…of an amendment to an economic development bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, includes $200,000 for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program administered by the Greenfield-based Franklin County Community…
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‘A really big part of our lives’: State commits $15.5M to early education and care programs
…on by the School Union 28 Community Network for Children, programs that have been essential to their well-being and development. “It’s the best thing that ever happened to us,” Spisiak…
Mobile markets make local food accessible
…community driven solutions to hunger — organizers have continued to engage people experiencing food insecurity in program development. They’re as much focused on community building and empowerment as they are food…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
…it relates to other illnesses and the criminal justice system, and the use of nuclear weapons. The sixth-graders then record the UMass students during interviews, producing audio for the podcasts….
Share Your Art – Share Your Voice! Statewide Exhibition Showcases the Work and Accomplishments of Youth Involved with Department of Youth Services
…Share Your Art – Share Your Voice! Exhibition showcases the work of youth involved with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the state’s juvenile justice system. Share Your Art –…
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Many young people who are involved with Department of Youth Services (DYS), the state’s juvenile justice system, have been challenged by traditional teaching approaches used in their…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
…academic courses, one week in vocational programs ranging from cosmetology to criminal justice. In the animal science program, which has around 50 students this year, they learn grooming, artificial insemination…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile Justice Initiative will bring performance, digital media, and visual arts to DYS classrooms around the state. “We are thrilled to…
Megan Ronzio
…at a local therapeutic residential/day school and as a case manager for both the Justice Resource Institute in Boston and South Shore Mental Health in Quincy. Megan moved to the…
Mel Motel
…behavior without relying on punishment as the solution. Mel has taught Vermont middle and high school students and currently teaches “Community and Restorative Justice” at the Community College of Vermont….