Marathons and moves are inside

Trauma-Informed Hampshire County

meets on October 12

TIHC's first meeting will be on Thursday October 12 from 1:00-2:30 pm on zoom. Here is the ZOOM LINK.

At the October meeting there will be some time to reconnect. TIHC has started a process of restructuring governance and organizational framework to be more inclusive and more conscious of how structure can leave out those who are more marginalized already. They'll offer an overview of Building Resilience in Families Roadshow. FLYER

Friends of Children

FOCUS Program

FOCUS is a community-based membership program that connects transition-aged youth to resources, peers, and community members with the goal of success and independence!

Young people who have left the foster care system without family and other supports need to know how they will survive and flourish. Each young person is supported by volunteers who will connect them to resources and can also offer coaching. Learn more HERE.

Got a minute? Why not join COSA today? Click here.

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Amherst Survival Center

Hike for Hunger during October

Senate Housing Committee Chair Lydia Edwards Tours Western MA

An update from Western MA Network to End Homelessness

The Recovery Coach Learning Community provides a peer-driven community space and an innovative approach to professional development to support and build Massachusetts’ rapidly expanding addictions peer recovery workforce. Our topic this quarter will be “Emotional Intelligence and Recovery Coaching." Providing connection and professional development for Recovery Coaches and Recovery Coach Supervisors, this community provides opportunities to share, learn, and grow as Peer Recovery Support Specialists. Our next meeting is Friday, 9/29 from 3:00 – 4:30. For details, click HERE.

The Food Bank's move to Chicopee is complet e.

New address: 25 Carew St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Phone 413-247-9738.

Happy Valley Marathon

October 15 at Look Park

Cooley Dickinson Hospital is thrilled to be the fundraising partner for this year’s Happy Valley Half Marathon & 5K. Whether you run or become a sponsor, you will be supporting your own health and your community hospital. The breathtaking course is designed to showcase some of the most beautiful roads that New England has to offer during peak fall foliage. INFO

Amherst Survival Center

Hike for Hunger in October

Amherst Survival Center's Hike for Hunger is an opportunity to get outside in nature while ensuring our neighbors have access to food! Come October, head out on the trails wherever and whenever you’d like. Proceeds from Hike for Hunger go directly to our food and nutrition programs assisting nearly 8,600 of our neighbors. Learn more and register HERE.