It began as an off-the-cuff comment at the start of the pandemic. “What if one of the ladies got sick?” a co-worker asked Vicki Richardson. “Hek," she said, "I’d move in and take good care of them.” “Soon enough someone asked if I was serious. I thought about it and said, Sure. Next thing I knew, I [...]
Julie Sanchez in Westfield taking the temperature of an individual. Tiquel Miller volunteered to work in a quarantined house for his first shift at BCArc. “He could have said ‘no,’ he could have said he just got out of orientation and was looking to start in two weeks,” said Amber Steele, Director [...]
From the right, Lorna, Stephanie, and Noel keeping everyone safe and healthy. The November surge that swept through Massachusetts did not spare Berkshire County Arc, forcing numerous programs to quarantine. But due to safe practices, teamwork, and commitment to their individuals, the houses [...]