Human Service Forum

MHA Wellness Classic
2024-09-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | MA

Making Food Fun Visits Apex Orchards
2024-09-29 10:00 - 12:00 | MA
CISA is heading to the beautiful Shelburne hills to join in Gathered Farms, at Apex Orchards, on Sunday, September 29th from 10am-noon for a morning of fun activities for families!

Apex Orchards apples

This Making Food Fun will focus on apples of all varieties, colors, and flavors. CISA will offer an apple taste test featuring Apex Orchards apples, samples of apple cider and cider donuts. Best of all, we’re giving away 100 pick-your-own bags to the first 100 kids to visit our booth! These special, child-sized bags are for this Making Food Fun event at Apex Orchards only. Stop by to see us, sample some delicious food, and get the kids ready to pick some apples.
The Gathered Farms harvest event goes from 10am-3pm, where local farms and artisans come together to celebrate the fall season. Friends from Our Family Farms and Davenport Maple Farm will be on hand sell their amazing local dairy and local maple products.
Admission to Making Food Fun and Gathered Farms is free. We hope to see you there!

Hike for Hunger
2024-10-01 | MA
We’re banding together to Give Hunger the Boot! Hike for Hunger is a fun, monthlong opportunity to explore outdoor spaces while raising funds for the Amherst Survival Center to ensure our neighbors have access to food. You can make a tangible impact and help raise vital funding by registering to hike or by supporting your favorite hiker with a donation!
Want to join the fun? You can register as an individual or as part of a team and set your personal hiking goal. Once registered, you’ll be able to access your own fundraising page to start collecting donations from family and friends.
Come October, head out on the trails wherever and whenever you’d like – with your family, your friends, or your fur friends – and share your adventures! You can also join one of our optional group hikes! Hike for Hunger runs from Oct 1 – 31. You have four weeks to reach your fundraising goal!
Proceeds from Hike for Hunger go directly to our food and nutrition programs, which last year provided 1.6 million meals – prepared and groceries – to nearly 11,000 neighbors.
Registration is a $25 donation, and folks who register by Oct 1st can receive a complimentary Hike for Hunger t-shirt! There is no fundraising minimum, but it is encouraged and those who fundraise will be eligible to earn great prizes!

Fostering Creativity Youth Art Showcase
2024-10-01 17:30 - 19:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for an art gallery style event featuring the creative designs, artwork, and messages from youth who have experienced foster care!
Join us at the New Art Center in Newton for a gallery-style event showcasing their inspiring artwork. But that’s not all—you’ll also have the chance to hear directly from these young artists during a youth panel, where they’ll share their personal experiences and insights, offering a deeper understanding of the stories behind their creations.
Why You Can’t Miss This Event:
Experience Inspiring Artwork: Discover the powerful artwork and designs created by youth who have experienced foster care.
Hear Their Stories: Listen to compelling talks from youth speakers as they share the inspiration for their creations.
Support the Cause: Purchase youth-designed products from this year’s featured artists, with proceeds supporting MARE initiatives.
Make a Difference: Learn about the many ways you can support adoption from foster care and help change lives.

Academy for Small Business
2024-10-01 18:00 - 20:00 | MA

Community Care Package Drive
2024-10-02 08:00 - 17:00 | MA

A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls
2024-10-02 13:00 - 15:00 | MA
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls
In person at Bernardston Senior Center, Bernardston, MA
Teaches practical strategies to reduce the fear of falling and explores medical, behavioral, and environmental risk factors for falls, stressing the importance of developing an exercise plan.
Wednesdays, October 2–November 20, 1–3 p.m.

Hearing Loss and the Alzheimer's Disease Connection
2024-10-02 14:30 - 15:30 | MA
Hearing loss may be an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Join audiologists Jeanne Coburn, Au.D., CCC-A/S; Lauren Linton, Au.D.. CCC-A; and Kirsten Petrarca, Au.D., CCC-A; Baystate Rehabilitation Care, for a discussion about hearing loss as a risk factor that may impact other thinking and memory systems. Topics also covered will be treating hearing loss with the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Facilitating Racial Equity in the Workplace!
2024-10-02 15:00 - 16:30 | MA
5 WEEK SERIES: Every Wednesday in October from 3:00pm-4:30pm
(10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, & 10/30)

Join us for an insightful event on Facilitating Racial Equity in the Workplace!
Are you looking to create a more inclusive and diverse work environment? This online series is perfect for you! Learn practical strategies and tools to promote racial equity in your workplace.

Shaped By Service Portrait Emulsion Class
2024-10-05 14:00 - 16:00 | MA

Cornhole Charity Fundraiser
2024-10-06 12:00 - 17:00 | MA
Please join ‘Each Moment We’re Alive’ for an afternoon fundraiser on Sunday, October 6. TWO Brackets – Competitive & Social Cash Prizes for both brackets.The event, hosted by Gary Rome Hyundai. Organized by SSS cornholeRegistration opens 8/1/2024All proceeds will benefit educational and support & survivorship programs for cancer survivors through ‘Each Moment We’re Alive’. There will be a food truck available on site.

Barks and Brews
2024-10-06 13:00 - 16:00 | MA
Say hello to fall and unleash your inner party animal at Dakin’s signature event, Barks & Brews at Easthampton’s Fort Hill Brewery!
Barks & Brews is an outdoor event for humans (21+) and their canine companions.
No dog? No problem. Enjoy vendors, beer, food trucks, canine activities, treats, and more beer! Take your BFF (human or canine) for an afternoon of dogs, food, and fun!
VIP Hour – 12-1 pmGeneral admission – 1-4 pm
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO SELL OUT – Secure your tickets online now: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/barks-brews-tickets…
General admission (early bird): $25 (prices increase to $35 on September 1st)
VIP admission (early bird): $65 (prices increase to $75 on September 1st)
General admission includes entry to Barks & Brews from 1 pm-4 pm and a complimentary beer.
VIP admission includes entry to Barks & Brews with special on-site parking, an exclusive preview hour from 12 pm – 1 pm, hors d’oeuvres served during the preview hour, a complimentary beer, and an event t-shirt.

Diabetes Self-Management
2024-10-08 18:00 - 20:30 | MA
Diabetes Self-Management
Live video conference
For adults with pre-diabetes or diabetes or their caregivers, this workshop teaches the basics of balancing medication, diet and exercise, techniques to deal with hyper/hypoglycemia and meal planning, stress reduction, and more.
Tuesdays, October 8–November 19, 6–8:30 p.m.

Living Well with Persistent Pain
2024-10-10 10:00 - 12:30 | MA
Living Well with Persistent Pain
Live video conference

Provides information and practical skills that build self-confidence and help participants assume an active role in managing problems specific to chronic pain, including fatigue, frustration, and poor sleep.
Thursdays, October 10–November 21, 10–12:30 p.m.

Annual Art Show
2024-10-10 16:00 - 19:00 | MA
ServiceNet’s second annual art show for mental health and wellbeing.
When: Thursday, October 10, 4-7 p.m.
Where: ServiceNet’s Main Administrative Building
21 Olander Drive, Northampton, MA 01060
Showcasing the artwork of more than 30 ServiceNet community members, this event celebrates creativity and highlights how art can be a powerful way to express emotions and connect deeply with the world around us.
The reception will feature delicious food from ServiceNet’s Rooster Café, live music, raffles, and much more.
The evening will also mark the official launch of our 2024 fall fundraising campaign, “Together, We Thrive.”

Lymph Node Surgery for Breast Cancer
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
When breast cancer is diagnosed, it’s important to get as much information as possible. To help find out where and if the cancer has spread, lymph nodes can be removed and checked and, in some cases, more lymph nodes may be removed. Join Dr. Holly Mason, Breast Surgeon, Chief of Breast Surgery, Baystate Surgical Oncology & Breast Specialists, for a discussion about lymph node surgery when diagnosing and treating breast cancer.

60th Anniversary Celebration
2024-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | MA

Every Brilliant Thing
2024-10-10 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
A hilarious and heartbreaking play by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe. Directed by Joshua Prouser.Featuring Brian Rucci.
“You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. A play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.”
Content warning: death, suicide, and depression are discussed.
Tickets: $10 online, $15 at the doorhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/unity-house-players…

Bingo and Brew
2024-10-12 16:00 - 20:00 | MA

Service Enterprise Cohorts
2024-10-15 10:00 - 11:00 | MA
MSA is currently seeking organizations from ALL regions of Massachusetts to join our 2025 Service Enterprise cohorts! The Service Enterprise Initiative is a transformational training program that strategically enhances an organization’s ability to engage volunteers and advance their mission. This nationally recognized certification is the gold standard in volunteer engagement and is proven to increase efficiency and effectiveness across all levels of your organization. Learn more about Service Enterprise and see current and past nonprofit participants by visiting our website and attending one of the following Info Sessions.

SEI Info Session #1* — registration link
Date: October 15th
Time: 10 am – 11 am
SEI Info Session #2* — registration link
Date: December 5th
Time: 2 pm – 3 pm

*If you are not able to attend these sessions live and you would still like to hear the information, please still register and you will be sent a link to the recording of the session.

Screening Dense Breasts
2024-10-15 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
When a person is at higher risk for breast cancer or has dense breasts, the frequency of mammography and the procedures of detection can vary. Join Dr. Vivian Miller, Radiologist, Baystate Health, for a discussion about mammograms vs MRIs, screening dense breasts, and expert recommendations for early detection of breast cancer.

Credit Success Workshop
2024-10-16 17:30 - 20:30 | MA
Whether you want to buy a house or a car, pay off your student loan debt, or understand how to build your credit, Way Finders is here to help.

Youth Career Pathways Initiative Grant 2025 Open
2024-10-17 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
MSA is thrilled to announce the return of our Youth Career Pathways Initiative, supported by AmeriCorps’ Volunteer Generation Fund.

WHAT: Matching grants up to $20,000 that support the creation, expansion and/or replication of promising models that better engage volunteers in youth career development programming/support OR engage youth in skill-building/career development service
WHO: Nonprofits and Volunteer Connector Organizations
WHEN: Applications are due Friday, November 1, 2024; funding runs from January 2025 – August 2025

You can read the full request for proposals here. If you want to learn more about this funding opportunity, please attend the upcoming Youth Career Pathways Initiative Grant Info Session on October 8th at 11 am. Register for the YCPI info session using this link.*

*If you are not able to attend this session live and you would still like to hear the information, please still register and you will be sent a link to the recording of the session.

Domestic Violence Awareness
2024-10-17 16:00 - 18:00 | MA

Fall Funtastic
2024-10-17 16:00 - 19:00 | MA
Join us in celebrating the fall season at McCray’s Farm in South Hadley! Activities included for free upon registration are Hayrides, a Petting Zoo, and Pumpkin Picking & Decorating! We will provide a “judgment-free zone” where all individuals are welcome! Sensory items like fidgets and earplugs will be available for free. Autism Connections will provide nut-free and gluten-free snacks in the Pavilion Area. To best ensure the safety of all families and individuals, we request that Parents/Caregivers/ Providers remain with their participant throughout the duration of the event.

Living Well with Long-Term Health Conditions
2024-10-18 12:30 - 15:00 | MA
Fridays, October 18–November 22, 12:30–3 p.m.

Techniques to improve symptoms of chronic conditions, such as healthy eating, relaxation techniques, communicating, goal-setting, problem solving, and more.

Fall Funtastic
2024-10-18 14:00 - 17:30 | MA
Join us in celebrating the fall season at Whitney’s Farm in Cheshire MA! Activities included for free upon registration are Hayrides, a Corn Maze, and Pumpkin Picking & Decorating! We will provide a “judgment-free zone” where all individuals are welcome! Sensory items like fidgets and earplugs will be available for free. Food is available for purchase at the location, but we cannot guarantee that the facility is free of allergens. Autism Connections will provide nut-free and gluten-free snacks in the Picnic Table area.

Kane's Pawsome 5K run/walk
2024-10-19 08:30 - 13:00 | MA
Kane’s Pawsome 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
Szot Park, 687 Front Street,
Chicopee, MA
8:30 am – 1:00 pm
**Registration Opens at 8:30 am
Race Starts at 10 am

32 Annual Walkathon
2024-10-19 10:00 - 13:00 | MA
This annual fundraiser for LifePath provides a great opportunity to get together with family and friends and to support our Meals on Wheels program, among other life-changing programs. Check-In and Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with our official start of the event at 10 a.m. This family-friendly event will have games, activities, and information tables from LifePath, as well as our community partners and event sponsors. In addition, there will also be music and entertainment, food, refreshments, and much more.

Roundhouse Rally Classic Car Show
2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | MA
