COSA meets TODAY @ 10am - click for Zoom link

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Don't miss this important presentation with three special guests. We will be discussing collaborative ways to address incarceration, restorative justice, and methods to improve successful reentry into the workforce and community. DETAILS.

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TAKE A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASS - FREE!

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

Class dates and availability can be found here.

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Register by Jan 19 for the Jan 25 class.

Register by Jan 31 for the Feb 7 class.

Register by Feb 16 for the Feb 23 class.

Last week's favorite click? Open Positions at Tapestry Health

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What we're reading ...

What My Bones Know: a memoir of healing from complex trauma by Stephanie Foo. Releasing in February 2022, it's a book we can't wait to read.

"Providing real hope for those who long to heal," writes Lori Gottleib, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone.

WBUR: Human services sector struggling amid wage competition. HERE.

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Massachusetts Service Alliance has new offices for the new year!

Massachusetts Service Alliance

98 N. Washington Street, Suite 400

Boston, MA 02114

Commonwealth Corps Host Site Partner Applications DUE Feb 3, 2022.

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Cooley VNA and Hospice Events:

Jan 12 from 530-7pm Book Group. Discussing Seven Choices: Taking the Steps to New Life After Losing Someone You Love by Elizabeth Harper Neeld. Virtual.
Jan 13, 20, and 27 from 12-1pm Yoga Group. Virtual.
Jan 14 and 28 from 1030-1130am Walking Group. Look Park.
Jan 25 from 5-630pm Expressive Arts Group. Virtual.
Jan 26 from 530-7pm New bereavement group. In person.

Sessions are free and designed for adults. For more information, contact Shelly Bathe Lenn at 413 727 5749.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters

of Hampshire County

Development Manager

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Vice President of Philanthropic Services

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State Senator

Jo Comerford

Director of Constituent Services

Want to join the COSA mailing list? Click here.

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Jan 11: State Representative Mindy Domb New Year Check-in (Virtual)

Jan 11: Commonwealth Corps Host Site Tech Assistance Webinar

Jan 11, 18, and 25: CES Promoting Equity in Early Childhood Settings

Jan 12: Conversation with author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope

Jan 12: Human Service Forum Harassment and Discrimination Legal Overview

Jan 12: CCRT SPARC Stalking Prevention and Awareness Training

Jan 13, 20 & 27: Brazelton Touchpoints Supporting Everyone's Mental Health Series

Jan 18: Amherst Education Foundation Excellence Grants information Session

Jan 19: Human Service Forum Coaching Resilience

Jan 26: Brazelton Touchpoints National Substance Use Disorder Summit

Jan 28: Human Service Forum Legislative Reception

Feb 03: Commonwealth Corps Host Site Partner Apps DUE

Feb 10: United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region Ski United

Feb 10: SPIFFY CATCH My Breath Nicotine Vaping Prevention

Mar 09: Amherst Area Chamber Annual Meeting

Amherst College

Community Engagement

Board of Health

Roger Anderson

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Central Hampshire

Veterans' Services

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The Literacy Project

A Positive Place

Friends of Children

Survival Center

Community Legal Aid

United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region

Cooley Dickinson

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State Representative

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Business Services

Northwestern District Attorney

The Sojourner Truth School

SPIFFY Coalition

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Cancer Connection

for Educational Services

United Cerebral Palsy

Western MA Network

to End Homelessness

Catherine Hodes

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Renew or Become a Member Today!

Tapestry Health

Behavioral Health Network

Northampton Recovery

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