Agency 

gets award

WILLIMANTIC — Access Community Action Agency has been awarded $3,500 by Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples, Inc., through a program called 2 Million & Change that allows Staples associates around the globe to direct more than $2 million in donations each year.

The grant will be used for Access’s newly launched Access to Employment Program. “The goal of this program is to provide targeted trainings for the under and/or unemployed so they are prepared to fill specifically identified job openings in the region and this grant will help us in reaching that goal,” said Kathleen Krider, Access Senior Director of Community Engagement.