Northampton Recovery Center

Listening Session - March 17

The NRC has always had a commitment to the families, friends, and allies of those affected by substance use issues. If you are currently struggling or coping, NRC would like to invite you to a special listening session. REGISTER here.

Eviction Self-Help Booklets

Multiple Languages

A great set of tenant resources explaining phases of eviction including discovery, appeals, and the grievance process. Many thanks to the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness for sharing! INFO.

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Brazelton Touchpoints Center is launching their LGBTQ2+ Families Then and Now! on April 11. This new, FREE 6-week webinar series offers conversations with a diverse range of families who identify as LGBTQ2+ at different stages of family life, from those with young children to those whose children have “grown and flown.” The series aims to explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2+ parenting during the last several decades. All are welcome to join these powerful conversations! More details are HERE.

Last week's favorite click?

Amherst Survival Center Empty Bowls Event in 2022.

Your friends at the CFCE Northampton/Hadley Family Connection want you to know: The Community Baby Shower is back!! The Week of the Young Child Celebration & Community Baby Shower will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 9:30-11:30am in person at Jackson Street Elementary School, Northampton. There are large indoor spaces and the outdoors is reserved too. The goal of the event is to celebrate children and connect families with programs and agencies. SIGN UP HERE TO HOST A TABLE AT THE COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER: 2022 Week of the Young Child Celebration & Community Baby Shower. They'll be in touch soon with more specific details or you can contact Ashley Miller asmiller@northampton-k12.us or Laura Frogameni lfrogameni@northampton-k12.us

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Baby Bonds Task Force

Seeks Members

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg seeks a diverse cross-sector collaboration with members who have work, research, or volunteer experience in racial wealth equity, child welfare, public policy, community engagement, and asset-building initiatives. If you are interested in volunteering to be a part of the Baby Bonds Task Force, please complete the interest form by March 24, 2022.

Comcast Expands Affordable

Internet Options

Comcast is participating in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the $30/month benefit can be applied to any tier of Xfinity Internet service. On March 1, Comcast introduced two new ways for customers to connect through ACP and both are available to any customer who qualifies in all the company’s service areas. You can find DETAILS HERE.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on racial disparities in health and health care. Disparities have been driven by longstanding inequities within and beyond the health care system. Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President Samantha Artiga, who directs the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program, in this new video discusses how the medical system continues to use race in ways that may perpetuate disparities, including through provider and institutional bias, clinical guidelines, and medical education and training approaches. VIDEO HERE.