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Northampton, MA - Dr. Joan E. Schuman today announced plans to retire from her long-time role as Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services ("The Collaborative") at the end of this calendar year. Dr. Schuman has successfully led the...

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Youth from all three programs on the Springfield Campus participated in a Career Day on May 21, 2013. CHD Assessment, Terri Thomas Girls Program, and Springfield Secure Youth rotated through the gymnasium throughout the morning, networking and...

NORTHAMPTON, MA -  CNN announced today that Urban Outfitters pulled prescription-themed products which came under fire by local and national safety advocates. Youth partners of the SPIFFY Coalition and other area youth drug and alcohol prevention coalitionsi had...

NORTHAMPTON, MA - Three decades ago, President Reagan commissioned a study, "A Nation at Risk," that exposed problems in the education system. Those numbers were recently compared with today.  And researchers found there's still a lot room for improvement, as...

NORTHAMPTON, MA - The National Endowment of the Arts recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) to expand art opportunities for youth involved in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile...

EASTHAMPTON, MA - On a recent rainy Monday, The Reunion Center, an alternative education program on Pine Street, was a hub of after-school activity. Pairs of students huddled in front of computer screens and at small tables scattered around the program?s one-room...

NORTHAMPTON, MA -  Communities throughout Hampshire County are organizing a series of events next week (April 14th - 20th) to raise awareness of the needs of young children, and their families, as well as the community programs and services that support them. The...