We all make a difference!
The Communities That Care Coalition (CTC) brings together schools, families, youth, young adults, and the community to collectively support the Franklin County and North Quabbin region’s ability to improve young people’s health, well-being, and health equity. CTC is co-hosted by Community Action Pioneer Valley and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
News & Updates
Training for Early Childhood Providers
The Communities That Care Coalition is one of the sponsors of an upcoming training series, The How of Child and Family Engagement. The focus is primarily on helping providers connect with and support family relationships as parents navigate the challenges of the early childhood years. It’s designed to strengthen parent-provider relationships as well as relationships within…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025
Photo credit: LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamotowww.lbjlibrary.net/collections/photo-archive.html, serial no. W418-5. A large (40MB) TIFF version of this image is available at this link. Monday, January 20, 2025, is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. King is best known for his work in the United States Civil rights movement, but his legacy stretches far…
Phone Free Schools Legislation for MA
Legislation has just been filed in the Massachusetts Senate and House requiring all schools in Massachusetts (K-12) to implement bell-to-bell (all day) phone and social media free policies. The Massachusetts Teachers Association, Education Secretary, and Attorney General have all come out in support. For more information about this legislation, see this Briefing Doc with FAQs, for relevant…
2024 Student Health Survey Data Released
The Communities That Care released the 2024 Student Health Survey data on Friday, October 19th, at meetings at the North Quabbin Community Coalition and Baystate Franklin Medical Center. The data presentation can be found HERE and the Greenfield Recorder published a series of four articles based on the data. Find a PDF of the Recorder’s…
Prevention works.
It’s working here.
The Communities That Care Coalition was formed in 2002 in Franklin County, Massachusetts, when a group of community members came together to address alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among local youth. CTC provides a structure for community members to coordinate their work around a common data-driven and evidence-based plan. That is, CTC uses data about the status of local young people to identify needs and measure the success of programs. And CTC stays current with prevention research and selects strategies that have been proven effective in reducing risky youth behaviors.