Northern Berkshire Community Coalition ED Amber Besaw brings the fun to this virtual Annual Meeting! nbCC celebrates another year of community-building: Youth Development Program; Beacon Recovery Community Center report; along with the latest on nbCC’s Bike Collective.
Produced by Joe Aidonidis
Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's Tim Shiebler and Amanda Chilson are joined by O+ North Adams Festival Director Jess Sweeney and featured musician and North Adams native Nick Stanley. O+ is an innovative music and arts festival in which uninsured artists create and perform in exchange for a variety of services donated by doctors, dentists, and complementary care providers. O+ calls this exchange the art of medicine for the medicine of art.
Host Wendy Penner discusses the "Voices for Recovery Program" in North Adams with guests John Drummon, Jill Daugherty, & Aubrey Armstrong. A rally, walk, vigil to celebrate recovery will take place on Sat., Sept 22, 1-3pm at Colegrove Park, N. Adams .
"Faces" examines the repercussions of the national opiate crisis within the small city of North Adams, MA. Through five conversations, the short film explores the real life consequences that heroin and opiates take on not only families and individuals, but also the entire community. The film is a sobering reminder of the steep climb ahead of struggling communities, yet offers moments of sincere hope. This film was produced in collaboration with the North Berkshire Community Coalition. Produced by greatskymediaproduction.com
