Opening Remarks
00:051: 18 Degrees
03:04$600,000 towards early education and family care
2: Berkshire Center for Justice
03:40$50,000 to expand pro-bono legal services, in response to the significant increase in hardships caused by the pandemic
3: Berkshire Civic Ballet
04:04$51,920 to promote the health and wellbeing of Pittsfield children through movement and dance class scholarships
4: Berkshire Community College
04:21$70,000 for BCC's partnership with Lever to provide students with access to paid internships
5: Berkshire County Arc
04:46$50,000 to establish a day center in the west side to help people with disabilities, gain independent living skills including job training
6: Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority
04:59$240,000 to support healthy community relationships, through the expansion of the family-school dispute resolution program
7: Berkshire Dream Center
05:27$245,000 to support the care and assistance needed for the under-resourced residents of Morningside neighborhood
8: Berkshire Music School
05:49$20,000 to support renovations needed to create post-pandemic safe air quality, in rehearsal and performance spaces
9: Berkshire Nursing Families
06:07$10,000 for the post-Covid reopening and expansion of lactation and parenting support programs for Pittsfield mothers and babies
10: Berkshire Theater Group
06:24$220,000 to create a new three year job training program by connecting Pittsfield High School students with skilled professionals in a variety of theater careers
11: Brien Center
06:43$400,000 as a provider of community based behavioral health care these funds will enhance the utilization of their Fenn Street campus, Implement a new electronic health records system to improve the delivery of mental health care services and implement a transportation service for Pittsfield residents
12: Child Care of The Berkshires
07:13$125,000 for the renovation of the Norman Rockwell Early Childhood Center
13: Community legal Aid
07:34$30,000 to address increased need for legal aid caused by the pandemic
14: Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center
07:53$100,000 for capital improvements to the centers summer camp so that children experience enhanced outdoor activities, social services and life skills development
15: Jacob's Pillow
08:14$30,000 to fund dance experiences for Pittsfield public school students, establish a Pittsfield based dance residency program and provide community based dance workshops in the City of Pittsfield
16: Mass Audubon
08:34$160,000 for Morningside School students to participate in a free four week summer camp at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
17: Pediatric Development Center
08:50$65,000 for the creation of an outdoor therapy space for Pittsfield children to enhance their growth and motor skills and social development
18: Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation (PERC)
09:08$350,000 to expand PERC's technical assistance grants that are provided to small businesses for post-pandemic economic recovery and to implement a new program in partnership with downtown Pittsfield inc, for assisting downtown businesses also with post-pandemic economic recovery
19: Soldier On
09:39$160,000 to address delayed care caused by the pandemic by funding a nurse navigator to assist veterans in developing Personal Wellness Action Plans and expanding access to health care resources and services
Closing Remarks
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