Community Stories Archives - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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August 23, 2021 Community Stories

Hats Off to Dr. Willie Hill, Jr.

August 16, 2021 Community Stories

With Grit and Grace, Rivera & Rivera Lifts Hampden County Residents

August 10, 2021 Community Stories

Finding My Place in Philanthropy

The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice

July 26, 2021 Community Stories

Growing Activism in Holyoke: The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice

July 19, 2021 Community Stories

All Out Adventures Reimagines Work to Navigate Through Pandemic

The YMCA became a site for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 1, 2021 Community Stories

Where COVID-19 Relief Included Bedtime Stories

LaTonia Monroe Naylor with her husband and four children. Photo by Christographer Howard

June 25, 2021 Community Stories

Five Questions for LaTonia Monroe Naylor, Past Community Foundation Scholarship Recipient

Sue Kranz (in pink) with Michelle Olanyk, owner of Mo’s Fudge Factor in Shelburne Falls. Olanyk displayed Kranz’s free masks in her store in exchange for donations.

June 7, 2021 Community Stories

Masks of Hope Sew Community Support

A child takes part in the remote learning pod program at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke. [Photo courtesy of the Boys & Girls Club]

May 13, 2021 Community Stories

Students Reap the Benefits of New Holyoke Collaboration

2019 scholarship recipient Nashali Pagan addresses the audience (photo by Holyoke Media)

May 5, 2021 Community Stories

A Scholarship Fund Rooted in Latino Pride