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Release shares women’s stories of incarceration and courage

September 25, 2023  BTW Berkshires  "I would have kayaks … I may not touch the fish … I will catch it , but I won’t clean it and cook it because … we live in Pittsfield." On a spring evening, a woman imagines floating on the Housatonic, watching for brook trout in the...

Pittsfield program gives ex-cons ‘Second Chances’

September 22, 2023 Pittsfield, MA NEWS10 PITTSFIELD, M.A. (NEWS10) — A local organization is trying to help the formerly incarcerated get access to services that will help them continue their lives and not get back into trouble. Second chances. That’s the opportunity...

Second Street Second Chances Triples its Outreach Goal

September 11, 2023 iBerkshires  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Since launching a little over a year ago the nonprofit Second Street Second Chances has tripled its original goal. When the organization first started out its goal was to help 150 people in its first year but as of...

Berkshire Museum Displays Artwork by Ex-Incarcerated Individuals

September 8, 2023 iBerkshires  The installation displays 12 pieces of work from poetry to paintings made by presently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Berkshire County. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Museum has partnered with Second Street Second Chances...

Housing Resource Fair Scheduled Sept. 7

August 29, 2023 The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's Homeless Advisory Committee is sponsoring its second Housing Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 7, at Persip Park, 175 North St. The fair will offer a variety of resources and...