Food Pantry Events
All events below take place at South Community Food Pantry, 110 South Street in Pittsfield, unless otherwise mentioned.
Free Legal Advice: Berkshire Center for Justice
Berkshire Center for Justice
413-854-1955
Berkshire Center for Justice helps Berkshire County residents who are experiencing very real barriers to access the civil legal counsel they need and deserve by holding weekly free legal clinics, providing sliding scale direct legal services, teaching clients how to self advocate where appropriate in the legal system, offering community education programs, conducting interviews, and speaking publicly about the ways law and social issues interface.
Mental Health, Substance Use/Recovery, Behavioral Health Urgent Care & Resources: The Brien Center
Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and Behavioral Health Urgent Care
The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. They employ almost 500 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 25 locations county-wide. Their impact is experienced and appreciated by nearly 10,000 individuals — whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community.
The Brien Center visits our food pantry to provide resources and services related to mental health, substance use and recovery, and behavioral health urgent care.
Vaccinations: Community Health Programs Van (CHP)
Flu Vaccine Available
CHP Mobile Health Clinics offer free health screenings, health education, and enrollment for MassHealth, SNAP (formerly food stamps), and the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program.
Minor sick visits
Blood pressure checks
Vaccines, boosters & testing for adults and children
Flu shots
Primary care referrals
Nutrition services
Food security
Family Services & WIC
By traveling countywide, our mobile clinics remove barriers to care and improve the health of our region’s most vulnerable residents. Currently, our team is out across the County, testing and vaccinating — focusing primarily on our most vulnerable residents.
View the Mobile Health Clinic Schedule. Please call ahead for vaccine information at (413) 528-0457.
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free Wellness Checks & Referrals to Other Services
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582
WIC: Women, Infants & Children
Good Food and a Whole Lot More
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Free food & nutrition program
Free breastfeeding support
Free referrals
Contact 413-447-3495 or visit www.mass.gov/wic.
Mental Health, Substance Use/Recovery, Behavioral Health Urgent Care & Resources: The Brien Center
Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and Behavioral Health Urgent Care
The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. They employ almost 500 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 25 locations county-wide. Their impact is experienced and appreciated by nearly 10,000 individuals — whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community.
The Brien Center visits our food pantry to provide resources and services related to mental health, substance use and recovery, and behavioral health urgent care.
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free Wellness Checks & Referrals to Other Services
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582
Vaccinations: Community Health Programs Van (CHP)
Flu Vaccine Available
CHP Mobile Health Clinics offer free health screenings, health education, and enrollment for MassHealth, SNAP (formerly food stamps), and the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program.
Minor sick visits
Blood pressure checks
Vaccines, boosters & testing for adults and children
Flu shots
Primary care referrals
Nutrition services
Food security
Family Services & WIC
By traveling countywide, our mobile clinics remove barriers to care and improve the health of our region’s most vulnerable residents. Currently, our team is out across the County, testing and vaccinating — focusing primarily on our most vulnerable residents.
View the Mobile Health Clinic Schedule. Please call ahead for vaccine information at (413) 528-0457.
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: ParentChild+
ParentChild+ Early Learning Specialists support parents in preparing their children for academic success through a FREE home visiting program with a gift of a toy or book for ages 16 months to 3.5 years.
ParentChild+’s mission is to ensure that all children regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or zip code have equal possibilities from the start. They work with families, caregivers, and communities to support not only early literacy and school readiness, but early opportunities.
Phone: 413-443-0676
WIC: Women, Infants & Children
Good Food and a Whole Lot More
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Free food & nutrition program
Free breastfeeding support
Free referrals
Contact 413-447-3495 or visit www.mass.gov/wic.
Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership: Berkshire AHEC
Working to Create a Tobacco-Free Community
The Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership (TFCP) prioritizes racial justice and community health over tobacco and vaping industry profits. We work with local partners to fight the industry’s historic and unjust targeting of specific groups, including youth and Black, LGBTQ+, and Hispanic/Latinx communities.
We collaborate with local partners to:
Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco/nicotine
Protect everyone from secondhand smoke
Promote free resources to help people quit
Contact
Joyce Brewer, Program Manager
Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership
Berkshire Area Health Education Center
(413) 842-5160
jbrewer@berkshireahec.org
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free wellness checks & referrals to other services.
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582
Free Legal Advice: Berkshire Center for Justice
Berkshire Center for Justice
413-854-1955
Berkshire Center for Justice helps Berkshire County residents who are experiencing very real barriers to access the civil legal counsel they need and deserve by holding weekly free legal clinics, providing sliding scale direct legal services, teaching clients how to self advocate where appropriate in the legal system, offering community education programs, conducting interviews, and speaking publicly about the ways law and social issues interface.
Mental Health, Substance Use/Recovery, Behavioral Health Urgent Care & Resources: The Brien Center
Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and Behavioral Health Urgent Care
The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. They employ almost 500 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 25 locations county-wide. Their impact is experienced and appreciated by nearly 10,000 individuals — whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community.
The Brien Center visits our food pantry to provide resources and services related to mental health, substance use and recovery, and behavioral health urgent care.
Vaccinations: Community Health Program (CHP)
CHP Mobile Health Clinics offer free health screenings, health education, and enrollment for MassHealth, SNAP (formerly food stamps), and the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program.
Minor sick visits
Blood pressure checks
Vaccines, boosters & testing for adults and children
Flu shots
Primary care referrals
Nutrition services
Food security
Family Services & WIC
By traveling countywide, our mobile clinics remove barriers to care and improve the health of our region’s most vulnerable residents. Currently, our team is out across the County, testing and vaccinating — focusing primarily on our most vulnerable residents.
View the Mobile Health Clinic Schedule. Please call ahead for vaccine information at (413) 528-0457.
Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership: Berkshire AHEC
The Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership (TFCP) prioritizes racial justice and community health over tobacco and vaping industry profits. We work with local partners to fight the industry’s historic and unjust targeting of specific groups, including youth and Black, LGBTQ+, and Hispanic/Latinx communities.
We collaborate with local partners to:
Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco/nicotine
Protect everyone from secondhand smoke
Promote free resources to help people quit
Contact
Joyce Brewer, Program Manager
Berkshire Tobacco-Free Community Partnership
Berkshire Area Health Education Center
(413) 842-5160
jbrewer@berkshireahec.org
WIC: Women, Infants & Children
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Free food & nutrition program
Free breastfeeding support
Free referrals
Contact 413-447-3495 or visit www.mass.gov/wic.
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free wellness checks & referrals to other services.
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582
Free Legal Advice: Berkshire Center for Justice
Berkshire Center for Justice
413-854-1955
Berkshire Center for Justice helps Berkshire County residents who are experiencing very real barriers to access the civil legal counsel they need and deserve by holding weekly free legal clinics, providing sliding scale direct legal services, teaching clients how to self advocate where appropriate in the legal system, offering community education programs, conducting interviews, and speaking publicly about the ways law and social issues interface.
Substance Use/Recovery & Behavioral Health Services: The Brien Center
The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. We employ almost 500 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 25 locations county-wide. Our impact is experienced and appreciated by nearly 10,000 individuals — whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community.
The Brien Center visits our food pantry to provide resources and services related to mental health, substance use and recovery, and behavioral health urgent care.
Vaccinations: Community Health Program (CHP)
CHP Mobile Health Clinics offer free health screenings, health education, and enrollment for MassHealth, SNAP (formerly food stamps), and the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program.
Minor sick visits
Blood pressure checks
Vaccines, boosters & testing for adults and children
Flu shots
Primary care referrals
Nutrition services
Food security
Family Services & WIC
By traveling countywide, our mobile clinics remove barriers to care and improve the health of our region’s most vulnerable residents. Currently, our team is out across the County, testing and vaccinating — focusing primarily on our most vulnerable residents.
View the Mobile Health Clinic Schedule. Please call ahead for vaccine information at (413) 528-0457.
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: ParentChild+
ParentChild+ Early Learning Specialists support parents in preparing their children for academic success through a FREE home visiting program with a gift of a toy or book for ages 16 months to 3.5 years.
ParentChild+’s mission is to ensure that all children regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or zip code have equal possibilities from the start. They work with families, caregivers, and communities to support not only early literacy and school readiness, but early opportunities.
Phone: 413-443-0676
WIC: Women, Infants & Children
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Free food & nutrition program
Free breastfeeding support
Free referrals
Contact 413-447-3495 or visit www.mass.gov/wic.
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free wellness checks & referrals to other services.
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582
Free Legal Advice: Berkshire Center for Justice
Berkshire Center for Justice
413-854-1955
Berkshire Center for Justice helps Berkshire County residents who are experiencing very real barriers to access the civil legal counsel they need and deserve by holding weekly free legal clinics, providing sliding scale direct legal services, teaching clients how to self advocate where appropriate in the legal system, offering community education programs, conducting interviews, and speaking publicly about the ways law and social issues interface.
Substance Use/Recovery & Behavioral Health Services: The Brien Center
The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. We employ almost 500 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 25 locations county-wide. Our impact is experienced and appreciated by nearly 10,000 individuals — whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community.
The Brien Center visits our food pantry to provide resources and services related to mental health, substance use and recovery, and behavioral health urgent care.
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: ParentChild+
ParentChild+ Early Learning Specialists support parents in preparing their children for academic success through a FREE home visiting program with a gift of a toy or book for ages 16 months to 3.5 years.
ParentChild+’s mission is to ensure that all children regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or zip code have equal possibilities from the start. They work with families, caregivers, and communities to support not only early literacy and school readiness, but early opportunities.
Phone: 413-443-0676
Vaccinations: Community Health Program (CHP)
CHP Mobile Health Clinics offer free health screenings, health education, and enrollment for MassHealth, SNAP (formerly food stamps), and the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program.
Minor sick visits
Blood pressure checks
Vaccines, boosters & testing for adults and children
Flu shots
Primary care referrals
Nutrition services
Food security
Family Services & WIC
By traveling countywide, our mobile clinics remove barriers to care and improve the health of our region’s most vulnerable residents. Currently, our team is out across the County, testing and vaccinating — focusing primarily on our most vulnerable residents.
View the Mobile Health Clinic Schedule. Please call ahead for vaccine information at (413) 528-0457.
Early Education & Child Development: Head Start/REACH
The Berkshire Head Start Resources to Empower and Advocate for Children & Households (REACH) program addresses the longstanding economic disparities for families adversely affected by racial inequity and generational poverty by providing access to affordable childcare, dedicated family support, community resources, and health/wellness partners.
Learn more about the REACH program on the Berkshire Head Start website.
Wellness Clinic: City of Pittsfield Health Department
Free wellness checks & referrals to other services.
The City of Pittsfield Health Department provides health evaluations, medication review, nutrition and disease management counseling, referrals to local physicians and parent/child health services.
Additionally, they provide information and assistance with housing/rent, food, utilities, mental health support, substance use treatment/support, childcare needs, unemployment assistance, health insurance, and domestic and intimate partner violence support. Spanish interpreters are available.
Pat Tremblay, M.S., Public Health Nurse Mgr., 413-499-9469
Maria Arias, M.Ed., Social Worker, 413-499-9411, Ext 328
Gabby DiMassimo, Community Health Worker, 413-448-9582