Seeking diversity, New North Citizens Council in Springfield expands training of drug, alcohol counselors masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Springfield s New North Citizens Council receives $2 3 million in state funding to help Black and Latino men with substance use recovery masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts helped nonprofits survive COVID
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
1/20/2021 -Easthampton- Volunteer Mary Bianca (L), gives some food items to Jada Springfield of Northampton at the Easthampton Community Center s food pantry at their Clark Street headquarters. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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Every week since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world back in March, Robin Bialecki has seen more new faces in need of food to get through until their next paycheck.
The center provides weekly groceries for any family in need. If there are children in the home they get enough food for breakfast, lunch and a snack all week.
Springfield committee will promote coronavirus vaccination
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, seen in file photo, has announced the creation of a 15-member committee to promote vaccinations for the coronavirus
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SPRINGFIELD City officials have created a committee with the mission of promoting to the community vaccination against the coronavirus and combatting misinformation about vaccines.
The 15-member “Vax Force Committee” was announced late Monday afternoon by Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen R. Caulton-Harris.
The committee will provide “credible COVID-19 resources to the citizens of Springfield using science, data, and information to guide the decision-making and explain the vaccination process in layman’s terms,” the announcement stated.