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2nd Street Secures Additional Office Space in North Adams
iBerkshires.com Friday, January 20, 2023 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has partnered with Community Legal Aid (CLA) to open additional office space in North Adams. Located at 33...
Second Street Second Chances elects four new board members
The Berkshire Eagle Jan 14, 2023PITTSFIELD — Kristin Accetta, Jay R. Green, Andy Ottoson and Nyanna L. Slaughter have all been elected to the board of directors of Second Street Second Chances Inc., an organization that supports formerly incarcerated men and women in...
2nd Street receives grant to expand programming
The Berkshire Edge BY SOLANGE BOUCHER January 9, 2023 Pittsfield— 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program...
2nd Street Names New Board Members
iBerkshires.com January 05, 2023 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has elected four members to its board of directors, effective as of Jan. 1, 2023. They are Kristin Accetta, Jay R....
Pittsfield 2nd Street awarded $75K grant
The Berkshire Eagle, December 19, 2022 Second Street Second Chances Inc., better known as 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Community Empowerment and...
Second Street Receives Grant from Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Program
iBerkshire.comWednesday, December 28, 2022 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program...
Pittsfield Council Sees 3rd Quarter ARPA Spending
December 17, 2022iBerkshires.comPITTSFIELD, Mass. — About $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act expenditures were made from July to September, with 59 percent going toward infrastructure projects. The second largest area of spending, 32 percent, addressed negative...
Hundreds Have Utilized 2nd Street Program
December 4, 2022iBerkshires.comPITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, is making strides in the community since officially commencing operations on July 1, 2022. From July 1 through Nov. 16,...
Social worker Jason Cuyler heads a program that helps people find a new path after they are released from jail
November 25, 2022Tony DobrowolskiThe Berkshire EagleJason Cuyler understands how hard it is for the formerly incarcerated to remain out of jail. "I truly believe that most of our clients want to make good, forward-thinking decisions and don't choose to re-offend," he...
Here’s what community organizations hope to do with nearly $6 million in new ARPA awards
By Meg Britton-Mehlisch, The Berkshire Eagle Apr 14, 2022 PITTSFIELD — Nine months ago, city officials received the first distribution of American Rescue Plan money — federal coronavirus relief funds which now total $40.6 million and which officials have taken to...