The African American Female Professor Award Association is celebrating 8 years of recognizing Black women in higher education. We will have a two-part celebration. On Thursday, October 24, 2024, on the Campus of Elms College, there will be the awards with a keynote speaker. On Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Sheraton Hotel will be […]

Show Your Support During Breast Cancer Awareness Month Grab your Rays of Hope gear (or, order it today), lace up your shoes, and join us as we take off from Temple Beth El at 979 Dickinson Street in Springfield, MA, and walk and run toward the cure of breast cancer. For the past 31 years, […]

LifePath's Healthy Living Program’s “Wellness Unplugged” Continues in October 2024.    “Wellness Unplugged” invites community members living with challenging health conditions to meet on Zoom monthly with area professionals who teach about the health topics that we thirst to learn more about and our workshops just touch on. We then take time after the presentation […]

Gain crucial knowledge about multiple sclerosis (MS). Join Dr. James A.D. Otis, Neurologist, Baystate Neurology, for a discussion about MS, its symptoms, causes, and available treatments to support better diagnosis and management.

Gain crucial knowledge about multiple sclerosis (MS). Join Dr. James A.D. Otis, Neurologist, Baystate Neurology, for a discussion about MS, its symptoms, causes, and available treatments to support better diagnosis and management.

Do you have a fear of falling? Have you ever been told you are slightly off balance? Join Baystate Rehabilitation Care experts and Danyel Adams, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy, for an interactive event on fall prevention. Discussion will include individual risk factors with instructions for specific exercises to improve balance; cognitive strategies to reduce risk of falling: information about […]

Triple-Negative breast cancer presents unique challenges. Join Dr. Prarthna Bhardwaj, Hematology/Oncology, Baystate Regional Cancer Program, for a discussion that explores a detailed look into its diagnosis, treatment strategies, and how to navigate its complexities.

30 Poems in November! is a literary fundraiser to support Center for New Americans’ free English classes for immigrants, refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers. Writers write a poem each day in November and encourage family and friends to sponsor them. Our annual “Poem-a-thon,” the literary equivalent of a charity road race, raises awareness of immigrants in our […]

Community Foundation Resumes Interest-Free Student Loan Program After Temporary Pause Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts is pleased to announce the resumption of its student loan program, designed to support post-secondary education students needing financial assistance. After a temporary pause was initiated in July 2024 to assess the program’s impact on students, the Foundation has reinstated […]