By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff, Saturday, February 05, 2022
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A one-stop facility to aid former jail inmates in re-entering the community has received more than $240,000 in funding from the Baker-Polito administration.
The Second Street Second Chances (SSSC) initiative was awarded $240,300 on Thursday through the state’s Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program.
The initiative will offer a wide array of post-incarceration services, case management, and workforce training from the former jail on Second Street, a symbolic location. The goal is to provide essential tools needed for success.
It is spearheaded by Berkshire Community College in partnership with the Berkshire County House of Correction, and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office.