by apolokoff | Feb 27, 2025 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
A welcome message from Keyedrya Jacobs: My name is Keyedrya (Ky-Dra) Jacobs and I have been a life long Massachusetts resident who has found a true passion for community building and connection. I have had the pleasure of being able to mirror that passion through the...
by apolokoff | Apr 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
SPIFFY Youth Steering Committee member Z Vamosy received the Youth Activist Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth at their Annual Gay-la on March 30, 2024. This event brings together dedicated LGBTQ advocates from across the Commonwealth and connects...
by apolokoff | Apr 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
Along with numerous staff from other Western MA prevention coalitions, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator Amy Cronin DiCaprio and SPIFFY Policy, Youth, and School Coordinator Lexi Polokoff attended the 2024 CADCA National Leadership Forum in Maryland. The conference kicked...
by tjohnston | Sep 26, 2023 | CES Stories, Local News, State/National News, Uncategorized
A regional provider of comprehensive behavioral health services has been awarded nearly $800,000 to continue its work providing social and emotional support for children in licensed child care facilities. The $772,706 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grant...
by apolokoff | Jul 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The SPIFFY Team welcomes our new Coalition Coordinator, Amy Cronin DiCaprio. Most recently, Amy worked at Safe Passage in Northampton, where she managed the community and youth violence prevention programming, stewarding the Healthy Relationships Grant project, a...
by apolokoff | Feb 13, 2023 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
Kris Hoag (right), Coalition Coordinator of BOAT, receiving the Blue Ribbon Coalition credential from CADCA. Numerous staff from SPIFFY and other Western Mass. prevention coalitions attended the SAMHSA Prevention Day and CADCA National Leadership Forum at the end of...