…the Robert F. Kennedy Academy in Springfield, a therapeutic school for students with disabilities. Before that, she directed various nonprofit organizations in youth development and disability services for 22 years…
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BEACON Students Explore GCC Pathways
Nine high school students from the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) BEACON and Mount Tom Academy programs explored Greenfield Community College’s career pathways in health careers, outdoor leadership, manufacturing and…
Up the Slide and Down the Stairs: How Risky Play Supports Healthy Development and Promotes Social Emotional Intelligence
Together, we will explore what “Risky Play” entails and why it is a crucial aspect of positive growth and development. Discussion will illustrate the clear distinction between safely exploring risk…
Playful Strategies for Supporting Early Communication Development in Children with ASD
…a variety of play-based strategies for promoting early language and communication development at every level- from pre-language to verbal communicators. Leave with a plan you’ll develop during the workshop with…
Kathryn Levesque
Kathryn Levesque, is the Director of Business Development, and manages Communications, Marketing, Web Development, and Development (grants and fundraising) for CES. She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Business…
Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
…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…
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
NORTHAMPTON, MA – System Change for Successful Children (SCSC), a federally funded initiative coordinated by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), recently released recommendations to Massachusetts policy makers for minimizing…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…for Vocational and Technical Education, bringing together organizations as varied as the blue chip Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, the interfaith Massachusetts Communities Action Network, and think tanks Pioneer Institute and MassINC…
GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents
…in a significant grant from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commision’s Moving Massachusetts Upstream investment program to improve access to healthier food via development of a Hampshire County Food Policy Council….
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…Young Children (SFYC, formerly Success By Six Easthampton) is to provide support to parents to enhance their children’s social and emotional development. In addition to individual services the program has…