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January 8, 2025
Grace House Residents’ Art Exhibit Inspires Hope and Resilience
In substance use recovery programs, making art has long been used to give participants an alternative and productive way to describe and communicate feelings. ...
Read MoreDecember 30, 2024
PeoplesBank Grant Funds Graduation Packages for CHD Foster Youth
With the help of a $10,000 grant from PeoplesBank, “graduation packages” are providing youth in CHD foster care and the agency’s Transitional Independent Living (TILP)...
Read MoreDecember 23, 2024
The Heron House: CHD to Open Enhanced Medical Group Living Environment
In January, CHD will open its new Enhanced Medical Group Living Environment (EMGLE) program in East Longmeadow. The Heron House, on Benton Drive, will provide...
Read MoreDecember 18, 2024
Prisoner’s Wish to Give Back Benefits CHD Hospitality Center Visitors
An inmate’s eagerness to serve the community, even though he is still in prison, led him to collaborate with a Connecticut church pastor to deliver...
Read MoreDecember 13, 2024
CHD’s Mario Rodrigues Honored with Game Changer Award
Mario Rodrigues, a family caseworker for youth that are placed in CHD’s comprehensive Foster Care program, was recognized as a “Game Changer” during a November 29...
Read MoreDecember 2, 2024
Thanksgiving Meal Donations Give Back to the Community
Some staff at CHD’s Children and Families programs who are involved in a charitable organization that raises awareness of violence in the community collected Thanksgiving...
Read MoreNovember 5, 2024
New Teen Center in Chicopee Enables CHD Clinicians to Expand Services
The Haven Teen Center, which hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in Chicopee on November 1, is just what its name implies—a safe place for teens—one...
Read MoreNovember 1, 2024
Open House Showcases CHD’s New Outpatient Clinic in Easthampton
CHD hosted an open house for its new Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Easthampton on October 30. Speakers included CHD President and CEO Jim Goodwin,...
Read MoreOctober 24, 2024
Bikes Fight Cancer Donates $35,151 to Cancer House of Hope
On October 23, Bikes Fight Cancer (BFC) presented Cancer House of Hope with a $35,151 check from funds raised in their June 15 BFC Charity...
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2024
CHD’s Adult Mental Health-Holyoke Landscaping Crew Members are Clients/Employees
Have rakes, will travel: a group of individuals served by CHD’s Adult Mental Health-Holyoke program also work for our agency by performing landscaping duties at...
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