Social Issues

Rebuilding Together

Colleen Loveless, Executive Director -“Rebuilding Together”; and Ethel Griffin, Associate Director, Rebuilding Together & President of the Old Hill Neighborhood Council discuss plans for April 27, “National Rebuilding Day,” including...

Providence Ministries

Providence Ministries for the Needy, affiliated with and sponsored by the Sisters of Providence, is a non-profit that provides many services to the local needy. Their services include:  Loreto House, which has housing for up to 24 homeless men;  Kate’s Kitchen,...

Dakin Animal Shelter

Leslie Harris, Executive Director of Dakin Animal Shelter, discusses the current placement of cats displaced by Superstorm Sandy, how the kitten population has been reduced by the spaying program, and the pros of adopting an older...

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical housing ministry whose goal is to make home ownership possible for low-income families in Hampshire and Franklin counties. Elizabeth Bridgewater, the new Executive Director for Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity, joins...

Child Safety

Child safety advocate and child sexual abuse survivor Kathy Picard; Jeff Londraville, author of “The Filter;” and Kris Allard, of YMCA of Greater Springfield  preview the upcoming April 30 event at the Basketball Hall of Fame,...

New England Adolescent Research Institute

Steven Bengis, Ed.D LICSW, Executive Director of the New England Adolescent Research Institute and NEARI School in Holyoke; Shannon Chabot M.A., Kinesiologist; and Leigh Mahoney, M.Ed., NEARI School Principal, discuss the work they do to help students with multiple...

FourFathers

Scott Williams, Bill Scatolini, Alfonso Nardi and Michael Hassett discuss “FourFathers: the organization they’ve started to help fathers empower their...

Divided We Stand: A Street In Our School

The second segment in our special series, “Divided We Stand: A Street in Our School” features residents’ memories of “the tunnel” along with their hopes for this community space beneath I-91. Connecting Point contributor Carolee McGrath looks into the history of the...