37th Annual Valley Friendship Tour this Saturday!
The 37th Annual Valley Friendship Tour is back this Saturday, June 11th. Join us at the Alternatives' Whitin Mill for a day of fun for a great cause!

Haven't registered yet? There's still time! Pre-register online for $30 by Friday, 5/10, at 11:59pm or in-person at the event for $35.

Don't forget, your fundraising total at the end of June will make you eligible for these awesome incentives:

Raise $250: Open Sky picnic blanket
Raise $500: Open Sky convertible duffel-cooler
Raise $1,000: Both items

Will we see you this Saturday?
📰 Open Sky's Rapid Response HUB Finds a New Home
Open Sky's Rapid Response HUB is moving to 288 Grove Street in Worcester this Fall!

The HUB offers behavioral health services, substance use treatment, housing and nutrition support with no referrals needed. The HUB is funded by a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant provided to increase accessibility to behavioral healthcare.

The Rapid Response HUB is currently open at 4 Mann St. in Worcester. Services are offered onsite and appointments can be made online. 
🎭 Next to Normal: A Musical about Mental Health
We are very excited to announce that Open Sky is a Gold Sponsor of the Next to Normal musical produced by Studio Theatre Worcester! This performance will explore pressing contemporary issues of trauma, loss, mental health treatment, and the meaning of family.

After the show, stay for a post-show conversation (specific dates) with the cast, crew, and mental health professionals from the Worcester community -- including the Bridge Training Institute's very own Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LDAC I, on June 16th and June 17th.
Show Dates
  • Thur, June 16 @ 7:30pm (Post-Show Conversations)
  • Fri, June 17 @ 7:30pm (Post-Show Conversations)
  • Sat, June 18 @ 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 19 @ 2:00pm (Post-Show Conversations)
  • Fri, June 24 @ 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 25 @ 7:30pm (Post-Show Conversations)
  • Sun, June 26 @ 2:00pm
🌻 Spring & Summer Happenings
Click the name of each event for more information
Saturday June 11 - Valley Friendship Tour



hosted by ValleyCAST
🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate Pride Month this June
June 1st marks the start of Pride Month, a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, resulting in six days of rioting in resistance of LGBTQIA+ discrimination, police harassment, and exploitation. 53 years later, the LGBTQIA+ continues to fight for their rights and liberation.

Ways to support the LGBTQIA+ Community:
  • Donate to organizations directly serving the community.
  • Use a person's preferred pronouns.
  • Contact your local representatives to advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights.
  • Learn more about being an ally by doing your research and asking questions.
We invite you to support Safe Homes during Pride Month. Safe Homes is a program of Open Sky supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) young people, and their straight allies, between the ages of 14-23.

Safe Homes has been operating virtually throughout the pandemic and is returning in-person at 4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA later this month! Safe Homes will continue to offer virtual support for youth.
Show your allyship with Open Sky Pride-themed background for Teams and other virtual meetings. "Open to Everyone" means Open Sky celebrates diverse identities and is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and equitable space for all.

Download the image by right clicking and choose "save as". Click here for directions to customize your background.
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