Old Issues of Connections
Connections #62 (December 15, 2022) News & Updates; School Vacation Week Activities and Volunteer Opportunities; Food and Clothing Resources for December and Beyond; Wellness Corner; Continuing Connections: The HomeShare Program; Have You Seen This? Learn more about Kwanzaa; Help & Information
Connections #61 (November 17, 2022) News & Updates; Thanksgiving Week Events, Food Resources, and Volunteer Opportunities; New Drop-In Space for Youth in Greenfield!; Highlights from Communities That Care Coalition’s 20th Anniversary Celebration; Continuing Connections: The Great American Smoke Out and Quitting Resources; Wellness Corner: RSV Info and Seasonal Resources; Have You Seen This? Indigenous Voices Film Series and Resource Guide; Help & Information
Connections #60 (October 13, 2022) News & Updates; Rescheduled to Oct. 25th -Communities That Care Coalition Meeting & 20th Anniversary Celebration; Concerned about Homelessness? Two Ways to Take Action This Month; Highlights from the 2022 Franklin County Parenting Guide; Resources for Heating Your Home This Winter; Wellness Corner: COVID and Flu Vaccines; Continuing Connections: Drug Take Back Day, Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month & Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Have You Seen This? Family Time PSAs; Help & Information
Connections #59 (September 15, 2022) News & Updates; Communities That Care Coalition Meeting & 20th Anniversary Celebration; Ways to Give Back and Get Involved in Your Community; School Success Tips: Addressing Common Challenges; Getting to Know Local AmeriCorps Members; COVID-19 Updates; Continuing Connections: Emergency Preparedness Tips; Have You Seen This? Building Resilient Communities Gathering: Finding Joy in Difficult Times; Help & Information
Connections #58 (August 18, 2022) News & Updates: Extended Summer Version; Ways to Give Back and Get Involved in Your Community; Getting Ready for Back-to-School; Back to School COVID-19 Updates; End-of-Summer Food; Have You Seen This? Shout Out’s Youth Mental Health Video Project; Help & Information
Connections #57 (July 21, 2022) News & Updates: Extended Summer Version; Stretch Your Summer Food Budget; Summer Tick Safety; Continuing Connections: Brick House Teen Center News & Swimming and Parking at State Parks; COVID Updates; Have You Seen This? Share Your Favorite Places in our Region; Help & Information
Connections #56 (June 16, 2022) News & Updates: Extended Summer Version; Free Food Options for Kids and Families, Summer 2022; Continuing Connections: More Summer Activities for Older Kids, Youth & Young Adults; Have You Seen This? Juneteenth events in Greenfield and across the region; COVID Updates and Help & Information
Coalition Connections #55 (May 26, 2022) News & Updates: Extended Version!; Communities That Care Coalition Meeting and Workshop June 9; Summer Options for Older Kids, Youth, and Young Adults; Continuing Connections: Webinars on Youth and Anxiety; Have You Seen This? Stone Soup 10th Birthday Celebration June 12; COVID Updates and Help & Information
Coalition Connections #54 (May 12, 2022) News & Updates; “Community Supports for Young People” Workgroup Meeting May 16; Local Youth Sports: Great Family Entertainment; North Quabbin Events; Continuing Connections: Social Media and Youth Mental Health; Webinars from Embrace Race; Have You Seen This? Mosaic Film Screening in Turners Falls; COVID Updates and Help & Information
Coalition Connections #53 (April 28, 2022) News & Updates; Youth Engaging Legislators & Officials (YELO) Forum May 10; It’s Spring: Farmers Markets, Farm Shares, and more!; Drug Take Back Day April 30; Continuing Connections: Webinar on teen depression; Book recommendations from Tiffany Jewell; Have You Seen This? Free Screenings of “Screenagers: Next Chapter”; COVID Updates and Help & Information
Coalition Connections #52 (April 14, 2022) News & Updates; Healthy Kids Day is April 30!; New Bike or New Cyclist? Tips for Fun and Safety; Things to Do During April Vacation; Continuing Connections: Youth Mental Health; Have You Seen This? Video about the North Quabbin Recovery Center; COVID Updates and Help & Information
Coalition Connections #51 (March 24, 2022) News & Updates; Community Event in Greenfield April 7 with Anti-Racist Author Tiffany Jewell; COVID Updates; Flavored Vape Loophole Closed!; Cyber-Seniors Comes to Our Region!; Continuing Connections: Youth Mental Health; Have You Seen This? Communities That Care “Cooks Up” a Coalition
Coalition Connections #50 (March 10, 2022) News & Updates; COVID Updates; Tips to Increase News Literacy and Reduce News Overload; Youth Mental Health: Revisiting Resources; Have You Seen This? Video of First Generation Youth Theater Performance
Coalition Connections #49 (February 17, 2022) News & Updates; COVID Updates: End of Statewide School Mask Mandate and more; Black History for February and All Year Long; Ideas for February Vacation 2022; Continuing Connections: West County Clothes Closet and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month; Have You Seen This? Community Action Family Center’s Newsletter
Coalition Connections #48 (January 27, 2022) News & Updates; Upcoming CTC & 4SC Coalition Meetings in February; COVID Updates: Local Vaccine Clinics & Free Rapid Tests; Where to Find Winter Outerwear; Restorative Practices in Schools; Have You Seen This? Winter Carnival Events & Volunteer Opportunities
Coalition Connections #47 (January 13, 2022) News & Updates; Community Action is hiring a Family Engagement Coordinator; Q & A: What to do if you test positive for COVID; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 17, 2022; Helping Youth Develop Healthy Stress-Reduction Skills; Have You Seen This? Vaccine Clinic Jan. 20 in Turners Falls
Coalition Connections #46 (December 16, 2021) News & Updates; Communities That Care Coalition News: Hiring and article!; COVID-19 Updates: Boosters for ages 16-17, free rapid tests coming soon, and more; Winter Break Part 2: Ideas for Fun & Free Food Resources; Managing Mental Health and Substance Use During the Holidays; Have You Seen This? Empowering Educators series for courageous conversations about race and social justice
Coalition Connections #45 (December 2, 2021) News & Updates; Community Conversation: Children’s educational rights, IEPs, and more; COVID-19 Updates: Boosters for all adults, vax bus, vaccine recommended when pregnant or breastfeeding; What is “Test and Stay” at Local Schools?; Planning Ahead for Winter Break: Tips to Ease Stress; Have You Seen This? Free Event with the Author of Hey Kiddo!
Coalition Connections #44 (November 18, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Updates: Vax Bus Appointments & Boosters for All Adults; Child and Teen Mental Health: Resource Roundup for Parents and Caregivers; The PreVenture Program moves forward in local schools; Helping Kids Prepare for the COVID Vaccine and Other Shots; Have You Seen This? FRCOG’s Winter Holiday Flyer on COVID Protection
Coalition Connections #43 (November 4, 2021) News & Updates; COVID Updates: Local Info & Child Vaccine Appointments; Healthy, Easy Food Options for Late Fall and Winter; Have You Seen This? Stone Soup Café Day of Giving Thanks
Coalition Connections #42 (October 21, 2021) News & Updates; COVID Updates; Drug Take Back Day: Sat. October 23; What to Do About Colds, Flu, and Other Viruses During COVID; Continuing Connections: Partner Abuse Resources; Paper copies of Parent Guides; Have You Seen This? Community Action Family Center Fall Programs
Coalition Connections #41 (October 7, 2021) News & Updates; Community Action Youth & Workforce Development Programs: Get involved!; COVID Tips and Updates; 2021 Parenting Guide Offers Validation, Tools, and Resources; Stone Soup Spanish Hour: ¡Ven a decir “Hola”!
Coalition Connections #40 (September 23, 2021) News & Updates; Family Day 2021; COVID Updates; Emergency Preparedness is for Everyone; Have You Seen This? Hunger Action Walking Trail
Coalition Connections #39 (September 9, 2021) News & Updates; 2nd Regional Policy & Norms Workgroup Meeting; COVID Updates: Pooled Testing in Schools; What is the 2021 Child Tax Credit?; Have You Seen This? Talk to Kids about Microaggressions – An Embrace Race Online Conversation
Coalition Connections #38 (August 26, 2021) News & Updates; CHIP Network Meeting Sept 1; COVID Updates: latest news plus tips from a nurse; Masks are Required in Schools: Advice from Local Families; Wildfire smoke from the West is here. How to check air quality; Have You Seen This? Greenfield and Montague Soap Box Races!
Coalition Connections #37 (August 12, 2021) News & Updates; COVID Updates; Back to School: Things We Can Do to Make it Easier; New Collaboration on Early Childhood Substance Use Prevention; Have You Seen This? Stone Soup Cafe’s 17th Annual Harvest Supper
Coalition Connections #36 (July 29, 2021) News & Updates; Re-Enrollment Reminder from Local School Districts; COVID: Delta variant and kids under 12; It’s a Great Time to Ride the FRTA Bus!; Green River Swimming Area Re-opens & Using Insect Repellents Safely; Free events at Unity Park the next two weekends
Coalition Connections #35 (July 15, 2021) News & Updates; COVID Updates; 6 Tips for Avoiding Tick Bites; Ways to Cool Down When the River Isn’t Safe; Continuing Connections: Gill-Montague Regional School District’s Free Summer; Have You Seen This? Recently updated “Talk. They Hear You.” mobile app
Coalition Connections #34 (June 24, 2021) News & Updates; Free Summer Meals for Kids and Youth 18 and under; Pandemic Changes: What Do We Want to Keep?; Have You Seen This? “Youth Ending Stigma” Workshops in July
Coalition Connections #33 (June 10, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Updates; Nervous About Needles? Tips for Getting the COVID Vaccine; Pandemic Summer 2.0; Have You Seen This? North Quabbin Community Coalition Scavenger Hunt!
Coalition Connections #32 (May 24, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Updates; 2021 Student Survey Data: Available Now!; Highlights from the Spring Communities That Care Full Coalition Meeting; Have You Seen This? Black Lives/Black Lungs, a short film and discussion
Coalition Connections #31 (May 10, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Updates; Easing Pandemic Stress: What Do Teens Need Now?; Summer Activities: Teen Jobs and Internships; New Programs for Teens and Tweens from Greenfield Public Library
Coalition Connections #30 (April 26, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Info and Vaccine Updates; Summer Camp Info for Summer 2021; Resources for Building Healthy Relationships & Addressing Partner Abuse; Teen Sleep Schedule Reboot; FRTA 2nd/3rd Shift Taxi Service and Free Rides
Coalition Connections #29 (April 12, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Info and Vaccine Updates; Returning to School In-Person: Tips from Local Families; Have You Seen This? Free Webinar: Breaking Down Structural and Systemic Racism for Our Children.
Coalition Connections #28 (March 22, 2021) News & Updates; COVID-19 Info and Vaccine Updates; Easing Pandemic Stress: Let Nature Be Your Guide; Housing Help and More: The RAFT Program; Food Access Resources and Updates on Local Programs for Youth; Interactive HIP Locations Map
Coalition Connections #27 (March 8, 2021) – News & Updates – Lots!; COVID-19 Info and Vaccine Updates; Easing Pandemic Stress: Focus on Food (Part 2!) – Getting Inspired and Economizing; Building a Resilient Community Event, March 12
Coalition Connections #26 (February 22, 2021) – News & Updates; COVID-19 Info and Vaccine Updates; Easing Pandemic Stress – Focus on Food; Learning Black History All Year; NQCC’s Munch & Move; and more!
Coalition Connections #25 (February 8, 2021) – Lots of News & Updates; COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Updates; Black History Month Resource Guide; Feb Vacation Ideas; Youth Vaping and COVID Risks; and more!
Coalition Connections #24 (January 25, 2021) – Lots of News & Updates; Update on COVID Vaccine Rollout; Youth Voices – How COVID is Affecting Them (and What You Can Do!); Virtually Free Screening Report Back, and more!
Coalition Connections #23 (January 11, 2021) – Lots of News & Updates; “Stop the Spread” COVID Testing in Greenfield; Support for Grief, Loss, and Missed Milestones During COVID; COVID Vaccination Begins in Franklin County; Family Visits After Some Members are Vaccinated; Letter to CNN from DA’s Office: It’s Time to Stop Glorifying Binge Drinking plus Resources for Parents
Coalition Connections #22 (December 21, 2020) – Making the Most of School Vacation and Beyond; What Does it Mean to Quarantine?; School Meals and Other Food Resources Available Now; Continuing Connections: Job Training and Volunteer Opportunities; Teen Craftacular Book Box Kit and more!
Coalition Connections #21 (December 7, 2020) – Community Service and Other Activities for Youth, Winter Holidays: Fun, Connection, Food, and Mental Health, Updates HIP and free school meals (food resources), Handholdma.org, and more!
Coalition Connections #20 (November 16, 2020) – Food and Housing Resource Summaries and Links; Masks Tips and Options; More resources for Thanksgiving, teen stress, and better family meals; and Link to guide for parents/caregivers about Among Us video game
Coalition Connections #19 (November 2, 2020) – “I’m Not Racist…Am I?” Movie Screening Follow-Up; Learning About Microaggressions; 2020 Regional Teen Health Survey Takeaways; and Thanksgiving During COVID.
Coalition Connections #18 (October 19, 2020) Parenting During COVID:
Healthy Coping When Stress is High; Tapestry Health: Youth-friendly & NowOpen; Halloween tips and info to share; and Please Use Free School Meals
Coalition Connections #17 (October 5, 2020)
Coalition Connections #16 (September 21, 2020)
Coalition Connections #15 (September 8, 2020)
Coalition Connections #14 (August 17, 2020)
Coalition Connections #13 (August 3, 2020)
Coalition Connections #12 – (July 20, 2020)
Coalition Connections #11 – (July 6, 2020)
Early issues came out weekly.
Coalition Connections #10 – (June 22, 2020)
Coalition Connections #9 – (June 15, 2020)
Coalition Connections #8 – Planning for Summer Continued (June 8, 2020)
Coalition Connections #7 – Planning for Summer (June 1, 2020)
Coalition Connections #6 – Moving Forward, Cautiously (May 22, 2020)
Coalition Connections #5 – Navigating New Rules (May 15, 2020)
Coalition Connections #4 – Groceries (May 8, 2020)
Coalition Connections #3 – Masks & Face Coverings (May 1, 2020)
Coalition Connections #2 (April 23, 2020)
Coalition Connections #1 (April 17, 2020)
