“Families are frightened, scared and beaten down. What the staff and I do is give them the strength to go to the other organizations, to get through this and get past this.”
--- Michelle Derr, CHP director of WIC [Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program] Family Services
CHP has typically covered the WIC program loss through other revenue sources from CHP’s countywide healthcare network, but CHP-WIC will now be closer to a self-sustaining program.
The Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market has the potential to serve more low-income residents than any other market in the Berkshires because of its location in Pittsfield.
This Mother’s Day, by all means shower your mother with flowers, chocolates, and love. But let’s also think more deeply about the tremendous contribution mothers make every single day, and how we might work together to ease their burdens and give them the recognition and rewards they so heartily deserve.
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission’s Berkshire Benchmark’s data shows that of the 400 children under age three in South County, around 10 percent of the population have some sort of developmental issue. Sixteen children under three in Berkshire County have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), “a shockingly high number," according to PDC Executive Director Maureen Atwood.
“Gideon’s Garden is the best thing. It’s such a pleasure partnering with them. They have a big heart; they care about everybody.”
--George Laye, director of the Guthrie Center
