At work and on his own time, Nick Casella is working to find aid for families and organizations concerned with helping chronically ill children. With Health Insurance Associates, Nick has been helping people navigate Medicare and Social Security matters from the same Washington Avenue location since 1999. Though the office is moving to State Street on July 1, he’ll be continuing in a business that, he says, is more about taking care of people than making money.

“You’re in a business where you’re helping somebody,” he says. But he doesn’t stop when he leaves work. “We try to give back as much as possible in various community events, especially with kids and seniors,” Nick says. “Because we deal with Medicare, we always want to give back to the people who give to us.”