Who Supports Us

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Grant

In December of 2021, Berkshire Community College, as a collaborating partner and fiscal agent, received a grant of $240,300 through the Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The grant allowed 2nd Street to furnish its space, develop and expand community relationships, create its brand, secure a plan for fiscal management, governance and sustainability of its programs, and start welcoming clients.

City of Pittsfield Grant

On April 14, 2022, 2nd Street was awarded a grant in the amount of $700,000 by the City of Pittsfield from its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, allocated over a three-year period commencing July 1, 2022, to support operating expenses.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Grant

In December of 2022, 2nd Street received a direct grant of $75,000 through the FY2023 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Program from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The grant will support the cost of a Sustainability Planning study to develop a plan to provide revenue when ARPA funding ends on June 30, 2025, a Strategic Planning process, and the development of outreach material for our target population and the general public.  The remaining funding will provide a portion of operating expenses during the six-month period of the grant.

Significant financial support is provided by:

• Mary and Henry Flynt Endowment Fund of Williamstown Community Chest
• Joan and Jim Hunter
• Mark Gold and Ellen Kennedy
• Becky and Doug Crane
• Josie Greene and Glenn Asch
• David Crane and Ruth Blodgett
• The Fairbanks Family Charitable Foundation
• James and Irene Hunter Family Fund
• St. John’s Episcopal Church of Williamstown
• Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation
• Berkshire Community Action Council