Heather Warner, MPH, (she/her/hers) is the Hampshire Franklin Tobacco-Free Community Partnership Coordinator, at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Tobacco-Free Community Partnership is part of a…
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Easthampton adults won’t buy alcohol for minors
…the community about the dangers of supplying alcohol to minors, their attitudes changed completely,” said Heather Warner, Prevention Specialist for the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition….
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…mile, compared to 4.3 students in the four-town Pioneer district — Mohawk is in a five-year transportation contract due to expire two years from now. A long-range planning report noted…
Mohawk to add instruction on Native American history, issues
BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School District is planning to incorporate more Native American instruction in its history and social studies courses. There are two main reasons for this renewed…
Interim GHS principal steps into permanent post
…not planning on making any other moves anytime soon. About three to five years ago, she convinced her husband to move from Northfield to Greenfield, where they now have a…
What’s the Real Message? – Making Sense of the Challenging Behaviors We See Every Day
…spent working on meaningful systems and planning for your specific classes. The Instructors will be online to work 1:1 or in small groups to provide guidance and consultation. In essence,…
SPIFFY and QHSUA Present to Ware Select Board
On June 3, 2025, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator, Lexi Polokoff, and Project Director for the STOP Act Grant on Underage Drinking Prevention for Healthy Quaboag and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use…
Talya Sogoba
Talya Sogoba is a non-binary, Black Muslim from Boston, MA and a first generation Malian- American. They have experience in facilitation, community building, organizing, and program planning. Talya is a…
2016 Parent Guide Now Available for Local Parents
…to support families. This year’s Guide includes an article by the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition’s Heather Warner,about Data-informed parenting, and a quiz to help parents…
Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
…the community. “So much has changed since we first started planning this,” said Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, noting that when they began a year ago, the first topic that…