Standing from left: Joseph Nyamekah, Elizabeth Rogers, Frank Petruzzelli. Sitting: Stella Perdison and George Gyan. From left, Brittiany McDermott and Adrienne Reddy. After nearly a month of living with three individuals who tested positive, another BCArc home has been cleared from the Board of H [...]
It’s not easy when someone at your workplace tests positive for COVID-19 and your job is to take care of him. Not everyone raises their hand for that. At a BCArc home in Pittsfield, a team of five quickly came swooping in to care and protect the four individuals. Anthony Monterosso, Delroy Leard, Jo [...]
When Maryellen told her two children she was going to work at a group home with individuals who tested positive for COVID-19, they got angry, called her selfish, said that she didn’t put her family first. Pavel lives with his parents. When he told them he would “shelter-in” with individuals who teste [...]
Ken runs a newly built home overlooking a strawberry field and the Taconic hills. He’s happy to talk to applicants about BCArc working life. - - - If you are thinking about working at Berkshire County Arc, you might want to talk with Ken first. He’s been around the BCArc and back, and can probably [...]
Communications for Families and Friends March 1, 2023 -- Letter from Ken — Stepping Down for New CEO Maryann Hyatt January 15, 2021 -- Understanding the Vaccine with Dr. Pettus November 18, 2020 -- BCArc Day Hab Services & Fiscal Stability November 13, 2020 -- New Visiting Rules November 10, 202 [...]
After spending 25 years teaching history, geography, and French at a middle school in West Africa, Fataou Geraldo packed it in and moved to the United States. He left behind a wife and children. The plan was to establish a home in the United States for his family. Once Fataou established a place in M [...]
DeSean Scales is a Steelers fan. When he started as a part-time worker at Berkshire County Arc, he didn’t expect to travel to Pittsburgh—as part of the job—to see his first Steelers home football game. “This was an amazing experience for me,” DeSean said, “but seeing the huge grin on Gerry’s face al [...]
- - Call it courage. Or perseverance. At 70 years-old, Dennis Spencer is determined to learn the guitar and harmonica. “I’m not that good,” he likes to say. And when he’s nervous, he’s right. But he also works through those nerves and finds his spot, and that’s when he can play. And he’s getting b [...]
Eileen, left, with Darlene. "The people in this house become your family. I feel like this is my second family.” It has taken Eileen Haggerty many years and a lot of jobs before finding her niche. After raising her two girls, and working 10 years as a home health aide, mostly with the elderly, she [...]
People ask Tannya Romero about her Plan B. She tells them there is no Plan B – the plan is to go to medical school. Spend five minutes with Tannya and it’s hard to doubt her. She’s focused, articulate, and determined. She came to the Berkshires from Ecuador 10 years ago with no English. She learned t [...]