BFAIR Secures Grant

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BFAIR Secures Grant

12:00AM / Wednesday, March 14, 2007

- Berkshire Family And Individual Resources has been awarded a second â€œHelping Handâ€ grant from the First Congregational Church of Williamstown.

The grant will fund in-house trainings with Edward Frampton who has recently come forward to talk about life at Belchertown State School where he lived from the age of five to his early teens and on and off during his twenties.

An advocate for people with developmental disabilities, Frampton will speak to staff about his personal experiences at Belchertown and answer questions.

The trainings promote â€œWalk a Mile in My Shoes,â€ an initiative by the Department of Mental Retardation and BFAIR to create opportunities for caregivers to understand the needs of people with disabilities by â€œstepping into their shoes.â€

Debora DiDonna, BFAIRâ€™s Quality Facilitator said â€œhe has been a tremendous addition to our new staff training. His story is moving, passionate and inspiring who is privileged to hear it.â€

BFAIR is a not-for-profit human service agency providings a full compliment of day, residential, family, employment and clinical services for people with developmental disabilities and autism. Additional information is available at www.bfair.org.

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