American Red Cross of Berkshire County

Kathleen Phillips, Executive 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: phillipk@usa.redcross.org
web: www.redcrossberkshirecounty.org

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

Liaison: Mike Prudhomme- Red Panel

Berkshire Children & Families

Carolyn Burns, Executive Director
480 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
1-888-742-7443 ext. 15
(413) 448-8281
(413) 445-5404 FAX
email: cmb@berkshire.net
Liaison: Rod Bunt - Orange Panel

Berkshire County Kids Place

Katherine Bierwas, Executive Director
63 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-2800 / (413) 496-9327 FAX
email: kbierwas@kidsplaceonline.org
website:Berkshire County Kids’ Place

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

Liaison: Jean Sherman- Blue Panel

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
Liaison: Frank Ryan- Orange Panel

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 Nursing Families

Rosalie Girard, Executive Director
P O Box 341
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-5338
email: rlc9@hotmail.com

• Lactation Consulting and Advocacy

Liaison: Atty. Chris Dodig-Purple Pane

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berkshire County

Raymond Ross, Executive Director
PO Box 6
Pittsfield, MA 01202
(413) 443-9471
(413) 448-8157 (FAX)
e-mail: bbbs@rnetworx.com
Sarah Kline, North County Coordinator
85 Main Street, Suite 624
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-7588 /(413) 663-9877 FAX

• Mentoring of children by volunteers
• Mentor training
• BBBS volunteers spent more than 6000 hours last year mentoring North Berkshire Youth.

Liaison: Courtney McIlhenny - Yellow Panel

Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Arlene Birch, Director
333 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-0412
fax (413) 448-2198
email: arlenebirch@briencenter.org
Website: Brien Center
25 Marshall Street
North Adams, MA
(413) 664-4541 / (413) 662-3311

• Counseling and therapeutic programs for children, adults and families Assessment and Monitoring
• 24 hour Crisis Intervention
• Responded to over 7,933 crisis calls in FY02.
• Through United Way support, over $300,000 of free care was provided. (NBUW - BUW - Williamstown)

Liaison: Amy Giroux - Blue Panel

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: aenemetzcarlson@ccberkshire.org

• Day Care Health Services
• Teen Pregnancy
• Parenting Skills
• Child Care of the Berkshires provided childcare services to more than 300 children in North County Programs.
• Home Visitors and Healthy Homes staff teams made over 1,200 visits to teen and other at risk parents
• Family Net offered a total of 453 playgroups throughout the year, with 2372 families (duplicate count) attending

Liaison: Bill Robinson - Red Panel

Church Outreach To Youth Project

Sister Eunice Tassone, Director
64 Marshall Street
P.O. Box 745
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-3133 / FAX Same #
Cell: 441-5311
email: coty@berkshire.net

• Recreation and skill/self esteem building for school children

Liaison: Jay Durand- Yellow Panel

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

Liaison: Judy Sheehan- Purple Panel

Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc.

Robert P. Dean, Exec. Dir.
66 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-0524 / (413) 442-6443 FAX
website:Elder Services of Berkshire County
email: rdean@esbci.org

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

Liaison: Joanne DeRose- Purple Panel

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
website: Elizabeth Freeman Center

Mary Molleur
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

Liaison: Tim Burdick– Blue Panel

Family Life Support Center, Inc.

Michael Boland, Exec. 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

Liaison: Laurie Pelczynski - Red Panel

Girl Scouts of Western Massachusetts

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

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

Liaison: Dan Caplinger - Yellow Panel

Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires

Thomas Speckert, Executive Director
158 Tyler Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 442-0061, fax (413) 499-3756
email: twsgib@nycap.rr.comHowland Avenue
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-8092 /(413) 499-3756 FAX

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

Liaison: Jayson Dohaney - Blue Panel

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County (NAMI)

Bonnie Brace, Director
(Michelle Kelly, Lisabeth Bradley, Mary Rowland)
333 East Street, Rm 417
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 443-1666 / (413) 395-2018 FAX
website: NAMI, Massachusetts
email: namibc@namibc.org
Liaison: Alex Daugherty- Purple Panel

Northern Berkshire Community Action

Don Atwater, Director
Berkshire Community Action Council
1531 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413/441-4930 (cell)
Marie Harpin, Coordinator
85 Main Street
North Adams, NA 01247
413-663-3014
Liaison: Blair Benjamin- Orange Panel

Northern Berkshire Community Coalition

Al Bashevkin, Executive Director
85 Main Street, Suite 624
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-7588 / (413) 663-9877
email: abashevkin@nbccoalition.org
website: www.nbccoalition.org
Liaison: Bob Davis - Orange Panel

• 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 YMCA

Joe McGovern, Executive Director
22 Brickyard Court
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-6529 / (413) 663-5700 FAX
website: www.northernberkshireymca.org
email: jmcgovern@NorthernBerkshireYMCA.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.

Liaison: Sue Marszalek- Yellow Panel

United Cerebral Palsy Berkshires

Christine Singer, Exec. Dir.
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

Liaison: Jim Brosnan - Blue Panel

Western Mass Legal Services

152 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1950Deborah Marchand
85 Main Street, Suite 314
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 664-4531
website: www.wmls.org

• Free legal representation for the poor and elderly

Liaison: Tom Rumbolt - Purple Panel

Youth Center Inc.

Elizabeth Baker, Executive Director
20 East Street
P O Box 461
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-3550 / (413) 743-9550 fax
website: youthcenterinc.org
email: lbaker@youthcenterinc,org
Liaison: Christina Barrett - Yellow Panel