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12.5.22 / Post
ArtsHub, Community Partner on a Mission
…first of our Community Partners on a Mission series, we sat with Dee Boyle-Clapp, Director of the Arts Extension Service to learn about the program’s motivation, vision and mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXM3tOsnxVw…
11.2.21 / Post
Justin Beatty: Creatively Navigating Our Cultural Sector in Today's World
…in partnership with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists, pairs a $1000 mini-grant with one-on-one coaching and online financial and business resiliency webinars focusing on navigating a post-COVID cultural sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ8jGSQeMKk…
7.19.21 / Post
All Out Adventures Reimagines Work to Navigate Through Pandemic
… Watch us chat trailside with Karen as she talks about the organization’s mission, trials endured, and the ways All Out Adventures was able to weather the changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIAehRIZOuM&t=105s…
1.12.21 / Post
Weathering a Tornado and COVID-19 with Resilience
…while keeping kids safe during the pandemic. Wesley Jackson, executive director of the Community Center, describes the challenges and rewards of working with Springfield’s children and youth while facing COVID-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZlhEEkAY9Y…
12.22.20 / Post
Square One Delivers Care and More to Working Families
The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts launched the COVID-19 Response Fund in March 2020 to help communities across Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties recover and rebuild in response to the…
9.18.20 / Post
Grantee Spotlight: The Literacy Project
…grantee of the Community Foundation—is doing just that. Take one minute to meet two of their success stories, Dave and Kayla. They will be your feel-good stories of today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4GFzU345eY…
2.25.19 / Post
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
…to make homeownership possible for families in our community. Learn more about Ruth, Denis and Habitat homeownership, here: www.youtube.com/watch. Photos courtesy of Erin Long Photography, and Pioneer Valley Habitat for…
1.31.20 / Post
ValleyCreates: Kicked off 2020 with new funding and trainings
We can’t believe it’s been two years since the launch of Creative Commonwealth and ValleyCreates! ValleyCreates 2020 began with two new happenings: Community Engaged Artist Training Yara Liceaga-Rojas, workshop leader…
7.10.20 / Post
A Safe, Warm Welcome for Refugees
…designed so that the medical workers administering coronavirus tests needn’t continuously change masks and gowns between patients. “We can test more, with greater safety,” says Barber. “Many refugees have come…
6.20.23 / Post
A great way to give the lowest-paid workers a leg up on the advancement ladder
…has partnered with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to manage the fund. “We decided to go with the Community Foundation because of their community mission and their accessibility and…