HCHC is participating in the United Way’s Hampshire County Diaper Drive once again! The drive is taking place July 31 – Aug 28. It can cost more than $1200 per year to diaper a baby and one in three families in Hampshire County struggles with diaper need. We have collection boxes at the Worthington Health Center and Huntington Health Center. …
HCHC Gears Up for National Health Center Week
Maybe you’ve noticed a few dozen lawn signs popping up throughout the hilltowns announcing an event at Knightville Dam called “Keys to Healthy Hilltowns”. Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc. will be celebrating National Health Center Week on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Knightville Dam in Huntington. All Hilltown residents are invited to join in a day of community and promoting …
Grandparents/Kinship Caregivers Support Group
The number of children being raised by non-parent relatives has increased by 55% since 2010 in Massachusetts[i], and the majority of these kinship caregivers are grandparents. There are now more than 10,400 grandparents raising grandchildren in Massachusetts[ii]. The opioid crisis has been a major factor in this rise, as many who suffer from addiction or die from opioid related causes …
Registration is now open for our FREE School Readiness Program
Registration is now open for our FREE School Readiness Program for families with three to five year old children at our Hilltown Family Center located at 9 Russell Road in Huntington, MA. The Hilltown Family Center initiated our School Readiness Program in keeping with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care’s commitment to providing school readiness for all children. …
Safe landing for Amherst rower whose Miami-to-New York City journey raises $90,000 for new health center
Read the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s article, Safe landing for Amherst rower whose Miami-to-New York City journey raises $90,000 for new health center.
Liz Spooner Retires from Gator Grins
Liz Spooner, whose idea for a dental outreach program at Gateway eventually led to “Gator Grins”, retired from the program in early June. “Liz will continue to work at the Worthington Health Center, but felt it was time to pass the torch in the school-based programs,” reported Kiirsten Cooper, who runs Gator Grins and the Gateway School-Based Health Center. Hygienists …
Halfway Through 1,400-Mile Benefit Row, Amherst Man in Good Spirits
Click here to read this Daily Hampshire Gazette article published on June 8th.
Jim Brassord’s Interview with WRSI’s Monte Belmonte and David Musante
Click here to hear Jim’s interview which aired June 3rd.
Panel Discussion in Worthington Sheds Light on Health Care Issues
This Daily Hampshire Gazette Article gives an overview of the recent health care discussion in Worthington.
Follow the Miami 2 NYC Blog Page
Jim Brassord has headed to Miami and is launching off on his journey up the east coast today. To follow Jim’s blog posts, click here! To follow Jim’s rowing progress in real time, click here!