Please note, Dr. Erin Salvador's correct email address is erin.salvador@baystatehealth.org. We apologize for this error and any confusion it may have caused!

Happy MLK Day!

Events in the Region

• Baystate Health 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, 1/13/23 at 12:00pm. Learn more and register.
• Springfield’s Annual Citywide Dr. King Day Celebration, 1/16/23 from 11:00am-1:00pm at the MassMutual Center. Learn more.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, 1/16/23 from 10:00am-1:00pm at Greenfield Community College. Learn more and register.
• Volunteer Activities in North Adams & Pittsfield for MLK Jr. Day, 1/16/23. Learn more.
• Writing Wrongs: In the Shadow of the Dream, a Community Conversation, 1/16/23 from 12:00pm-2:00pm at Edwards Church in Northampton. Join this conversation about Ousmane Power-Greene’s novel The Confessions of Matthew Strong and a talk by the author, connecting the ideas and themes from his novel and the legacies of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. Sponsored by Self-Evident Education and The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES).
• Stone Soup Café’s 3rd Annual MLK Day Pick-Your-Own Film Festival. We have a list of 4 incredible films/tv shows you can choose from. Make time to watch one (or two? or three!?) of these films before February 1st, then join together virtually with folks from Stone Soup on the first day of Black History Month to share about the films we watched.

Come Work With Us!

Staff Positions

We are seeking a full-time Administration and Contracts Coordinator. Are you looking to join a group of hard-working people who are trying to change the world? Are you passionate about racial equity, social determinants of health, policy that drives real change? Come work for a small but mighty organization. We are growing and hope you will grow with us! Learn more.

Request for Proposals

The Live Well Springfield Age-Friendly Coalition is seeking a consultant. Learn more.

You're Invited!

Long COVID Webinar

Please Join us for a webinar about Long COVID on Friday, January 20, 2023 from 12:00- 1:00 pm featuring Bruce Levy, MD, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, from Boston University. The webinar will be co-moderated by Representative Mindy Domb and Jessica Collins. There will be a Q&A session after we hear from both speakers. You may submit questions during registration or ask them live at the event. Learn more and register!

Baystate Health is Seeking Focus Group Volunteers

Baystate Health is seeking volunteers who live in the Springfield community and have experience getting treatment for serious illness, either for themselves or for a loved one. There will be two focus groups:

• Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:00-7:30 pm at Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center (for people who identify as Black)
• Tuesday, January 24, 2023 6:00-7:30pm at Baystate Brightwood Health Center (for people who identify as Latino/a/e)

If you are interested in participating or if you have questions, please contact Erin Salvador at Erin.Salvardore@BaystateHealth.org or 413-773-2770.