This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Jane Tekin Faculty/Staff Adviser: Tracy Finnegan Meeting Time/Place: TBD Hats for the Homeless is an organization in which students use fiber arts to engage with the Berkshires. We knit and crochet hats, scarves, and other warm gear for homeless shelters in local communities in… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Donglin Zhang Faculty/Staff Adviser: Barbara Fuller Meeting Time/Place: Tuesday evenings, Paresky 1. Organizes activities, trips, and events that will help Williams students to cultivate their passion for medicine. 2. Consolidates sources of information about the field of health care, including speakers and health care… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Wylie Thornquist Faculty/Staff Adviser: Shanti Singham Meeting Time/Place: Wednesdays in Environmental Center Bread and Roses is a student organization interested in bringing discussions of labor rights and organizing to campus, by engaging with existing labor movements in the Berkshire area and learning about labor… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Ellyn Pier Faculty/Staff Adviser: Noah Sandstrom Meeting Time/Place: Paresky To provide support for students recovering from concussions and to help the college implement the best possible practices in concussion management. Our group will be a way for those struggling with concussions to connect with… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Elizabeth Webber Faculty/Staff Adviser: Sarah Raymond Meeting Time/Place: Williamstown Elementary School We hope to teach young girls about nutrition, teamwork and the negative and unrealistic expectations of women’s bodies in the media. We found a lot of success doing this last year, and… Continue reading »
Student Leaders: Coly Elhai ([email protected]) Faculty/Staff Adviser: Colin Adams Meeting Time/Place: Tuesdays 6 PM, Paresky The purpose of the group is to build an inclusive community of agnostics, atheists, and all skeptics to socialize and connect in a variety of ways. We also aim to create a safe, non-religious space for… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Nicholas Gardner ([email protected]) Faculty/Staff Adviser: Mike Evans Meeting Time/Place: Tuesdays 8 PM in Zilkha Center At Williams, members of thinkFOOD work in student groups and dining committees to make the food Williams eats more environmentally and socially sustainable. We’ve worked with our primary… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Luke Baumann ([email protected]) Meeting Time/Place: College Council Suite, time according to members’ schedule The Great Ideas Committee solicits ideas from the community to improve student life at Williams. These ideas can be conveniences (such as installing water fountains or buying chargers for the… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Mike Ludwig ([email protected]) Faculty/Staff Adviser: Ellen Rogeau Meeting Time/Place: Weekly in Hopkins Hall Frosh Council is a student-elected committee that meets weekly and plans events and functions for First Years. For instance, we held Frosh Formal this past January and designed and sold… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Isabelle Furman ([email protected]) Faculty/Staff Adviser: Shanti Singham Meeting Time/Place: Wednesdays 9 PM in Zilkha Center Divest Williams seeks to build and foster a movement around divestment of the college’s endowment from fossil fuels; in this work, we aim also to undermine the entire… Continue reading »
This group is currently inactive. Student Leaders: Emmie Hine ([email protected]) Faculty/Staff Adviser: Paula Consolini Meeting Time/Place: Thursday evenings in Paresky Once a month, Dinnertime gathers and cooks dinner together for anyone who wants to come. Every dinner has a theme (past themes include Terrific Tubers, Pi Day, and Green Foods)… Continue reading »
Knit warm hats for a local homeless shelter to alleviate some of the brutalities of winter. Not only do you learn to create fiber arts, but you can also make one more person in our community a bit warmer during the long winter months. All the materials would be supplied by… Continue reading »
Attempt to experience what it may mean to live in poverty by living for three days on two dollars a day in a makeshift shelter with a group of Williams students and trained professors. In addition to experiencing the physical hardship of living on an extremely limited budget, engage in… Continue reading »
The Community Health Programs include: Barrington OB/GYN Dental Centers Family Services First Steps Health Center Lee Family Practice Neighborhood Health Center Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program… Continue reading »
442 Stockbridge Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0457 ext.1146 Hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/family-services/wic-nutrition/… Continue reading »
510 North Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2351 Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/medical/336-2/… Continue reading »
11 Quarry Hill Road Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0536 Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 7:30am-6:30pm Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:30am-5:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/medical/chp-lee-family-practice/… Continue reading »
444 Stockbridge Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-8580 Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7:30am-6:00pm Thursday from 7:15am-6:00pm Friday from 7:30am-5:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/medical/chp-health-center/ http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/medical/health-center-locations-hours/… Continue reading »
Parents may call us directly at (413) 644-0104 or may be referred by pediatricians, health care providers, social service agencies, medical centers, childcare providers and other professionals involved with families of young children. All children living in Massachusetts between birth and age three are entitled to a developmental assessment at… Continue reading »
442 Stockbridge Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-644-0104 Hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/family-services/ … Continue reading »
343 Main Street-Rear Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-5565 Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:30pm, Saturday from 9:00am – 4:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/dental/dental-services/… Continue reading »
East Mountain Medical Building 780 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1470 Hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm http://www.communityhealthprograms.org/medical/chp-barrington-obgyn/ … Continue reading »
A non-profit organization made up of member businesses, agencies, and institutions whose work together to promote Williamstown as a place to live, work, and play. Williamstown Chamber of Commerce 7 Denison Park Drive Williamstown, MA 01267 413.458.9077 Kerry Koehler ’13 and Olivia Wang ’14 spent Summer 2012… Continue reading »
There are both curricular and extracurricular entrepreneurship learning opportunities at Williams! Students can take a 2013 winter study course to help develop their entrepreneurial skills: ECON 12 Turning Inspiration into a Business-Understanding the Business Plan or ECON 17 Social Entrepreneurship: Innovating in… Continue reading »
BUSINESS COUNSELING 1) MASSACHUSETTS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER NETWORK (www.msbdc.som.umass.edu) Berkshire County Satellite Office 413-499-0933 75 North Street Suite 360 Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network provides free and confidential one-on-one management counseling services to new and… Continue reading »
BUDGET COUNSELING 1) CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 489 Whitney Ave, 3rd floor 1-800-282-6196 Holyoke, MA 01040 34 Depot Street, 2nd floor Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hours: Call for appointment. Some evening and Saturday hours available at both locations. Education and counseling services… Continue reading »
BLIND/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT 1) BERKSHIRE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND P.O. Box 778 413-499-0207 Pittsfield, MA 01202 Socialization and support group for the legally blind of Berkshire County; some limited financial assistance for its members. Holds monthly meetings with occasional speakers. (2003 Berkshire United Way listing) 2) BERKSHIRE TALKING CHRONICLE c/o… Continue reading »
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 1) EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS (www.eastersealsma.org) 484 Main Street, 6th Floor 508-757-2756 Worcester, MA 01608 Offers the following services to disabled persons throughout Massachusetts: Technology for Independence program, rehabilitation services, disability resource information, job training and employment, camp, and advocacy. 2) MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND 436 Dwight Street… Continue reading »
ALCOHOLISM/SUBSTANCE ABUSE 1) ADCARE HOSPITAL OF WORCESTER, INC. (www.adcare.com) Community Services Department 1-800-345-3552 107 Lincoln Street (24 hour helpline) 1-800-252-6465 (1-800-ALCOHOL) Worcester, MA 01605 TTY 508-798-9946 Office hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Service hours: 24 hours/7 days Comprehensive adult chemical dependency treatment center provides inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, aftercare, evening treatment,… Continue reading »
Habitat for Humanity is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing for all people. Williams students may work with Habitat for Humanity as field work during the semester, for credit during Winter Study, or potentially as a summer internship, funding for which… Continue reading »
During their Offshore Voyage Field seminar, the ten-day sailing expedition at the start of the semester, the Spring 2012 class spent a day ashore to explore the Dry Tortugas National Park. Here the students absorbed the history of Fort Jefferson,… Continue reading »
HIV/AIDS ORGANIZATIONS 1) AIDS PROJECT OF SOUTHERN VERMONT P.O. Box 4264 359 Main St. Bennington, VT 802-447-8007 Contact: Rose Rahilly, Program Associate , [email protected] The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont provides (1) direct services (food supplements, testing) to those whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS and (2) education about HIV/AIDs… Continue reading »
ADOPTION 1) ADOPTION RESOURCE CENTER AT BRIGHTSIDE (Berkshire County Office) 480 West Street 413-496-9491 Pittsfield, MA 01201 Birth Parent Hotline (Toll Free) 1-877-777-7774 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., with flexible extended hours to meet individuals’ needs. Comprehensive adoption services for birth parents, children, and adoptive parents,… Continue reading »
ADOLESCENT SERVICES 1) BERKSHIRE CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 480 West Street 413-448-8281 Pittsfield, MA 01201 1-888-742-7443 (toll free) Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. (Child care opens at 7:30 a.m.) Offers a wide range of support services to vulnerable children and their families. BCFC… Continue reading »
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ASSIST VICTIMS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 1) BERKSHIRE COUNTY KIDS’ PLACE & VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER, INC. 63 Wendell Avenue 413-499-2800 Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Berkshire County Kids’ Place and Violence Prevention… Continue reading »
Mt. Greylock High School Chemistry teacher Scott Burdick and Williams Chemistry Professor Jay Thoman lead an AP Chemistry Lab. As part of the Science Outreach program through the Williams Center at Mount Greylock, Williams students can assist local high school teachers, working in collaboration with Williams professors,… Continue reading »
The mission of the Berkshire Museum is to enrich, inspire, and educate through interactions with the arts, history and the natural world. The Museum serves audiences of all ages by acquiring, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting objects of art, history, and natural science. The Museum welcomes help in a variety of… Continue reading »
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