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Follow-up on 413Cares Presentation


A huge THANK YOU to our presenters and everyone who zoomed during last Tuesday's storm. We are grateful you used laptop battery life to be with us!


The folks at 413Cares have passed along a great FAQ document that will assist if you are new to this service. Plus they have informative office hours on:


March 28 - REGISTER by March 23

April 6 - REGISTER by March 31


Check out more useful tips HERE.

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Charity Scrabble to benefit Northampton Survival Center, Cancer Connection, and PV Habitat for Humanity.

Children's Advocacy Center 3rd Annual This Little Light of Mine on April 6.

Growing this spring and welcoming members!

We're so glad you're here.

Trauma Informed Hampshire County

Friends of Children

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Three County Fair is conducting its annual Food Drive on Saturday, March 25 from 10am-1pm at the Fair Office at 54 Fair St, Northampton, MA 01060 to benefit a number of local food pantries including the Northampton Survival Center and the Easthampton Community Center. Info HERE.

Please join MA Public Health Association on Monday, April 10 at 10 AM for their first Public Health Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House. At Lobby Day, you will hear from an inspiring panel of speakers, learn how to hold effective conversations with lawmakers, and meet with your state legislators and their staff. Info and REGISTER.

It Takes a Village has a new creative movement playgroup at the Hilltown Family Center. Find out all the info you need to be a part of it HERE.

Check out the number of rental homes affordable and available per 100 Extremely Low Income renter households across the country. More on the housing gap HERE.

Thank you to new and returning COSA members!

Your generous support makes all of our work possible.

Central Hampshire Veterans Services

Roger Anderson

Northampton Recovery Center

Northampton Survival Center

DIAL/SELF

The United Arc

Community Foundation of Western MA

18 Degrees

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Human Service Forum

The Truth School

Safe Passage

The Literacy Project

Amherst College Center for Community Engagement

Northwestern District Attorney's Office

A Positive Place

Forbes Library

William Benson

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County

Family Outreach of Amherst

It Takes a Village

Samantha Hopper

Way Finders

ServiceNet

State Senator Jo Comerford

Community Legal Aid

UMass Amherst Community Campaign

Behavioral Health Network

Cooley Dickinson

Community Action

SPIFFY Coalition

Jessie Cooley

Healthy Hampshire

Rep. Mindy Domb

Collaborative for Educational Services

Center for Human Development

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity



Amherst Survival Center

United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region

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Spotlight on Poverty: Recommendations for a 21st-century SNAP program

NonProfit Times: LinkedIn offers nonprofit Ask-Me-Anything sessions to provide better support

AP News: Only a small fraction of kids who need tutoring help will receive it

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Mar 21-23 National Low Income Housing Coalition: Onward to Housing Justice

Mar 21: Western Mass Passenger Rail Commission Public Hearing

Mar 22: Human Service Forum Retention: Rewards & Recognition

Mar 23: Registration ends for 413Cares office hours on March 28

Mar 24: Tapestry and Opioid Task Force NARCAN Training on Zoom

Mar 24: Commonwealth Corporation Re-Entry Workforce Grant applications are due

Mar 25: Pathlight Autism Connections Sensory Friendly LEGO Batman Showing

Mar 25: Northampton Charity Scrabble Event

Mar 30: Human Service Forum Breakfast Funder Foundations Panel

Mar 31: Registration ends for 413Cares office hours on April 6

Apr 01: Amherst Survival Center Empty Bowls

Apr 01: The Truth School Multiracial and Interfaith Families

Apr 04: Human Service Forum Workplace Equity Series begins

Apr 06: Children's Advocacy Center This Little Light of Mine

Apr 08: The Truth School Producing Radio Ready Podcasts

Apr 10: MA Public Health Association Public Health Lobby Day

Apr 11: COSA Zooms @ 10am - Save the Date!

Apr 11: The Truth School Cross-Racial Friendships and Keeping On Keeping On