Representative William Straus and Senator Brendan Crighton, co-chairs of the Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission, have announced a public meeting scheduled for March 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. at the Northampton Senior Center. The meeting will include an opportunity for people who wish to address the Commission. Full details and info HERE. Thank you to Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa for sharing this news!

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Trauma Informed Hampshire County

Film Series - You can find it HERE.

The Amherst Survival Center will host its 15th Annual Empty Bowls event on Saturday, April 1st from 12-4pm at the Center’s site at 138 Sunderland Road in North Amherst.

Join them for a delightful meal, beautiful handcrafted bowls, and table service by fabulous local celebrities! Get your tickets HERE.

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You help bring our mission to life.

State Senator Jo Comerford

Community Legal Aid

UMass Civic Engagement & Service Learning

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Providing connection and professional development for Recovery Coaches and Recovery Coach Supervisors, this community meets quarterly to provide opportunities to share, learn, and grow as Peer Recovery Support Specialists. Our next meeting is Friday, 3/17 from 3:00 – 4:30. You can find all the details HERE.

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Your generous support makes all of our work possible.

Northampton Survival Center

DIAL/SELF

The United Arc

Central Hampshire Veterans Services

Roger Anderson

Northampton Recovery Center

The Literacy Project

Amherst College Center for Community Engagement

Northwestern District Attorney's Office

William Benson

Samantha Hopper

Behavioral Health Network

Cooley Dickinson

Community Action

Rep. Mindy Domb

Collaborative for Educational Services

Center for Human Development

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

Amherst Survival Center

United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County

Family Outreach of Amherst

It Takes a Village

SPIFFY Coalition

Jessie Cooley

Healthy Hampshire

Join a free 6-month ECHO training series beginning on March 15 to increase your knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy in using the Pyramid Model and integrating early childhood positive behavior support in your practice. This opportunity will bring together behavioral health clinicians, family partners, community health workers, and other providers to learn from each other on how to best support families in promoting their child's healthy social and emotional development. Details in the flyer HERE.

The featured nonprofit for March 8 is Amherst Survival Center. More info HERE.

Calls to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline continue to increase. But is someone answering? Check out this interactive statewide data map from KFF available HERE.