Staff Stories

Choosing to Care for a Brother without Flinching

Rebecca Harrington takes care of her adult brother, an individual with disabilities. She intends to be his chief caretaker for the foreseeable future. She does not see her commitment to her brother as noble, or even special. In fact, she insists, “Not everyone is as lucky to have a person with disabi [...]

2021-02-22T09:52:32-05:00September 19th, 2020|

Farewell to Rick Hawes

Rick is retiring after more than 30 years at BCArc. When Rick started in 1990, BCArc had a total of 14 individuals working in jobs and one primary funding source from the state. Today BCArc serves more than 160 individuals every year who work at dozens of employers using several funding sources. “I h [...]

2020-08-31T08:50:14-04:00August 29th, 2020|

Heather and Jason Get Engaged!

Photo by Haille Burkart Shortly after Jason gave Heather her birthday gift—perfume—in the backyard of her Pittsfield home, he got down on one knee and looked her in the eyes. “I didn’t know what he was going to do,” said Heather days later. “I started to get pretty nervous. I got down on my knee to [...]

2020-08-26T15:24:00-04:00August 6th, 2020|
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