by lgoldsmith | Aug 4, 2026 | SPIFFY Partner
Lexi Polokoff, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator, will be leaving SPIFFY on May 1st. We thank her for her 5+ years of incredible work with SPIFFY, particularly her commitment to youth engagement/leadership and the creation of the Youth Steering Committee, her leadership...
by apolokoff | Mar 31, 2026 | SPIFFY Partner
Youth leaders from Northampton High School’s Youth for Equity and Action, a club sponsored by the Northampton Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), recently traveled to the Massachusetts State House to advocate for health equity and substance use prevention...
by apolokoff | Mar 24, 2026 | SPIFFY Partner
On March 6th, a group of local and regional health educators attended a 3-hour professional development training on “Skills-Based Health Education.” The training was led by Mary Connolly, Program Chair of the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional program at...
by apolokoff | Feb 24, 2026 | SPIFFY Partner
Thanks to all how were able to attend to SPIFFY’s Full Coalition meeting on January 15th. It was great to have 25 different community voices represented at this meeting, including representation from youth, health boards, coalitions, schools, the DA’s...
by apolokoff | Dec 29, 2025 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance has recently created two different social norms messaging campaigns with their youth advisory group. One campaign is targeted towards parents and caregivers in Ware, and one campaign is targeted towards youth in Ware. The data that...
by apolokoff | Dec 10, 2025 | SPIFFY Partner
One of the SPIFFY Coalition’s core strategies is to support health educators in the communities we serve. Health educators have relayed deep interest in connecting with one another to share resources, as well as accessing more professional development...
