Pittsfield Farmers Market Indoor Season

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Roots Rising announced that the indoor season of our teen-run Pittsfield Farmers Market kicks off on Nov. 11. 
 
The monthly indoor market offers local Berkshire goods throughout the winter months. The indoor market will take place one Saturday a month from 9 AM to 1 PM inside Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First St. on the following dates: Nov. 11, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 9, and April 13.
 
The market offers fresh, local and seasonal fruits, vegetables, baked goods, meat, eggs, cheese, and artisan goods. This season will feature a mix of new and returning vendors. The market itself is completely full, with many local farmers, food producers, and artisans joining each week. Regular vendors bringing the bounty of the Berkshires each month include Red Shirt Farm, Holiday Brook Farm, Berkshire Microgreens, and Abode Farm.
 
According to a press release, the Pittsfield Farmers Market was founded with the belief that everyone has the right to fresh, healthy food, and we strive to make the market accessible and inclusive for all.
 
Pittsfield Farmers Market's Market Match program doubles the purchasing power of our shoppers using SNAP - matching up to $30 in SNAP each Market. That means at the Pittsfield Farmers Market:
 
? $10 of SNAP = $20
? $20 of SNAP = $40
? $30 of SNAP = $60
 
Plus, shoppers can use their HIP benefits at our market - getting $40-$80 in extra produce each month.
 
The Pittsfield Farmers Market also hosts a Giving Table, where shoppers and vendors can gift food to be donated to local pantries and shelters. Additionally, to help increase access to local, nutritious food, this year the Pittsfield Farmers Market is partnering with Berkshire Bounty to donate a portion of goods from each market to Mercado de Vida, a Pittsfield food access site for those in need.

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Springside Rehabilitation Awarded Grant

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center recieved a $234,500 workforce development grant.
 
The grant will provide Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center with funds to provide training and placement services to prepare 40 un/underemployed participants for CNA positions. 
 
They will partner with Craneville Place Skilled Nursing Home & Rehabilitation and Springside Skilled Nursing Home and Rehabilitation.
 
The grant is part of $4.2 million in workforce development grant funding for nine initiatives across Massachusetts, representing partnerships with employers, training providers, and regional collaborators to train, upskill, and provide job placement for 621 workers for in-demand occupations in health care, life sciences, technology, construction, and more. As part of the awards, $250,000 will support planning grants for training providers.
 
"These Workforce Success Grants are designed to improve access to good-paying jobs and long-term career success for all Massachusetts residents," said Governor Maura Healey. "By investing in the skill development for underemployed and unemployed jobseekers, we are unlocking their potential, meeting the needs of employers, and strengthening the competitiveness of our workforce and regional economies."
 
In addition to the $4 million investment in the Workforce Success Grants, Commonwealth Corporation also awarded approximately $250,000 in total to six partnerships to fund planning and program design activities that may lead to the future implementation of workforce development job training and employment opportunities.
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