GREENFIELD, MA — On the same day the Senate released its first draft of its budget, a group of experts gathered to discuss the state of local public education. Education…
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Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…to expand its prevention work through collaboration with local municipalities, schools and higher education institutions. This grant will also dovetail nicely with the work of the recently formed Hampshire Heroin/Opioid…
Healthy Hampshire Funds Walk Friendly Community Projects
Northampton, MA – Local municipalities and organizations will get a boost through a partnership with Healthy Hampshire to promote infrastructure projects, policies and maps that promote walkability and healthy town…
Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Announces Plans for Reitrement
…of 2011, when she was awarded the prestigious Justus A. Prentice award in honor of her work at the helm of the Northampton based non-profit agency. The award is bestowed…
Rossana Salazar
…of life, always seeking social justice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The House of Representatives, named Rossana the recipient of the Latino Excellence Award for the 3rd Hampshire District in 2022….
Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
West Springfield, MA – A local legislator and several school administrators convened today at the Cowing School in West Springfield to learn more about the work being done at the…
Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Educators engage struggling learners when they use teaching techniques that are in sync with the brain’s memory systems, says local educator and author, Ken Pransky. In his…
Erving event connects youth to local history
…local historian Sara Campbell over five sessions where they studied census records, toured the historical commission and town hall and learned about what life in Erving looked like in years…
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
NORTHAMPTON, MA – CNN announced today that Urban Outfitters pulled prescription-themed products which came under fire by local and national safety advocates. Youth partners of the SPIFFY Coalition and other…
Local groups team up, offer forum to guide parents in supporting children’s mental health needs during pandemic
NORTHAMPTON — Local youth-serving organizations have teamed up to offer an online forum that aims to provide parents with vital information to support their children’s mental health during the COVID-19…