brookline Community Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Eos Foundation, the Highland Street Foundation, the Klarman Family Foundation, the Linde Family Foundation, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Central Massachusetts, and Hampshire County, and National Grid.