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New 413 Cares resources page is available


413 Cares has introduced a new Resource Page for Older Adults designed to help older adults in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties easily find key services and supports as they age. Check them out at the link below.

Book time for remote office hours


Senator Jo Comerford and her team seek to be as accessible as possible to constituents living in the 25 cities and towns of the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district. Director of Constituent Services Jessie Cooley will be holding remote office hours via Zoom. Bring any issues you or your family are facing involving a state agency, any questions you have for our team, or any input you have about legislation that has been filed.

Summer kits collection drive is happening


Three County CoC has announced their collection drive to assemble 75 Emergency Summer Cooling Kits for our unhoused neighbors, to be distributed the week of the CoC Summer Point in Time Count starting July 20, 2025. Your support will directly provide essential relief and safety to those vulnerable to harsh summer conditions in our community. To learn more about the collection drive, please email Shaundell or Natalie (staff contact info).

Promoting child, family, and provider mental health


Early childhood professionals and families today are under enormous strain. Housing and health care costs, new technologies, childcare costs, and more children than ever experiencing acute mental health concerns - we all need to attend to our emotional health, and we need help doing it. To meet the challenges of these times, Brazelton Touchpoints is offering these workshops FREE this August. Register for the full series or individual workshops that interest you most. 

New jobs in the Valley

Community Action Pioneer Valley

Head Start Teacher Assistant Infant/Toddler (Amherst) - $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Site Director - $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Family Advocate (Amherst) - $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Itinerant Lead Teacher - $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Teacher Preschool (Northampton) $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Teacher Infant/Toddler(Northampton) - $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Teacher Assistant Infant/Toddler (Turners Falls) $5,000 Bonus

Head Start Teacher Preschool (Turners Falls) $5,000 Bonus


Way Finders

Community Engagement Coordinator (Bilingual)

Supportive Housing Programs Manager (Bilingual)

Property Manager II 

Homeownership Advisor (Bilingual)

Senior Vice President, Information Technology

What we are reading this week

Hope Lab: Young LGBTQ+ individuals in rural areas are more likely to be depressed

Child Trends: Fewer high schoolers say they have had sex

NPR: Supreme Court upholds rural internet access program

Gothamist: New York City to pilot universal child care program

Events and webinars

JULY

Jul 23: The Annie E. Casey Foundation Storytelling to Build Support for Youth Initiatives

Jul 31: Food Bank of Western MA BINGO in the Berkshires


LOOKING AHEAD

Aug 09: DIAL/SELF Bridge of Flowers Classic 8K and 3K

Aug 19: Transformance 35 Immigrant Song to benefit Northampton Public Schools

Aug 28: International Overdose Awareness Day Northampton Vigil

Aug 31: MA Child Safety Program Grants for Car Seats - rolling applications close

Sep 25: Community Action Pioneer Valley celebrates Clare Higgins

Sep 28: Tapestry Walk for Every Body in Northampton

Oct 01: MassBudget Focus2025 - MassBudget's first policy conference

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