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Williamstown: Community Chest Sets Annual Meeting
May 5, 2023 The Berkshire Eagle Williamstown, MA — The Williamstown Community Chest will hold its 96th annual meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at The Williams Inn, 101 Spring St. The meeting’s agenda includes the election of board members and officers, a brief...
2nd Street Hosting Harm Reduction Van
April 21, 2023 The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, MA — 2nd Street Second Chances at 264 Second St. will host a visit from the Berkshire Harm Reduction Mobile Unit from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, April 28. Supported by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Berkshire...
Solutions Rising
Northern Berkshire Community Television April 2023 North Adams, MA — Click here to watch an interview with Sheriff Bowler and 2nd Street Executive Director Jason Cuyler.
Housing Resource Fair at the Berkshire Athenaeum
iBerkshires March 28, 2023 Pittsfield, MA — The city of Pittsfield's Homelessness Advisory Committee is sponsoring a Housing Resource Fair on Thursday, April 6 at the Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave. The event, which will be held 9:30 a.m. to noon, is free and open...
Registrations Open for 2nd Street Workshops
iBerkshires March 20, 2023 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street has opened registrations for free workshops focused on drawing, creative writing and poetry. The workshops, open to formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, are associated with the new programs...
Berkshire nonprofit helping former inmates get involved with the arts
Spectrum News March 2, 2023 Dan Reidy PITTSFIELD — The 2nd Street nonprofit supports current and formerly incarcerated people in Berkshire County to increase the chances of improving their lives. Now, the nonprofit is announcing three arts initiatives which will...
Letter to the Editor: Courage at Second Street Second Chances
The Berkshire Eagle March 1, 2023Courage takes many forms. The members of the women’s aftercare group at Second Street Second Chances demonstrated such in sharing their personal stories, their hurt and their emotional vulnerability in a session with District Attorney...
2nd Street Announces Launch of Three Initiatives
iBerkshires March 1, 2023 PITTSFIELD, MA — 2nd Street announces the launch of three initiatives in partnership with Berkshire Museum, Berkshire Community College and Chaos Theory. The programs — Insight Out, Using Our Outside Voices and Hear Me Out — are designed to...
Residents who were once, or are currently, incarcerated are invited to share their stories through works of art
The Berkshire Eagle Mar 1, 2023 By Amanda Burke PITTSFIELD, MA — Residents who are or have been incarcerated are invited to get involved in an arts initiative that will bring their stories to the public. The initiative is the result of 2nd Street Second Chances’...
Women facing a ‘vicious cycle’ of jail and substance use disorder wanted DA Timothy Shugrue to hear their stories
The Berkshire Eagle February 23, 2023 By Amanda Burke PITTSFIELD — Despite nine years of sobriety and her job mentoring parents in recovery, Jaclyn Carnevale isn’t allowed to volunteer at her children’s schools. Every time they bring home a field trip permission...