Here are a few helpful details about the event:

 

Location:   WWII Club, 50 Conz St. in Northampton

Parking: Plenty of parking on both sides of the building!

Tables: Registrants will have a 4'  table and 2 chairs  reserved.

Time:  9:00 to 10:30am, our regular COSA Meeting time

Set-Up:  8:15 and 8:45. Ideally you should be ready by 8:50am.

Food: Coffee and bagels will be provided as usual.

Fee:  Free for members.  Non-Members $35 which can be applied to a membership after. 

If you have any questions or concerns, 

please email Colleen at [email protected]

This half-day conference will explore a variety of complex issues facing public schools and the legal obligations they must meet to ensure safe and healthy schools for all students. Among the topics to be addressed: information sharing in light of FERPA, the role of school resource officers, responsibilities around civil rights investigations, expulsion and disciplinary hearings, how to handle bullying incidents, harassment complaints, and a school's options when disruptive behavior interferes with learning.

April 11, 2019, 8:00am - 12:00pm at the Garden House at Look Park, 300 North Main Street in Florence.

Check-in begins at 7:00am.

Registration Deadline: March 28

Do you need help budgeting or getting your credit in order? Attend our FREE Workshops!  

Way Finders' three part Financial Education Series is designed with you in mind. Our dedicated instructors will prepare you to accomplish your goals by discovering the basics of banking, budgeting, and credit, connecting time-tested methods of
understanding savings and expenses to the newest updates and regulations in these fields.  Sessions include:  Money Management, Build-A-Budget and Credit Awareness.

Sessions take place on Sundays March 24 & 31 from 9:30am - 12:30pm at Butternut Farms, 12 Longmeadow Dr, Amherst

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The PATH project is a partnership of The Fenway Institute, Cooley Dickinson Health Care and researchers from Harvard Medical School. 

We want to learn more about the health of transgender and non-binary people in Western and Central MA, CT, VT, NH and Upstate New York.  Specifically, we would like to hear about the experiences of transgender and non-binary people accessing health care in these areas, in order to inform the development of future health services that will best meet the needs of the community. 

We will do this through surveys with transgender/non-binary adults and parents of transgender/non-binary children under the age of 18. We will also conduct focus groups with teens, adults and parents. In interviews with administrators, physicians and medical staff, we will gain insight into the training and support needs of local health care organizations. We will partner closely with transgender and non-binary community members by inviting individuals representing diverse perspectives to join our Community Advisory Board, and we'll be working with community leaders to recruit and engage participants in the study.  

For more information, call/text 413-240-4198 or email 

[email protected]

Designed for volunteer coordinators, program managers and directors from nonprofits and higher education institutions, and national service members, this conference will explore innovative ways to harness the power of volunteerism and turn the energy of volunteers into actionable efforts that directly impact our state's most pressing needs. Attendees will leave the conference with new skills, insights into best practices, knowledge of trends, connections to potential partners, and increased enthusiasm for tackling the big issues through engaging volunteers. 

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Local dermatologists and physician assistants will provide skin assessments and prevention education at Cooley Dickinson's free skin cancer screening clinic on Monday, May 6, from 5:30- 7:30 pm at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. To make an appointment, call 888-554-4234.

Registration is required; space is limited. The screening location will be provided at registration.

For more information and to register, call 888-554-4234.