What a year it has been! As we reconnect with family and friends, we are all humbled by how Covid-19 has changed our experience and response to serious, contagious disease, and how as a region, we truly support each other in time of need. At CHP, we are so grateful for the support this community […]

The following article and slideshow appear in The Berkshire Eagle. By Francesca Paris Photography by Stephanie Zollshan Four minutes before the start of a pop-up vaccine clinic in a Great Barrington parking lot, Community Health Programs staff huddle inside the bright orange Mobile Health Unit. “We need pens,” someone calls out. “Where are the pens?” […]

On the spectator sidelines of the complex 2020 horse race for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, medical professionals, immunologists, researchers and medical historians are more than impressed. Never has a life-saving vaccine passed so quickly from development through vetting, clinical trials and FDA approval into the arms of potential virus patients. Read this column […]

  A series of new grants is bulking up CHP Family Services’ coffers to help area residents facing harsh financial challenges, including troubles caused by Covid-19. Awards from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the Gilson Family Foundation will help CHP Family Services answer […]