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All Our Kids, Inc.
Mar. 06, 2024 12:15 p.m.
Marianna Litovich is a parent, community psychologist, and civic-minded organizer. She is often scheming about ways to bring people together, build bridges, and strengthen her community. After a decade as a clinician in the public mental health sector and as a university professor, she now consults with community agencies and state departments to improve their programming in order to better support families with young children in Massachusetts. She is passionate about foster care and adoption, and grew up knowing she wanted to adopt children through the foster care system. In addition to steering All Our Kids through its inception and recent growth, she is also a Family Resource Liaison for the Department of Children and Families and is on the board of the Massachusetts Alliance for Families, a statewide advocacy organization for foster parents. In 2016, Marianna and her family were named Massachusetts Foster Parents of the Year. Marianna was the 2018 recipient of the Champions for Children award from the Child Advocacy Center of Hampshire County, and an honoree as part of Business West's 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. Having now adopted three times and fostered numerous other children, she founded All Our Kids, Inc. in response to the reactions people around her were having: foster and adoptive families felt isolated, the public had a limited understanding of the foster care system, and everyone wanted to do something to make a difference. Marianna lives with her spouse, Kelley, and four children in South Hadley, and she will never say no to an invitation for coffee. |
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Agawam/West Springfield Parish Cupboard
Apr. 03, 2024 12:15 p.m.
Bob Fastie, Executive Director of The Parish Cupboard, will join us to talk about their mission and impact on our community. The Parish Cupboard is a registered non-profit organization supporting families and individuals in West Springfield / Agawam / Feeding Hills. The Parish Cupboard helps those in need with our food pantry and lunch program. The pantry is open to residents to receive groceries once a month. Pantry items include bread, produce, canned and boxed items, and personal care products. They also have books available in our lending library. The dining room is open to anyone in need of a nutritious meal, five days a week, at no charge. |
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Healing Voices Project
May 01, 2024 12:15 p.m.
The mission of the Healing Voices Project is to combat addiction by sharing the stories of those with lived experiences of substance abuse, advancing awareness, and supporting community programs. Through multimedia platforms, the provide education on prevention, intervention, and treatment. Michael K. Tourville, lives in western Massachusetts with his wife Chiara, and is an award-winning author of Voices from the Fallen, and A Promise to Astrid, and also podcast host of Healing Voices Project. A Promise to Astrid was an award-winning true story turned into a movie in 2019 starring Dean Cain. For more information visit his website, http://www. |
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