Community Day

Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, provides free programming and access to books and computers to the Berkshire community. Website: https://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/

The Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention mission is simple: to save lives. BSCP has resource materials for all ages that they will share with us at Community Day. Website: https://www.berkshirecoalition.org/

Founded in 1993, Berkshire County Kids’ Place was formed as a grassroots nonprofit and became the first CAC in Massachusetts. Kids’ Place supports the Berkshire County community by providing a safe, homelike atmosphere for child abuse victims and non-offending family members. Website: https://www.kidsplaceonline.org/

Berkshire HorseWorks cultivates the tools to cope, heal, compete, challenge, communicate, lead, empathize, and thrive in today’s world: all through the powerful interaction between humans and horses. Come meet one of these special ponies for yourself at our Community Day! Website: https://berkshirehorseworks.com/

The Berkshire Music School is a non-profit organization based in Pittsfield. The mission of the Berkshire Music School is to foster the love and pursuit of music for all ages through quality music education activities, community collaborations, and performance opportunities. Website: https://www.berkshiremusicschool.org/

Berkshire Pride is a nonprofit organization committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies in Berkshire County. Established in 2017 to address the unique challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in rural and underserved areas, Berkshire Pride has become a vital resource hub, offering year-round programs, advocacy, and events to empower individuals, build community, and promote equity. Website: https://www.berkshirepride.org/

Come meet the hardworking pups (and their people) of the Canine Link Therapy Dogs. Based in Sheffield, Canine Link Therapy Dogs trains and certifies therapy dog teams to enrich lives in their communities with not only the initial hands-on work, but with continued support, guidance, and annual recertifications for their teams. Website: https://cltherapydogs.org/

CHP Berkshires spans Berkshire County with nine practice locations in Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield, Adams and North Adams, providing medical, dental and nutrition services. At Community Day CHP will be joining us with an information booth about the WIC (women, infants, children) program. Website: https://chpberkshires.org/family/wic-berkshire-south/

Drag Story Hour celebrates storytelling through the dynamic art of drag performance. We envision a future where all people learn via LGBTQIA+ storytelling to embrace themselves and champion free expression in their communities. The Berkshires Chapter of Drag Story Hour will host a story hour for folks of all ages down in the Rose Footprint tent, and lead a craft activity afterward! Website: https://www.dragstoryhour.org/

The Eagles Band was founded in 1936 and is the oldest continuing performance ensemble in the Berkshires. They are returning this year to delight our Community Day crowd with their music starting at 11 am in the Arthur S Waldstein Amphitheatre. Website: https://eaglescommunityband.org/

Embrace & Empower, Inc. was launched in 2024 with a mission to provide culturally sensitive support to individuals from marginalized communities affected by breast cancer. At Community Day, they will offer empowering materials, survivor stories, and wellness tools — along with a warm, welcoming space for anyone seeking support, healing, or connection. Our goal is to uplift and educate the community while celebrating strength, resilience, and hope. Website: https://embraceandempower.org/

Come check out Ozobots: screen-free robot-coding through color and mark-making with the Flying Cloud Institute! Their mission: to inspire young people and educators through dynamic science and art experiences that ignite creativity. Website: https://www.flyingcloudinstitute.org/

Heart & Soil Collective's mission is to connect people to the land where their food grows, making healthy local food and hands-on agricultural experiences accessible to all. We have local food programming where we purchase produce from small farms and deliver directly to homes, and we are being more intentional about providing more educational opportunities along with our food programming. Heart & Soil will be providing some hands-on fun at Community Day with free seed packets and painting with beet paint! Website: https://heartandsoil.org/

Latinas413 works to ignite the collective power of Latinas to expand their social and economic capital, serving as a bridge to resources available in our county, thereby increasing the representation of the voices, talents, and interests of Latinas across Berkshire County. They will be joining us this year with more information about the organization, and mini canvas painting! Website: https://www.latinas413.org/

Love of T is a Berkshire-based non-profit that provides support and assistance navigating the health system for folks experiencing thoughts of suicide in Berkshire County. They will be sharing a community tapestry project with us at Community Day. Website: https://www.loveoft.org/

Make a suffrage protest sign or button with the folks from the Susan B Anthony Birthplace Museum - born in Adams, Mass. Susan B Anthony may be walking the grounds at S&Co herself again this year! Website: https://www.susanbanthonybirthplace.com/

Josh Billings is the namesake for a fun-loving and un-serious annual triathlon race around the Berkshires - The Great Josh Billings Runaground. They will be attending with a kayak demonstration and more information about the big race! Website: https://joshbillings.com/

Just across the road from S&Co, the Mount is a National Historic Landmark and cultural center dedicated to the intellectual, artistic, and humanitarian legacy of author Edith Wharton (1862-1937), whose works include classic novels such as The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, as well as authoritative works on architecture, design, and travel. Website: https://www.edithwharton.org/

Triplex Cinema, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to showing movies for all. They provide a space where people from the Berkshires and beyond can find all kinds of movies and learn about filmmaking and film history. They partner with schools and other nonprofits in the area to organize programming that speaks directly to the needs of our community today. Website: https://www.thetriplex.org/home

Spill the Tea like it's 1893 with the glamorous Gilded Age folks from Ventfort Hall! Today, Ventfort Hall is owned and operated by Ventfort Hall Association, a non-profit dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the estate, sharing its unique and varied history, and creating a community space for arts & culture. Website: https://gildedage.org/

Walking Our Talk seeks to cultivate an ever-growing culture of creativity, generosity, confidence, and connection; providing support and connection for women to thrive as they walk their unique life journeys. Website: https://www.walkingourtalk.org/

At WMLA, Concerned residents, students, professionals, small businesses, and clergy work together with WMLA members to fight for permanent solutions to the problems involving low-income workers in Western Massachusetts in general and Berkshire County in particular.