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Safe Passage seeks Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Use your skills with Habitat's Board of Directors


Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity will have three openings on their Board of Directors in September 2025. They are looking for interested community members to join! If you are interested please review the Board Member job description and fill out a short application. The organization encourages applications from people with lived experience with housing insecurity and individuals who identify as women, people of color, or LGBTQ+.

MNN accepting RFPs for Annual Conference


MNN is excited to share an update regarding this year's annual MNN Conference - held at the DCU Center in Worcester on October 22nd. Interested in presenting at one of the largest gatherings of nonprofit professionals in the state? They will have both hour-long workshops and Expert Roundtable sessions. Submit your idea by July 22, 2025.

Trauma-Informed Care training


The Three County Continuum of Care, in collaboration with Bay Path University and Olivia's Mission, welcomes you to register for the "Trauma-Informed Care and Addressing Mental Health in Permanent Supportive Housing" Training. This training is designed to equip staff working in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs with a foundational understanding of trauma-informed care and practical tools to address mental health challenges among residents. Choose a session between July and December.

Tapestry Walk for Every Body on Sep 28th


Join Tapestry on September 28th in Northampton for the Walk for Every Body! Your steps support vital healthcare across Western Massachusetts – from sexual & reproductive health to harm reduction and WIC nutrition support.

Racial Equity & Social Justice grant opportunity


This Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts initiative is about shifting power, resourcing leadership from within affected communities, and creating systemic change.  Funding is awarded to support community-based organizations that are actively leading, and ready to lead, efforts to organize, educate, advocate, and build transformative models for change. Many of these groups operate with limited and unstable resources while doing deeply impactful work. CFWM is seeking proposals for projects that endeavor to build long-term community power. 

Cooley restarts shuttle service to Mass General


To help Pioneer Valley residents access health care services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Mass Eye and Ear, Cooley Dickinson Hospital will restart its round-trip, daily shuttle service, beginning Monday, June 23. “We are excited to relaunch this important service for our community,” said Cooley Dickinson Hospital President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Whitney, DNP, RN. “Local residents have repeatedly told us about the challenges and worries of getting to and from medical appointments at our academic and specialty hospitals. Making access easier to these hospitals is one of our top priorities.”

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

Supportive Housing Programs Manager (Bilingual)


What we are reading this week

NPR: TikTok bans #SkinnyTok but content about unhealthy eating persists

Child Trends: Parents with HS diplomas more likely to use education & job supports

WBUR: Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens

The Annie E. Casey Foundation: New report shows how to reconnect kids with school

The Hill: Senate battles over rural hospital relief fund to offset Medicaid cuts

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 28: Tapestry Walk for Every Body in Northampton

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

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