Youth Center Inc.

Sonia DiSanti, Executive Director
20 East Street
P O Box 461
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-3550 / (413) 743-9550 fax
website: youthcenterinc.org
email: sonia@youthcenterinc,org

Community Legal Aid

Donna Morelli
85 Main Street, Suite 314
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 664-4531
website: communitylegal.org

• Free legal representation for the poor and elderly

United Cerebral Palsy Berkshires

Christine Singer, Executive Director
208 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 442-1562 / FAX (413) 499-4077
email: info@ucpberkshire.org
website: www.ucpberkshire.org

440 Curran Highway
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 664-9345

• Services for individuals with disabilities (physical, developmental, and learning) and for their families: Assistive Technology;
• Durable medical equipment loans; Wheel Chair repair; Life support services; Toy Library; Children’s recreational programming; Verizon special phones
• Lead agency for the annual Berkshire Disability Pride Day and legislative forums.
• Facilitated personal growth for over 50 people in Northern Berkshire last year, especially children with physical, developmental or learning disabilities

Northern Berkshire YMCA

Justin Ihne, Executive Director
22 Brickyard Court
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-6529 / (413) 663-5700 FAX
website: www.ymcanb.org

• Physical Health and Fitness (all ages)
• Skills instruction in water safety and babysitting
• The Northern Berkshire YMCA offers over 65 different Youth and Teen Programs.
• YMCA provided $81,241 in financial assistance to 240 youth members, 92 teen members, 160 families, and numerous childcare participants.
• There are over 150 seniors participating in YMCA senior programs during the course of the year.

Northern Berkshire Community Coalition

Al Bashevkin, Executive Director
61 Main Street, Suite 218
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-7588 / (413) 663-9877
email: abashevkin@nbccoalition.org
website: www.nbccoalition.org

• Community/neighborhood/leadership development UNITY Youth program
• Monthly forums and newsletters focused on community issues
• Northern Berkshire Community Coalition was the primary force behind the new Community Transportation Center to the Northern Berkshires
• UNITY brought two nationally acclaimed artists to work with teens to create sculptures for the Adams-Cheshire bike path.
• Northern Berkshire Neighbors, a program of the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, has provided the support for residents of 11 local neighborhoods to create viable, active neighborhood associations.

Northern Berkshire Community Action

Deborah Leonczyk, Executive Director
Berkshire Community Action Council
1531 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-445-4503

Aleta Moncecchi, Coordinator
10 Ashland Street
North Adams, NA 01247
413-663-3014

website: www.bcacinc.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County (NAMI)

Susan Kerr, Executive Director
333 East Street, Rm 417
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 443-1666 / (413) 395-2018 FAX
website: NAMI, Massachusetts
email: namibc@namibc.org

Berkshire County Kids Place

Christ Collier, Program Director
63 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-2800 / (413) 496-9327 FAX
email: ccollier@kidsplaceonline.org
website:Berkshire County Kids’ Place

• Counseling for child abuse victims and families
• Prevention and education services

Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires

Frank Engels, Executive Director
158 Tyler Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 442-0061, fax (413) 499-3756

166 State Street
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 749-8999
email: fengels@goodwill-berkshires.org

• Vocational rehabilitation/skills training for work performance and job seeking.

Girl Scouts of Western Massachusetts

Patricia Hallberg, Executive Director
PO Box 558
241 Haydenville Road
Leeds, MA 01053
1-800-462-9100 – ext. 17
(413) 586-7937 FAX
email: phallberg@gswma.org
website:www.gscwm.org

• Competent, confident young women through Girl Scout troops and activities, Career Exploration and Camping

Family Life Support Center, Inc.

Paul Gage, Executive Director
395 Old Columbia Street
Adams, MA 01220
Shelter: Louison House
(413) 743-7957 (413) 743-7959 FAX

• Preventive Counseling; Crisis Intervention; Case Management; Life Skills Education; and Emergency Shelter (Louison House) for at-risk and homeless families and individuals.
• Provided services to over 1,400 area residents last year
• Louison House provided residential and stabilization services to 192 individuals last year

Elizabeth Freeman Center

Janis Broderick, Executive Director
43 Francis Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201-5053
(413) 499-2425 / (413) 443-3016 FAX
email: efcenter@berkshire.net

85 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-9709 / (413) 664-4841 FAX

• Counseling, intervention, and referrals for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
• Law Enforcement training

Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc.

John Lutz, Executive Director.
66 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-0524 / (413) 442-6443 FAX
website:Elder Services of Berkshire County
email: jlutz@esbci.org

• Elder Intervention for at risk and Alzheimer elders
• Meals on Wheels
• Rides
• Residential facilities and services
• Companionship

Ecu-Health Care

Charles Joffe-Halpern, Program Adm.
71 Hospital Avenue
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-8711 / (413) 664-5028 FAX
website: Ecu-Heath Care
email: ecuhealth@nbhealth.org

• Helping Northern Berkshire residents access affordable health care
• Ecu-Health Care’s voluntary physicians have provided over $850,000.00 of care to over 1,500 area residents since 1995.
• Has helped over 4,000 residents access public health benefits and helped 4 other Massachusetts communities start their own health care access programs for the uninsured
• Engineered one of the greatest tooth-brushing spectacles in mankind’s history

Church Outreach To Youth Project

Caitlin McConnell, Executive Director
64 Marshall Street
P.O. Box 745
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-3133 / FAX Same #
Cell: 441-5311
email: cmcconnell.coty@gmail.com

• Recreation and skill/self esteem building for school children

Child Care of the Berkshires

Anne Nemetz-Carlson, Exec. Dir.
State Street, P O Box 172
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-6593 /(413) 663-7714 FAX
email: email: aenemetzcarlson@ccberkshire.org
website: http://ccberkshire.org

Mission Statement:

The mission of Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc. is to strengthen families through high quality child care, education, support services and advocacy.

Child Care of the Berkshires is guided by the following beliefs:

• High quality child care encourages a child’s total growth and development in physical, social language, and cognitive areas.
• Families need to be linked to a variety of resources in the community.
• Services are best provided in a collaborative and cooperative fashion.
• Child care, parent support and educational programs should reflect the cultural diversity in our communities.

Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

M. Christine Macbeth, CEO
PO Box 4219
Pittsfield, MA 01201
General Phone: (413) 499-0412
fax (413) 448-2198
email: cmacb@briencenter.org
Website: Brien Center

Brien Center-North County

124 American Legion Drive
North Adams, MA
Phone: (413) 664-4541  Fax: (413) 662-3311

Berkshire Nursing Families

Rosalie Girard, Executive Director
P O Box 341
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-5338
email: rosaliegirard@gmail.com

• Lactation Consulting and Advocacy

Berkshire Food Project

Valerie Schwarz, Executive Director
P O Box 651
North Adams, MA 01247
(located at the 1st Congregational Church, North Adams)
(413) 664-7378
email: berkshirefood@hotmail.com

• Nutritious meals
• Cooking/Nutrition Classes
• Quality of life information/referrals
• Served over 14,000 meals last year to individuals and youngfamilies who otherwise go hungry

Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR)

Richard Weisenflue, Executive Director
771 South Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 664-9382 xt. 26
(413) 664-6293 FAX
email: rweisenflue@bfair.org
website: www.bfair.org

American Red Cross of Berkshire County

Kate Leene, Director
480 West Street, PO Box 644
Pittsfield, MA 012011-800-332-2030 (8:30 am-4:30 pm M-F)
(413) 442-1506 PM & Weekend Emergency
(413) 448-6051 FAX
email: kate.leene@redcross.org
web: www.redcrossberkshirecounty.org

• HIV/Aids Education
• Medical Transportation (40 drivers)
• Disaster Response
• Blood Services
• Homeless Services