Calling all volunteers!
North Adams Public Schools is looking for a variety of volunteers!
For details visit: www.napsk12.org/volunteersignup
Upcoming camp opportunity hosted at Sheep Hill during April vacation. See flyer for details.
Greylock Elementary students and teachers are enjoying their MoMU from @berkshiremuseum! The mobile museum unit (MoMU) brings objects from the museum to our school for a month. This exhibit about mammal adaptations shows off some great skulls and claws from mammals like beavers and foxes! Greylock's Interim Principal Anne Riello shared "Students have visited this exhibit with excitement and they often stop by to get a closer look when they are on their way to the lunchroom!" We're looking forward to bringing more MoMUs to the North Adams schools!
Greylock Elementary School will be open on Friday, March 3rd. The heat has been restored.
MCLA Sam Gomez Race
See flyer for details.
Upcoming programming from the Family Center
North Adams Mobile Food Bank
March 3rd and 17th
10-11 am
Brien Center Parking Lot, American Legion Drive
All are welcome!
The extra pandemic-related SNAP benefits will be ending this month. Additional information can be found in the flyers shared.
Updated Food Pantry & Meal Site listing for Berkshire County: https://5il.co/1q2pt
Greylock Elementary School will be closed on Thursday March 2nd due to a technical issue with the heating system. All other schools in the district will be open. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Check out Chop Chop's spring magazine!
Inside you'll find family-friendly recipes, food tips, and more!
https://5il.co/1q0xm
Free upcoming Girl Scout event!
For girls in grades K&1
Held in North Adams but all surrounding towns are welcome.
The deadline for registration is 3/4/23.
The next presenter for UMass 4-H CES is:
Brian Hand
Wall Street Trader & Pilot
March 8, 2023
7-8PM (Eastern Time)
Via Zoom
Link to register: https://bit.ly/CES3-8-23
Upcoming events from Berkshire Community Action Council (BCAC):
BCAC is hosting a meeting with Representative John Barrett III on Monday, 2/27/23 from 8:30-9:30 am, 85 Main Street/Terra Nova to discuss how to better support our low-income Berkshire neighbors. To RSVP, please call Aleta or Karen at (413) 663-3014.
Please Save the Date for a Community Conversation on Poverty being held on 3/31 from 10-2 at Williams College. More information and registration details to come!
BCAC has also launched a community needs survey to get feedback to inform their program planning for the next three years. Your responses will help to design or modify their programs to better meet your needs and the needs of the community. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. The information you provide will be confidential and you will not/cannot be identified. To take the survey, please go to the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T6K8G9N
The next North Adams Mobile Food Bank will be on Friday, Feb. 17th, from 10-11 am in the Brien Center parking lot (American Legion Drive). The Mobile Food Bank is open to all!
Berkshire Babypalooza Community Baby Shower being held at Greylock Works on 4/15/23 from 11 am to 1 pm. See flyer for details.
Wellness Wednesday
2/15 from 11-1pm
Northern Berkshire YMCA at 22 Brickyard Court
The event is free and open to anyone in the community! Come visit representatives from Central/North WIC, nbCC, North Adams Public Schools, Northern Berkshire Adult Education Program, Childcare of the Berkshires, ECU Healthcare and more!
This Wellness Wednesday will also include a COVID Vaccine Clinic. Pre-registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. The flyer includes a QR Code or folks can visit mass.gov/getboosted (scroll down, and enter North Adams YMCA into the search bar). MA residents will be able to receive a $75 gift card while supplies last!
Our students celebrated the 100th day of school in a variety of ways! Some counted to 100. Others dressed like they were 100 years old. Some students even brought in 100 pieces of an item (googly eyes, pennies, etc.)! Our teachers got in on the fun, too!
Families with MassHealth Need to Renew Coverage:
Families with MassHealth need to renew their coverage this year in order to maintain coverage. Coverage protections put in place during the pandemic will end soon, and MassHealth will return to standard annual eligibility renewal processes.
MassHealth families need to take the following steps:
1) Update contact information – make sure MassHealth has their most up-to-date address, phone number, and email so that they do not miss important information and notices about what else is needed.
2) Report household changes to make sure MassHealth knows about any changes in their household, like a new job, address, changes to income, disability status, or pregnancy.
More information is available on the MassHealth’s Redetermination website (link below).
https://www.mass.gov/masshealth-eligibility-redeterminations?utm_source=Commissioner%27s+Weekly+Update&utm_campaign=8fd7a140fa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_06_01_57&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8fd7a140fa-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
Dress for the weather!
Cold weather is coming! Temperatures are projected to drop during the afternoon on Friday, 2/3. We recommend wearing warm clothes.
MassHealth members will soon need to renew their health coverage.
See flyer for instructions and additional details.
https://5il.co/1o0d9
2023 Western Mass Family Leadership Series
Feb and March in Holyoke
Topics covered include advocacy, creating a vision, policy making and self care. Any family caregiver of a DDS person is eligible to participate. See flyer for additional details.
