…rural communities in nearly all of the state’s 14 counties, including Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Cape Cod, it was noted that many of the 167 designated communities have “divergent economies”…
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New Resources from the SPIFFY & Communities That Care Legislative Event
On October 20th, 2025, the SPIFFY and Communities That Care Coalition co-organized a Western Massachusetts Legislative Event on Youth Substance Misuse Prevention. More than 50 participants, including legislators and legislative…
Program Implementation
Home E Search query for: programs early childhood early childhood experience building inclusive communities ( Page 19 ) Implementing Community Programs We help partners launch programs and projects that emerge…
Mobile markets make local food accessible
…— a small farmers market packed up in a van and driven around to communities. Caitlin Marquis, of the nonprofit Healthy Hampshire, which is supporting the new Amherst Mobile Market,…
STEM Paid Internships
Interns in our STEM Paid Internship Program will gain excellent exposure to the workplace and earn real STEM skills. Home E Search query for: programs early childhood early childhood experience…
About SPIFFY
…childhood early childhood experience building inclusive communities ( Page 19 ) Values SPIFFY’s work will be guided by these core values: COLLABORATION: We work together with the community, build relationships,…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for October and November
…educators for her work around Culture and Purpose. Educators noted that “Melanie’s visits in programs bring joy to the teachers, staff, and students.” Also, “She reaches out to all youth…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…she concluded that the majority of experiences were associated with school and took place between the ages of 5 and 7. Attendees associated the experience with words like “sadness,” “frustration,”…
CES report outlines difficult truth about literacy issues
…is the elementary literacy program implemented and enacted? What are teachers’ experiences with the elementary literacy program? What are parents’ and caregivers’ experiences with the elementary literacy program? The two…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…than a traditional high school education each year, good CVTE programs can boost college attendance and career earning power. The 28 regional vocational schools and nine in-district vocational schools in…