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March 15, 2024
CHD Early Intervention Presentation Addresses Child Feeding Difficulties
Early Intervention (EI) efforts for children are usually associated with helping them learn to walk and talk, along with gaining cognitive and emotional progress. But...
Read MoreMarch 6, 2024
Kimberly Williams Named Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer at CHD
Kimberly Williams has joined CHD as Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Officer, bringing to the agency more than 27 years of HR experience supporting...
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2024
CASA to Take Part in Information Sessions and Panel Discussions
CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Hampden County is seeking new volunteers to serve as advocates for children in need in the community. There...
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2024
CHD Supportive Housing Program in Connecticut Receives $15,000 Grant
Connecticut Community Foundation (CCF) recently awarded a $15,636 grant to CHD to enhance its targeted case management to unhoused individuals it serves in Connecticut. The...
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2024
CASA to Hold Virtual Information Sessions for New Volunteers
CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Hampden County is seeking new volunteers to serve as advocates for children in need in the community. There...
Read MoreDecember 10, 2023
CHD Receives $75,000 CVS Health Foundation Grant to Support Behavioral Health Services
CHD was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the CVS Health Foundation to help launch the agency’s innovative reverse-integrated primary care model at its Certified...
Read MoreDecember 10, 2023
Youths Working on “Grinch” Project in DYS Gingerbread House Contest
With the help of a donation of surplus newspapers from The Republican newspaper in Springfield, youths from CHD’s Community Adolescent Treatment (CAT) program on Worthington...
Read MoreDecember 9, 2023
CHD Partners with Community for Holiday Tree Giveaway in Springfield
The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) partnered with CHD’s Juvenile Justice programs and Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services for a Holiday Tree Jubilee...
Read MoreNovember 30, 2023
Literacy Project at CHD Clinic Gets Books into the Hands of Families
Katelyn Tower (right), a clinical supervisor at our Park Street Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic in West Springfield, and Silkia Gonzalez, an administrative assistant at the...
Read MoreNovember 29, 2023
Susan Raimer Honored with Game Changer Award
Susan Raimer, a homefinder for the CHD’s Foster Care Program for 25 years, was recognized as a “Game Changer” during a November 17 home game...
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