Social Issues

Bard Microcollege

Executive Director Anne Teschner and Education Director Ana Rodriguez from the Care Center in Holyoke discuss that organizations’ partnership creating Bard Microcollege. Bard Microcollege helps young women in poverty, including some single mothers, earn a...

Adopting Older Children in Massachusetts

There are 800 children in foster care in Massachusetts waiting to be adopted, but finding families for older children can be a challenge. Teenagers in foster care often have been waiting years to finally have a family to call their own. Carolee McGrath discusses...
Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is a growing concern nationally and right here in Springfield. Carolee McGrath sat down with Dr. Chrystal Wittcopp, Director of Baystate Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Weight Management Program, to learn about the causes of and solutions to this...