Community Corner

The Care Center helps young mothers and low-income women fall back in love with learning and go to college. Oona Cook and Jane Slater join to share the importance of their organization s programs.

Cari Carpenter and Sarah Voiland join to talk about the importance of the Local Farmer Awards. The program provides grants for projects that can be used for necessary farm improvements.

Katelynn Shea joins to talk about the Berkshire Hills Music Academy and its upcoming gala. Berkshire Hills is a unique college like program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Chicopee Fire Captain Katie Collins-Kalbaugh and Holyoke Fire Lieutenant Maria Pelchar joined to talk about the Ride to Remember. The event began after a Springfield Police Officer was killed in the line of duty and has raised more than $400,000 for organizations.

Sarah Tsitso of the Forest Park Zoo joins to talk about the Brew at the Zoo event, a great mix of craft beer samples from local breweries and animal interactions.

Shannon Rudder and Claudia Pazmany of Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services join to discuss how their organization works to foster an environment where individuals, families and youth can achieve new realities of peace, self-determination, self-sufficiency and more.

Fred Kadushin of Feed the Kids joins to discuss his organization’s upcoming Golf Tournament.

Holyoke St. Patrick's Road Race Committee member Billy Harbilas joins to discuss the upcoming race, block party and parade.

Tricia Canavan and Marie-Ange Delimon of Tech Foundry discuss how their organization helps people who are interested in learning the technical skills needed to launch jobs in tech and how PeoplesBank supports their mission. Tech Foundry recently opened a Tech Hub in Holyoke.

Jess Thompson of Community Action Pioneer Valley discusses a local heating assistance program called Heat Up that her organization created.

Amber Abdella and Natalie Ulrich of Safe Passage discuss their upcoming Hot Chocolate Run event on December 3.

Claudia Pazmany, Executive Director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, joined to talk about the upcoming A+ Awards Dinner that’s set to take place on November 16 at UMass.