=HEALTH AND SUPPORT=
'''==[[Bone Marrow Registry]]==Contact: Kristina Brumme (help with formatting would be greatly appreciated!08kmb)'''
{||-|{{Group|| name =[[Berkshire Community Action Council Emergency Pharmacy Program]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Freba Farhat| contact-unix =09fzf| wso-listserver =chrysalis| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}} |BCAC provides free or discounted pharmaceuticals to emergency room patients who cannot afford to pay for their own medicine|-|{{Group|| name =[[Chrysalis Community]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Freba Farhat| contact-unix =09fzf| wso-listserver =chrysalis| oit-listserver =| website =http://www.chrysaliscommunity.org| established =}}|Chrysalis is a new advanced-stage AIDS care center set on 108 acres in Pownal, VT. Here, residents receive loving support, embrace the process of living and dying, and explore the possibility of spontaneous healing. The community is run through the devotion of the founder, Sunshine Wohl. Volunteers visit each Saturday for about 3 hours to help with outdoor work, computers, outreach, arts projects, to spend time with the residents, and perform other tasks as needed. An important project for this year is to convert the old barn into a community center.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Elizabeth Freeman Center]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Contact: Elizabeth Upton| contact-unix =(08ecu| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =http://www.berkshire.net/~cosmo/susan/web/freeman/frontpage.html| established =}}|Elizabeth Freeman Center is a countywide agency that provides counseling, advocacy, emotional, educational, vocational and economic services for anyone affected by sexual assault. They oppose violence, harassment, and discrimination, and they promote the physical and emotional safety of all people. They strive to provide a haven and a communication network for all people regardless of gender, age, race, color, class, religion, or sexual orientation. Services include a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, a safe shelter, the family law project, personal economic planning courses, and the Athletes Against Abuse outreach project.|-|{{Group|| name =[[North Adams Regional Hospital]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Deborah Nicholas (dnicholas@nbhealth.org)| contact-unix =| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =http://www.nbhealth.org| established =}}|The hospital needs volunteers to work within the different hospital units (admissions/emergency, volunteer department, psychiatric center). Students who play an instrument or have other special skills are particularly welcome. Volunteer tasks include helping out with small errands, transporting patients, conducting patient activities, etc. Volunteers may have to wait until spring semester to begin working at the hospital due to the availability of training sessions. After training, volunteers can work any time, day or night, and usually commit about 4 hours per week.|-|{{Group|| name =[[REACH Community Health]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Lindsay Rosshirt, Jennifer Munoz| contact-unix =09lbr, jmunoz@nbhealth.org| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|Volunteers work with the REACH Community Health Foundation to provide breast cancer education at local food pantries, homeless shelters, and stores, and to register women for free mammograms. Timing is flexible and the commitment is minimal.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Sweetbrook]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =John Salcedo, Caralyn Quan| contact-unix =08jjs, 08chq| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|Volunteers bring enthusiasm, companionship, and a friendly face to the elderly who live in this nursing home. Volunteers are needed to chat with residents, challenge someone to a game of checkers, or read magazines or newspapers aloud. Anyone who is willing to give an hour each Sunday to brighten up the day of an elderly person is welcome.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Williams College Rape and Sexual Assault Network]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Elizabeth Kohout| contact-unix =08enk| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/rsan/| established =}}|The Network is a student-run organization dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault and rape, supporting loved ones of survivors, and educating the Williams College community about rape and sexual assault. The network is made up of about 40 Williams College students (female and male!) who each contribute to planning events and counseling peers. Major activities include running a 24-hour support hotline, promoting awareness on campus through special fora and entry talks, conducting outreach to local high schools, and planning the annual Take Back the Night event during the spring.|-|{{Group|| name =[[WISHES]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Lindsay Rosshirt| contact-unix =09lbr| wso-listserver =wishes| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|Work with the REACH Community Health Foundation to teach elementary school kids about health, fitness, and nutrition, and to conduct research on these issues with kids.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Bone Marrow Registry]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Kristina Brumme| contact-unix =08kmb| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|-|{{Group|| name =[[Run for a Cure, Cancer Awareness and Prevention]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Kimberly Elicker| contact-unix =09kse| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|-|{{Group|| name =[[Public Health Alliance]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Sarah Wendell, Chanelle Diaz| contact-unix =08scw, 09cmd| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|-|{{Group|| name =[[P.A.V.E. (Prevention Against Violent Encounters]]| type =Service| selective =NO| membership =| meeting-time =| meeting-place =| office =| contact-name =Elizabeth Upton| contact-unix =08ecu| wso-listserver =| oit-listserver =| website =| established =}}|}
Elizabeth Freeman Center is a countywide agency that provides counseling, advocacy, emotional, educational, vocational and economic services for anyone affected by sexual assault. They oppose violence, harassment, and discrimination, and they promote the physical and emotional safety of all people. They strive to provide a haven and a communication network for all people regardless of gender, age, race, color, class, religion, or sexual orientation. Services include a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, a safe shelter, the family law project, personal economic planning courses, and the Athletes Against Abuse outreach project.
http://www.berkshire.net/~cosmo/susan/web/freeman/frontpage.html
==[[North Adams Regional Hospital]]==
Contact: Deborah Nicholas (dnicholas@nbhealth.org)
The hospital needs volunteers to work within the different hospital units (admissions/emergency, volunteer department, psychiatric center). Students who play an instrument or have other special skills are particularly welcome. Volunteer tasks include helping out with small errands, transporting patients, conducting patient activities, etc. Volunteers may have to wait until spring semester to begin working at the hospital due to the availability of training sessions. After training, volunteers can work any time, day or night, and usually commit about 4 hours per week.
http://www.nbhealth.org
==[[P.A.V.E. (Prevention Against Violent Encounters)]]==
Contact: Elizabeth Upton (08ecu)
==[[Public Health Alliance]]==
Sarah Wendell (08scw), Chanelle Diaz (09cmd)
==[[REACH Community Health]]==
Contact: Lindsay Rosshirt (09lbr) Jennifer Munoz (jmunoz@nbhealth.org)
Volunteers work with the REACH Community Health Foundation to provide breast cancer education at local food pantries, homeless shelters, and stores, and to register women for free mammograms. Timing is flexible and the commitment is minimal.
==[[Run for a Cure, Cancer Awareness and Prevention]]==
Contact: Kimberly Elicker (09kse)
==[[Sweetbrook Nursing Home]]==
John Salcedo (08jjs), Caralyn Quan (08chq)
Volunteers bring enthusiasm, companionship, and a friendly face to the elderly who live in this nursing home. Volunteers are needed to chat with residents, challenge someone to a game of checkers, or read magazines or newspapers aloud. Anyone who is willing to give an hour each Sunday to brighten up the day of an elderly person is welcome.
==[[WISHES, Reach Community Health Foundation]]==
Contact: Lindsay Rosshirt (09lbr), Jen Munoz (jmunoz@nbhealth.org)
wso-listserver =wishes
Work with the REACH Community Health Foundation to teach elementary school kids about health, fitness, and nutrition, and to conduct research on these issues with kids.
=HOMELESSNESS=