BCC Faculty Sponsor – Kari Dupuis
HSV-111 Human Services Methods
Habitat for Humanity
Location: In and around Pittsfield. Sites vary.
Schedule: Saturdays 8am-1pm
Volunteer with Neighborhood Revitalization projects. They are similar to regular house builds. Depending on the date BCC students are scheduled to work, activities may include: working on flooring, laying foundation, carpentry for a deck, or painting. We promise that nothing is too technical—and of course there will be a construction supervisor and Habitat staff on site for guidance. Habitat is willing to work with people with any level of experience.
Contact person: Nicole Eigbrett
Email: volunteering@berkshirehabitat.org.
Head Start
Position Description
Assist teachers and work with early childhood population (ages 3-4) in educational classrooms throughout Berkshire County. Open Monday-Friday 9am-12:30pm
Locations:
- Sacred Heart School, 1 Meadow Lane, Pittsfield (8 classrooms)
- Conte Community School, 200 West Union St. Pittsfield
- Lee Elementary School, 310 Greylock St., Lee
- Becket-Washington School, 12 Maple St., Becket
- Muddy Brook Elementary School, 319 Monument Valley Rd, Great Barrington
- Howland School, 46 Howland Ave. Adams
- Johnson School, 21 Williams St., North Adams (5 classrooms)
Elizabeth Freeman Center
43 Francis Ave. Pittsfield
– Projects and dates TBA
Kids 4 Harmony
Berkshire Children and Families
480 West Street Pittsfield MA 01201
Alicia Stevenson- Artistic Director
413-448-8281 ext. 17
Assist teachers with group music lessons for school aged children 6-13 year olds which will focus on ensemble playing in addition to age appropriate skills development for young musicians. Work to inspire and motivate children and youth to participate to their fullest potential. Provide one on one attention. Help students learn how to practice, work through a difficult passage, offer encouragement and support, ask students to show and explain what they know.
Pittsfield Site: Kids 4 Harmony program hours run between 3-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at Morningside School in Pittsfield. Location: 100 Burbank Street, Pittsfield, MA
North Adams site: Kids 4 Harmony program hours run between 3-4:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Brayton Elementary School in Pittsfield. Location: Barbour St., North Adams
Programs run until the end of the school year. Students are asked to commit to participating until June 12th.
(Must do a CORI check through Berkshire Children and Families, Pittsfield Public Schools – or – North Adams Public Schools)
South Congregational Church – Food Pantry
110 South Street
Pittsfield, MA
442-7357
The food pantry distributes food on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s from 8:00 to 11:00 AM in Barrett Hall. Students are needed to help Mary Wheat and other volunteers with distributing food; bringing food boxes from the storage area of the church to the food pantry. Students would be asked to take initiative and help with whatever is needed. Students are also encouraged to chat with families to help make them feel welcome. The pantry serves an average of 400 families a week. They also have a children’s book table at the food pantry run by Jean Bousquet. All books are free for children and families who are guests at the food pantry.