Social Issues

Non-Profit Board Fair

Adam Kelly & Jim Ayres from the Northampton Area Young Professionals (NAYP) will discuss the  Non-profit Board Fair taking place June 12 at Smith College Conference Center. The fair is sponsored by the Northampton Area Young Professionals and representatives of...

Hospice Walk

Carol Rodrigues,  Director of Hospice Operations for Bayatate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, discusses the upcoming June 8  “Step Out for Hospice” fund raiser walk at Forest Park, as well as the services Hospice...

YMCA of Greater Springfield

YMCA of Greater Springfield Pres. Kirk Smith and Development & Communications Vice President Kristine Allard discuss the Y’s new strategic plan and their upcoming Campaign Breakfast Celebration at the Basketball Hall of Fame June...

AIDS Foundation

Jessica Crevier  of the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts and  Mark Zatyrka,  co-owner and Vice President of Marketing of the American Homecare Federation and co-founder of the Connecticut Hemophilia Society join  Rob Quinn who in 2012, launched openlypoz.com,...

Train a Dog, Save a Warrior

“Train a Dog, Save a Warrior”, matches veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injuries with service dogs. Sherrie King, a dog trainer from Springfield, and military veteran Robert Davis join Jim Madigan in the studio to talk about the program, and what it...

Soldier On

1 in 5 homeless in this country is a veteran, which means that on any given night more than 275,000 veterans in this country are sleeping on the streets. But a new approach to housing theses veterans is being pioneered in our region at Soldier...

MassMentors

Denise Cogman, Executive Director of Springfield School Volunteer,  and  Marty Martinez,  President and CEO of Mass Mentoring Partnership, discuss that program and the continuing need for adult volunteers to make a commitment to mentor young people across the...