"Community Health Center of Franklin County lands $88K grant for renovations in Orange" ~ The Recorder (11/16/22)
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"The Community Health Center of Franklin County has been awarded a $88,340 grant for renovations made at its Orange facility ...This funding offsets some of the costs of building out and furnishing unfinished office space at 119 New Athol Road to accommodate administrative, patient services, and community health worker staff, maximizing clinic space for direct patient care.
“It’s always exciting to receive a grant of monies, especially because we have so many projects we want to do and not always the money to do them,” said Jessica Calabrese, the health center’s chief operating officer serving as CEO until Dr. Allison van der Velden returns from maternity leave. " (Photo: Courtesy of the Recorder)
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"CSO to lead $23M expansion of housing, homeless services in Greenfield" ~ The Recorder (11/23/22) |
"The homeless population in Franklin County can count on seeing greater resources available soon as the result of a multi-partner development effort led by community behavioral health agency Clinical & Support Options (CSO).
The nonprofit was recently tapped by the state Department of Housing and Community Development to provide emergency shelter services to homeless adults starting in April 2023 and administrators are planning for a dramatic $23 million transformation of the existing emergency shelter at 60 Wells St. The agency’s proposed design includes a renovation of the existing building, expanding shelter capacity from 30 to 40, and construction of a new three-story building that will hold 36 studio apartments.
CSO hopes to break ground in the summer. (Photo: Courtesy of the Recorder)
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Upcoming OTF Committee Meetings/Trainings |
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Virtual: Treatment and Recovery Committee
December 2, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Virtual: Public Safety & Justice Committee
December 5, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Virtual: Harm Reduction Workgroup
December 7, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Virtual: Methadone Workgroup
December 8, 2022
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
In Person: "It Can Be Done: Building Supportive Sober Housing" - 5th Annual Sober Housing Summit
Friday, December 9, 2022
10:00 AM - 12 Noon
Greenfield Community College
Space is limited! RSVP here.
Virtual Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Committee
December 12, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Virtual: CAM Workgroup
December 13, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Virtual: Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
December 14, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual: Franklin County/North Quabbin Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force
December 19, 2022
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Virtual: Building a Resilient Community Workgroup
December 21, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
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FEATURED EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CONNECT: Post-Opioid Overdose Outreach Services |
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Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Updates |
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The Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study is underway! The Action Plan has been submitted and is currently under review. Learn more about the next steps at our next meeting, scheduled on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, as we look toward implementing the strategies. Zoom details here! (Note change of date due to holidays.)
Also, the workgroups have formed and are meeting regularly to help identify and implement strategies.
We continue to need your assistance to reduce the number of opioid-related fatalities in our rural region.
Your input is desired to help us:
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Participate in a workgroup
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Support our social media efforts
Want to get involved? Contact Tiarra Fisher, HEALing Communities Study Community Coordinator at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org for more info!
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Please support our HEALing Communities Study efforts on social media by following, liking, and sharing these pages with your networks so our communities have access to these resources and increase the reach of information shared on these pages!
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Boston Medical Center Grayken Center Advancing Addiction Treatment Trainings |
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The Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center offers ongoing and free trainings about addiction! Click here to see their latest offerings and how to register.
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Time Sensitive Announcements |
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November 21 - December 21
Give the Gift of Living in the Season of Giving
Gear and Goods Drive for Unhoused Individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
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Try Transit Initiative Through December 31 |
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Operation Resource Closet Project
Through December 31
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December 3 Stone Soup Café Menu
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December 9 5th Annual Sober Housing Summit
It Can Be Done! Creating Supportive Sober Housing
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December 9 Stone Soup Cafe
Culinary Institute Open House
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December 10 Photos with Santa at the
North Quabbin Recovery Center
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December 13 Just Roots Kitchen Intuition
Cooking Workshop
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December 13 A Winter Celebration at
The RECOVER Project
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December 14 Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training |
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December 14 Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Meeting |
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December 15 Money Matters Workshop |
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December 16 Community Action
Community Partner Survey Deadline
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December 16 Deadline for Requests for Proposals for Greenfield SCBG Funding |
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December 19 Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting |
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December 31 New Year's Eve Dance
at The RECOVER Project
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MONTHLY/WORKSHOP CALENDERS AND WEEKLY STANDING MEETINGS/EVENTS
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Improving Housing to Improve Health News |
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December North Quabbin Recovery Center Calendar |
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December Brick Housing Teen Center Programming
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December Turners Falls
Women's Resource Center Calendar
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Always Open! Community Labyrinth in Greenfield |
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Weekdays All Recovery Meeting at
The RECOVER Project
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Mondays Early Recovery Group |
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Mondays Advanced Manufacturing Info Sessions |
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Second Mondays of the Month - Free Wellness Clinics offered by the People's Medicine Project |
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Second Mondays of the Month - North Quabbin B.R.A.V.E. Task Force Meetings |
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Mondays Alternatives to Suicide Group |
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Mondays and Wednesdays
Restless, Irritable, and Discontent: Your Brain in Recovery
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Tuesdays Greenfield Suicide Loss Group |
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Tuesdays Drop-In Knitting & Sewing Sessions |
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Wednesdays HEROES Study Hub at GCC |
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Wednesdays Salasin Project:
Beyond Trauma, A Healing Journey
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Wednesdays Men's Support Group:
Keep Moving Forward
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Thursdays All Recovery Meeting -
Young People's Edition
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First & Third Thursdays Parent Support Group |
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Thursdays Coffee Hour at the Brick House
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Thursdays Beyond Trauma Group in Spanish |
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Second Thursdays Every Month, Peer Grief Support |
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Fridays - The Garden Committee Meetings |
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Second Helpings - Free Indoor Community Meal Starts
May 2 at Saints James and Andrews Parish Hall
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Second Helpings, a free weekly community meal co-sponsored by Deerfield Academy and Saints James and Andrew, is excited to open our doors for the first time in 2 years to welcome our neighbors to eat in the Parish Hall starting May 2.
Schedule
- Indoor meal in Parish Hall starts at 4:30 (Hall open 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm)
- Take-away meals from parking lot windows begin at 5:00 pm
Notes
- We encourage folks to wear masks indoors except when eating.
- There will be no more than 4 people per table, and the tables will be further apart than before.
- Drinks will be pre-served, and the serving line will move in one direction only.
- We will continue to do our best to provide multiple to-go meals to everyone, but at times we may need to limit the number per person. Thank you for your cooperation.
- The meal is located at 8 Church St in Greenfield.
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To learn more about our two free community meals and essentials pantry, please visit our website: https://www.saintsjamesandandrew.org/meals-and-more.html
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CONNECTIONS -
A Residential Program of Behavioral Health Network
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Orange Food Pantry Seeking Non-Food Donations |
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When people think of donating to our agency and food pantry, they often think of food- however, that's easier for us to obtain with local partnerships with farms and retailers. What we struggle to keep stocked are hygienic & household products, such as:
- Adult pull-ups size Medium, Large, & XL
- Menstrual products
- Bath products- bath wash or bar soap, shampoo, conditioner
- Deodorant
- Floss
- Mouthwash
- Toothpaste (we have plenty of toothbrushes currently!)
- Paper Towels
- Toilet Paper
- Laundry Detergent
- Dish Soap
- Household cleaners- Windex, multi-surface, floor cleaner, etc.
Dozen-sized egg cartons for repackaging the hundreds of eggs we receive weekly from retailers are also needed.
Please share this list amongst your networks! Donations can be dropped off at 324 Wells Street (the Franklin County Community Distribution Center) at our office, or if donating a large amount, drop-off can be coordinated via donate@fccmp.org. (Image credit: Pixabay)
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Family Self-Sufficiency Program Available |
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Eviction Self-Help Booklets Available in Multiple Languages |
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MLRI has recently updated and translated some of our self-help booklets for unrepresented tenants facing eviction. While we still recommend tenants facing eviction seek legal help, we know resources are limited and many tenants have to represent themselves. We hope these booklets can be helpful to pro se tenants and their advocates.
You can see the full list of booklets below, or at MassLegalHelp. The booklets can help tenants prepare for court, outline their legal claims, and file court forms. There is also a booklet to help public housing tenants navigate the Grievance process.
Please reach out if you have any questions about the booklets and how they can be used.
What steps to take before going to court and what to bring to court.
An easy-to-use checklist that tells you what conditions violate the State Sanitary Code. You can also use the free self-help guided interview, MADE: Up To Code.
The Answer is a court form that tenants facing evictions can file with the court to outline your legal claims and tell the court your side of the story. You can also use Greater Boston Legal Services’ free self-help guided interview, MADE.
How to ask the court to accept your Answer and Discovery forms late. You can also use Greater Boston Legal Services’ free self-help guided interview, MADE.
A form with instructions for tenants facing eviction to get information to prepare for their trial.
A form with instructions for tenants in foreclosed properties to get information to prepare their case.
A form you can file to transfer your eviction case from a District Court to a Housing Court.
How to get a new court date if you missed your court date.
If you lost your eviction trial and think you have a good case, you may appeal. This document tells you which Appeal form to use.
How to file an appeal from a case in Housing Court.
How to file an appeal from a case in District Court.
How to get time to stay in your home if you lost your case.
How to ask the court to pay for court costs.
How to think through the terms you want in an agreement. Includes a worksheet and stipulation forms to use when you go to court. Read this booklet as webpages and watch the videos!
How to correct errors on your online court records. The Booklet includes the court form you can save to your computer, fill out, save again and print when ready.
A booklet for tenants in Mass. about the grievance process, including worksheets to help you prepare for a grievance hearing.
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Quabbin Retreat Services Available |
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS AT THE QUABBIN RETREAT ARE STILL OPERATING VIA TELE-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE.
WE OFFER:
- STRUCTURED OUTPATIENT ADDICTION PROGRAM (SOAP)
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INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM (IOP)
- Three Hour Zoom-based group format from 9 am – 12:30 pm weekdays focusing on addiction recovery (10-day program)
- INDIVIDUAL ADDICTION COUNSELING
- SUBSTANCE USE EVALUATIONS
- CARE COORDINATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES
FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO MAKE A REFERRAL, PLEASE CALL THE QUABBIN RETREAT AT
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Update! Greenfield CSC New Hybrid Operations Change |
To the left is an image of the Greenfield Court Service Center's New Hybrid Operations Fact Sheet updated on 2/24/22.
They will be providing in-person services on Tuesdays and Thursdays, only, from 8:30 am - 1 pm, and 2 pm - 4:30 pm. They are closed for lunch between
1 pm and 2 pm.
They will continue with their remote services on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but they will not have the same open Zoom number previously advertised.
People will reach them either by voicemail at 413-775-7483, or email, greenfieldcsc@jud.state.ma.us, or at the Court Service Center's Statewide triage center called the Universal Zoom Room, Mondays - Fridays, from 9 am-12 pm. The Universal Zoom Room number is at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1615261140 or call 1-646-828-7666 meeting ID: 161 526 1140.
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So you think you understand homelessness | Marisa A. Zapata | TEDxSalem
In the United States, homelessness has become increasingly visible on our streets and in our media headlines. Everyone thinks they understand the issue, and many believe they know how to solve it. But they’re often wrong even about the most basic facets of the problem. The key to addressing homelessness is understanding the foundational causes and rethinking everything we think we know. Dr. Marisa A. Zapata is an associate professor of land-use planning at Portland State University and director of PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to reducing and preventing homelessness with an emphasis on communities of color.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY/NORTH QUABBIN RESOURCES |
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Free Training Opportunities
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Join the 2022 - 2023 DIAL/SELF AmeriCorps Team
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Musica Franklin AmeriCorps Opportunity |
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COMMUNITY JOB OPPORTUNITIES |
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Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region www.opioidtaskforce.org
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