By Nicole Lemire Kaitlyn Giron has worked at BCArc for three years and is currently a Brain Injury Residential Supervisor. She is also a member of the college tuition remission program. The tuition remission program allows for BCArc employees who attend a Massachusetts state college or university to [...]
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Maryann Hyatt May 31, 2022 – Pittsfield, MA. -- After an extensive search by Berkshire County Arc’s Board of Directors, the Agency announced today that Maryann Hyatt, the current Chief Operating Officer, will become the Agency’s next President, effective July 1, 2022. Kenneth W. Singer, the current [...]
Don’t judge John by his cover. He has been routinely placed in physically demanding jobs that call for lifting, digging and stocking. But John is tech savvy. He knows his way around the backend of a computer program and enjoys spending time at a desk working with computers. “I realize I had to make t [...]
Central American cheeses. Mexican cooking bases. West African, Jamaican, and Caribbean ingredients. “People come here for specific items native to their food cultures,” said Goundo Behanzin, who owns Berkshire International Market in Pittsfield for the past 12 years, and has worked at BCArc for the p [...]
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, wor [...]