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HEALTH AND SUPPORT
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==[[Berkshire Community Action Council Emergency Pharmacy Program]]=='''(help with formatting would be greatly appreciated!)''' {||-|{{Group|| name =BCAC [[Berkshire Community Action Council Emergency Pharmacy Program]]
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}}==[[Chrysalis Community]]==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 |BCAC provides free or discounted pharmaceuticals to help with outdoor work, computers, outreach, arts projects, emergency room patients who cannot afford to spend time with the residents, and perform other tasks as needed. An important project pay for this year is to convert the old barn into a community center.their own medicine|-|{{Group|| name =[[ChrysalisCommunity]]
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==[[Elizabeth Freeman Center]]==Elizabeth Freeman Center |Chrysalis is a countywide agency that provides counseling, advocacy, emotional, educationalnew advanced-stage AIDS care center set on 108 acres in Pownal, vocational and economic services for anyone affected by sexual assaultVT. They oppose violenceHere, harassmentresidents receive loving support, embrace the process of living and discriminationdying, and they promote explore the physical and emotional safety possibility of all peoplespontaneous healing. They strive to provide a haven and a communication network for all people regardless The community is run through the devotion of genderthe founder, ageSunshine Wohl. Volunteers visit each Saturday for about 3 hours to help with outdoor work, racecomputers, coloroutreach, classarts projects, religionto spend time with the residents, or sexual orientationand perform other tasks as needed. Services include a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, a safe shelter, the family law An important project, personal economic planning courses, and for this year is to convert the Athletes Against Abuse outreach projectold barn into a community center.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Elizabeth Freeman Center]]
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==[[North Adams Hospital]]==The hospital needs volunteers to work within the different hospital units (admissions/emergency|Elizabeth Freeman Center is a countywide agency that provides counseling, advocacy, emotional, volunteer departmenteducational, psychiatric center). Students who play an instrument or have other special skills are particularly welcomevocational and economic services for anyone affected by sexual assault. Volunteer tasks include helping out with small errandsThey oppose violence, transporting patientsharassment, conducting patient activitiesand discrimination, etcand they promote the physical and emotional safety of all people. Volunteers may have They strive to wait until spring semester to begin working at the hospital due to the availability provide a haven and a communication network for all people regardless of training sessionsgender, age, race, color, class, religion, or sexual orientation. After trainingServices include a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, volunteers can work any timea safe shelter, the family law project, day or nightpersonal economic planning courses, and usually commit about 4 hours per weekthe Athletes Against Abuse outreach project.|-|{{Group|| name =[[North Adams Regional Hospital]]
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==[[REACH Community Breast Health]]==Volunteers |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 REACH Community Health Foundation hospital due to provide breast cancer education at local food pantriesthe availability of training sessions. After training, homeless sheltersvolunteers can work any time, and storesday or night, and to register women for free mammograms. Timing is flexible and the commitment is minimalusually commit about 4 hours per week.|-|{{Group|| name =[[REACH Community Breast Health]]
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==[[Sweetbrook Nursing Home]]==|Volunteers bring enthusiasmwork with the REACH Community Health Foundation to provide breast cancer education at local food pantries, companionshiphomeless shelters, and a friendly face to the elderly who live in this nursing home. Volunteers are needed to chat with residentsstores, challenge someone and to a game of checkers, or read magazines or newspapers aloudregister women for free mammograms. Anyone who Timing is willing to give an hour each Sunday to brighten up flexible and the day of an elderly person commitment is welcomeminimal.|-|{{Group|| name =[[Sweetbrook]]
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==[[Williams College Rape |Volunteers bring enthusiasm, companionship, and Sexual Assault Network]]==The Network is a student-run organization dedicated friendly face to the elderly who live in this nursing home. Volunteers are needed to supporting survivors of sexual assault and rapechat with residents, supporting loved ones challenge someone to a game of survivorscheckers, and educating the Williams College community about rape and sexual assaultor read magazines or newspapers aloud. The network Anyone who is made up of about 40 Williams College students (female and male!) who each contribute willing to planning events and counseling peers. Major activities include running a 24-give an hour support hotline, promoting awareness on campus through special fora and entry talks, conducting outreach each Sunday to local high schools, and planning brighten up the annual Take Back the Night event during the springday of an elderly person is welcome.|-|{{Group|| name =RASAN[[Williams College Rape and Sexual Assault Network]]
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==[[WISHES]]==|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]]
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|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.
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