…roles. By the end of the day, participants will have: (a) refined and strengthened policy language; and (b) practical, field-tested strategies for applying the policy with confidence in real-world situations….
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HEC Academy Math teacher Bessette receives awards at Northampton Special Education Parents’ Advisory Council awards night
HEC Academy Math Content teacher Randall Bessette was recognized at the recent awards dinner held by the Northampton Special Education Parents Advisory council. Randall was nominated by a Northampton HEC…
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…unhealthy behaviors, while increasing protective factors that encourage youth to make healthy choices. This SAPC grant will strengthen an existing network dedicated to preventing underage drinking and marijuana use in…
Kia Aoki
Kia Aoki is one of the co-founders of the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC) and currently serves as the Strategy & Network Coordinator. Previously, she has served in the…
SPIFFY and QHSUA Present to Ware Select Board
…Policy and Norms Workgroup. If you are interested in having this Alcohol Policy Slideshow presented to your city or town’s city council, planning board, or select board, please email Lexi…
CES Partnerships
Home E Search query for: blog blog tag healthy hampshire county food policy council ( Page 10 ) Would you like to partner with CES for a project or program?…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…long-standing issue around transportation and food distribution in the Hilltowns,” said Sarah Bankert, program manager of Healthy Hampshire at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. Bankert said residents in…
Jacqueline LaFrance
Jacqui LaFrance is a program assistant and English language specialist for the English Learner Collaborations Project, funded by a grant from the Library of Congress to the Massachusetts Council for…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…education policy. As a result, the powerful influence of nationally funded assessments and the Common Core State Standards may be reduced. However, the devolution of decision-making power to local or…
State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA — A newly formed state Rural Policy Commission set to work Friday at an organizational meeting that sets to make its top priority the 167 rural communities of…