PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield's Department of Veterans' Services is looking for volunteers to assist with placing flags and markers at Veterans' gravesites.
The installation of flags will occur between May 6 to May 11, 2024.
Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable, appropriate apparel and shoes, walking will be required throughout the cemeteries to place these flags. Instructions, flags, and markers will be provided, as well as soft refreshments and snacks.
If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact the Veterans' Services Department at (413) 499-9433 to sign up as a volunteer or email veterans@cityofpittsfield.org.
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State Health Secretary Hears Berkshire County's Mental Health Needs
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County has unique needs and approaches to address mental health in the community–something mental health professionals and local officials highlighted to Health & Human Services Secretary Kiame Mahaniah during his visit to Pittsfield.
Mahaniah leads the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, which comprises 11 agencies and the MassHealth program and oversees the state's mental health policies, programs, funding, and access to care.
The aim of his statewide community mental health tour is to understand what's happening all over the state with mental health, state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier said.
His first stop in Pittsfield on Wednesday was County Ambulance, which focused on the mental health of older adults and the collaboration effort with Berkshire Regional Planning to create a program of peer mentorship for older adults, she said.
"It was the first time I heard about the peer support program they're trying to put together between BRPC and County Ambulance. So, we're in a position of being learners. Listeners first, that's the first job of a legislator," Farley-Bouvier said.
"We're happy to have these opportunities, and then link arms with our local providers to do the advocacy, knowing that the secretary really gets it and really cares. This is not the first time he's been to Berkshire County, and it is terrific to know that he really is focusing on the whole state."
Following the visit to County Ambulance, Mahaniah and other officials went to the Brien Center's Community Behavioral Health Center, located at 359 Fenn St., which serves as a central access point for urgent behavioral health needs.
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