To Benefit People with Disabilities Berkshire Hills Country Club / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Expect the full event of golf, lunch, awards, raffles, silent auction, prizes, and dinner. $170 per person Credit cards accepted the day of the tournament Proper attire is required to play (i.e. collared shirt [...]
Pauline has worked at a BCArc home in Lenox for the past 10 years. During this time she helped build an elementary school in her home village of Bikie, Congo Brazzaville. She has helped some 15 students from her country to study in the United States, many of them attending Berkshire Community College [...]
After Sarah’s family sold their Angelina’s Sub Shops in Pittsfield and Dalton, she walked in cold to BCArc’s Pittsfield office and asked for a job. “There was a group of adults with special needs who regularly came to Angelina's,” Sarah explained. “I was always happy to see them. I felt lifted every [...]
Jessica takes a break from her work at Jiminy Peak. Jessica likes to work hard at everything she does. At her current job at Jiminy Peak, she’s called efficient and diligent. Her crewmates and job coach know she will come through on her assignments. In her modern dance performances, and musicals [...]
As a relief staff worker, Marissa Messana-Banks cut the hair of a few individuals while on her shift, at no cost. “I’m a professional hairdresser. I like cutting people’s hair, it helps them feel good about themselves, so that was my approach with the individuals," she explained. When COVID hit, word [...]
Brandi Labelle plans to take the next step at Berkshire County Arc. But for now, her role as a relief employee – a substitute in the residential programs – serves her well. “I plan to grow with the company. I work like 60 hours a week, but I remain at the relief level because I get to choose my own s [...]
Berkshire County Arc supporters helped raise more than $53,500 at its 26th Annual Golf Classic at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield on September 29, 2021. In a field of 38 teams and 150 golfers, several have attended every year since its inception. (The 2020 event was canceled due to COVID.) [...]
Guyana native. U.S. postal worker. Atlanta, Ga., realtor. Chef. Today, manager of a BCArc residential program. Call him Carlton Gump. “Home is everywhere, the Berkshires is where I rest my head,” said Carlton Deen Sr. about his ongoing adventures. He travels at least twice a month to Queens or Brookl [...]
Katherine, showing the kind of printed dress she prefers. While she loves clothes, she is careful not to spend too much of her paycheck at the store where she works. When Katherine isn’t drawing, or reading, or taking art classes, or caring for her cat, or riding on the back of dad’s motorcycle, s [...]
When Andrew first suffered a brain injury, he struggled to accept the situation. As a recovering alcoholic, he responded well to the 12-step recovery program. Staff at the Pittsfield home decided to develop their own 12-step program to help Andrew accept the fact that he has a brain injury. Andrew an [...]