The City of North Adams is collaborating with the towns of Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, and Florida on a digital equity plan. Digital equity refers to the concept that all individuals and communities have fair and equal access to digital technologies--including internet, computers, mobile phones-- as well as the skills to use them.
The survey is open to anyone living in Berkshire County. The information provided will outline a path for closing the digital divide. Thanks for taking a few moments to complete this important survey!
https://made.civilspace.io/en/projects/ma-digital-equity/engagements/ma-sdep-public-survey/sections/1
Resources for Young Children
Thursday, Oct 5th
1-2:30pm
Free diapers, coats, & Pre-K information
Locations: Community Rooms at Brayton Hill Apartment Complex, Greylock Apartment Complex, and Mohawk Forest Apartment Complex
For more information, email familysupports@napsk12.org
NAMI Basics
A free course for parents and family caregivers of
children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral issues.
More information: https://namibc.org/support-and-education/mental-health-education/nami-basics/.
Check out this upcoming STEAM Challenge Night hosted by Flying Cloud!
https://www.flyingcloudinstitute.org/news/steam-challenge-night
NAPS families are invited to an exciting after-hours event at MASS MoCA!
October 12th
5-7pm
Join us for FREE food, fun, and artmaking!
Upcoming Flu Vaccine clinics. See flyer for dates, locations, and registration information.
The North Adams Public Schools Greenhouse Program has lovely mums for sale! Please see the flyer for hours and prices.
After School & Saturday Program with BAAMS. See flyer for details.
Upcoming programming from nbCC. See flyers for details.
Upcoming programming at MASS MoCA
Little Amal: Musical Mystical Tour
All are invited as we welcome Little Amal to North Adams. Amal – whose name means “hope” in Arabic – is an internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since 2021.
Sunday, Sept 10th
1 pm: Art making in Courtyard A
3pm: Walk with Amal - Musical Mystical Tour
Free Event!
https://massmoca.org/event/little-amal/
Marika Maijala's Artist Talk and Demo
Thursday, Sept 28th
Marika is a children's book illustrator and author and is giving an artist talk about her new book, Rosie Runs, along with a demo of a print she is creating with Gary Lichtenstein Editions. This is also a free event geared towards families.z
https://massmoca.org/event/marika-maijala/
nbCC Community Brainstorming Forum
Friday, September 8th
10am at Terra Nova Church (85 Main Street, North Adams)
All are welcome!
The McCann Cross Country team is holding a fundraiser event on Saturday, 9/16.
It is a Walk/Run for Maui Fire Relief. 5k trail run and 1 mile walk at Whitney's Farm.
All registration monies will go to a Maui non-profit to aid in fire relief.
To improve the health of everyone in Massachusetts, we need to center the voices of people and communities who have been long denied an equal chance at health. The Community Health Equity Survey is an opportunity for residents to share their experiences and priorities to help shape the future of our health. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will use survey results to improve our programs, make decisions about funding and resources, and support policies to improve health inequities. We will also share the results of the survey with partners across Massachusetts to support the important work they are doing to improve health in their communities.
The survey will be open from July 31, 2023 through early Fall 2023. Anyone aged 14 and older can take the survey. It takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete and is available in 11 languages: Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese (simplified), Chinese traditional, English, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The survey will also be available in ASL later this summer.
Taking the survey is easy! Just click on this link to get started: www.mass.gov/healthsurvey
For more information about the Community Health Equity Initiative and the survey, please visit our website: www.mass.gov/CHEI
Upcoming programming from the Family Center. See flyers for details.
Our faculty are kicking the year off with project-based learning training hosted by PBLWorks! A new year is just around the corner and we are ready with some innovative approaches to keep students engaged.
North Adams Mobile Food Bank
Friday, 8/18
10-11 am
Brien Center Parking Lot
Everyone is welcome! There are no eligibility requirements to participate.
Note: There will be no North Adams Mobile Food Bank on 9/1. The next distribution will be on 9/15 at a NEW time 11-12pm.
North Berkshire Adult Education is pleased to announce an open house at their NEW location - The North Adams Armory, 206 Ashland St., North Adams.
Wednesday, August 30th
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Learn more about their FREE classes and services.
See flyer for details!
The annual book sale, hosted by the Friends of the North Adams Public Library, is back! See flyer for details.
We're still glowing after our visit with the Secretary of Education, Patrick Tutwiler! What an honor to host his visit. We couldn't be more proud of our summer program students and staff. And a special shout out to CHfARM and their incredible student presentations. We all learned a lot from their curiosity and discoveries.
It's that time of year again! Don't forget to register for Back-Packed for Success! See flyer for details.
