NEW Hilltown Business Directory

New Business Promotion Plan Released!

Revamped Business Directory and Regional Tourism Campaign

Chesterfield, MA – The Hilltown Community Development Corporation has announced that they have begun the process of revamping their business directory program for the digital age and are creating the region’s first cohesive tourism campaign. The directory, which was first produced as a print booklet in the 1980s, will now shift its emphasis to the online directory which has been streamlined to make it easier for Hilltown residents and visitors to find local businesses and attractions. In conjunction, a series of brochures will be created to promote tourism (2022 Fall Day-trips and and 2023 Summer Day-trips) as well as guides to Health & Wellness, Hilltown Living (home, building, auto), and Business Services. Twenty-five thousand tourism related brochures will be distributed in the Berkshires, The Pioneer Valley and throughout the Hilltowns in public places such as restaurants, town halls, general stores and libraries. Five thousand each of the local business related brochures will be distributed within the Hilltowns throughout 2023.

“The pandemic hit us all profoundly in ways that we could not expect. It forced some businesses to close, others to push more into online initiatives and increased workloads with the added headache of supply shortages,” says Dave Christopolis, Hilltown CDC Director. “We are now thinking about the future of business in the Hilltowns and how we can best support our unique village centers and foster a thriving business economy. The Hilltown Directory and the accompanying informational brochures are an important part of supporting Hilltowns businesses and we want to create them in the most sustainable and effective way possible.”

The Hilltown Community Development Corporation surveyed businesses in May 2022 about their pandemic experience and thoughts on the effectiveness of the old print directory. One hundred seventy business owners responded. “We found out that our businesses had concerns about the effectiveness of the directory as response is so difficult to track. We also tested our ideas about promoting the Hilltowns as a distinct and cohesive place to ‘eat, live and play” and found that business owners were overwhelmingly positive about these new initiatives.”

Due to the increased cost of paper, and concerns about sustainability, the CDC will no longer produce and mail the directory to every household, Brochures that largely replicate most of the listings of the old directory will be created.

“The CDC played an important role in supporting new businesses in the Hilltowns that opened during and after Covid-19 that are now thriving such as the Carm’s, the Common Table and their new ice cream store in Chester and the Williamsburg Country Store. The CDC’s new directory initiatives should further help locals find businesses and drive increased interest in our region,” continues Christopolis. “We are literally 30 minutes away from larger population centers and with concerns about gas prices rising, we hope to welcome more day-trippers from the surrounding areas to our unique rural way of life that includes so much natural beauty, agricultural richness and artistic expression.”

Businesses interested in getting involved are encouraged to look at the advertising opportunities at hilltowndirectory.com/adopportunities. The cost for a listing in the online directory for one year and inclusion in one print brochure is $100. For more information, contact Advertising Director Joan Griswold at joang@hilltowncdc.org or 413-296-4536x102. For inclusion in the Fall 2022 Day-trips Brochure the deadline is August 3, 2022. For inclusion in the online directory and one other brochure.:September 1, 2022

The Hilltown Community Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life for Hilltown residents by addressing economic, housing, education, social and community needs while preserving the rural character of the area.

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Letter to Hilltown Business Owners

Hilltown Community Development Corporation has been listening to your thoughts and created new business development initiatives. The pandemic hit us all profoundly in ways that we could not expect. We are thinking about the future of business in the Hilltowns and how we can best support our unique village centers and foster a thriving but responsible business economy.

We have been taking a hard look at both the print and online Hilltown Business Directory and conducted a survey that 170 of you answered. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration! Based on that survey we have made the following decisions:

·     We will promote the Hilltowns as a cohesive and wonderful place to live, work and play with a series of brochures distributed throughout the Hilltowns, the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley as relevant to the topic.

·     For 2022 into 2023 these brochures will include: Fall Daytrips, Home & Auto; Health & Wellness, Business Services and Summer Daytrips.

·     We have simplified both the look and categorization of the online directory and make it easier to find and highlight your business. We will increase our search engine optimization, social media marketing and Google Adwords outreach so more people find us online.

·     We will create content features about local businesses and daytrip suggestions that are featured both online and in the brochures.

·     We will cease printing the full directory due to the rising cost of paper and our concerns about sustainability. Additionally, the survey revealed that business owners have not found it that effective. 




We have revised the website and will distribute the Fall Daytrips brochure mid August - October to take advantage of our most scenic, and well-traveled time of year. Please click here to see a mockup of the brochure that includes ad possibilities. The rate for 2022 will be $100 for an online listing that includes 35 words of copy, a photo carousel and inclusion in one of our brochures. Joan Griswold at the CDC (joang@hilltowncdc.org) is available to answer any questions you may have and take your ad insertions or you can place your ads through our web interface here. It's super simpler and should take less than 10 minutes. As always we welcome your thoughts and comments.




Sincerely,

Dave Christopolis

Executive Director

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General Contractors Needed

If you are interested in steady, local work and quick payment--

 Hilltown CDC is currently seeking General Contractors who are interested in bidding on Housing Rehabilitation projects funded by various state and federal grant programs. We recently received Housing Rehab funding, and we will be bidding many projects in the upcoming months.

 Projects are planned in the towns of Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Plainfield, Peru, Worthington, and Williamsburg with projects typically ranging around $40,000-50,000. Contractors working on Hilltown CDC administered projects are assured payment for all approved work and a quick turnaround on invoices as well as a source of steady, local work year-round.

 A minimum of a Home Improvement license is required.  General Accident and Liability insurance as well as Workman’s Compensation insurance, if applicable, is also required.

HCDC is an EEO/Section 3 Employer. Women & members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Please contact Adam Korelitz, Program Manager, at (413) 296-4536, ext. 123 for an application or email adamk@hilltowncdc.org

 

 

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Mobile Market season to begin in July

The Hilltown Mobile Market is back for a fourth season, with a new business model that will increase efficiency and accessibility to customers throughout the Hilltowns.  Fresh, Hilltown-grown products will now be listed online for customers to order in advance and pickup a few days later at a nearby retail business.  The new platform means that produce will be freshly picked to order from partnering farms throughout the Hilltowns.  It will also allow the market to sell locally produced meat, dairy and eggs which have been frequently requested by customers since the market began in 2019.

“This year we will be able to move more products and serve more Hilltowners than ever before,” says Market Coordinator Seva Water.  “We have been surveying customers each year and this model offers so much more choice, flexibility, and convenience.”

The online market does not open until July, but customers can get in on the season early by purchasing a farm share, which will work as a spend down balance on the storefront. “Orders can be placed each week or as often as it works for the customer,” explains Monica Guzik, Market Manager.  “If you can’t come one week, you won’t miss out.”  The market is also planning to extend the season six weeks this year, through mid-November, with hopes of soon being able to operate the mobile market year-round.

Multiple farm share choices and payment plans keep the price affordable for Hilltown families, with a “Food Security” share option available for folks who may not qualify for SNAP (food stamps) or other food assistance programs.  The $150 share comes with an extra $50 of store credit, for a total of $200 to spend at the market.  For those who do receive SNAP, a special program through DTA allows customers to automatically direct $40 or $60 of their monthly HIP benefit to spend on the online store.  Other options include the Hilltown Small at $200, Hilltown Large at $400, and a Helping Hand Share at $500, which includes a $100 donation that funds two additional Food Security Shares for Hilltown families. Donations to cover the costs of operation and shares for low-income families are also gratefully accepted.

In lieu of in-person farmers markets, which were difficult to keep stocked and required risky upfront purchasing by market staff, customers’ orders will instead be pre-packed and delivered to retail business to over a dozen locations throughout the Hilltowns including B&D Variety Store in Huntington, the Chesterfield General Store, the Old Creamery in Cummington, and Sena Brewery in Worthington.  A full list of towns and delivery locations is available on the website at hilltownmobilemarket.info

“These new business partnerships are critical to the success of the mobile market.  It’s a win-win for the brick-and-morter stores to bring in new customers and expand their offering to include more local products” says Guzik.

The Mobile Market also plans to make weekly stops at seven low-income and senior housing complexes to bring food directly to residents, many of whom are tenants of Hilltown CDC.  These stops will also accept in-person payment for customers using SNAP, WIC and Senior Coupons. “We want to everyone to be able to enjoy what our neighborhood farms have to offer, regardless of income or other life factors,” says Water.  “We are building a strong network of farms and people to revive a thriving local agricultural economy.

Several new Hilltown producers are planning to come on board to take advantage of the new platform.  Core produce farms including Four Corners and Sawyer Farm in Worthington, Good Bunch Farm in Shelburne Falls, Hart Farm in Conway, Intervale Farm in Westhampton, and Crabapple Farm in Chesterfield will be joined this year by Pause Pivot Farm, a new hydroponic greenhouse in Williamsburg, Grace Hill Dairy in Cummington, Mayval Creamery in Westhampton, and Blue Heaven Blueberry Farm in Middlefield.  Interested producers are encouraged to reach out to Seva Water to learn more about joining the online market platform this year.

“We have been fortunate to receive many grants over the last four years to launch this market, and now our challenge is to chart a path towards sustainability,” says Hunt Chase, Director of Community Programs at the Hilltown CDC.  “People have really responded to this project and would love to see it grow to incorporate more farms and visit more towns.  This year we are excited to do exactly that.”

To learn more about the Hilltown Mobile Market and signup for a farm share this year visit www.hilltownmobilemarket.info or contact Seva Water at (413) 296-4536 x116

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Sen. Hinds supports Mobile Market with ARPA funds

March 2, 2022 - Senator Adam Hinds presented a check for $50,000 to the Hilltown Mobile Market on the porch of the Sawyer Farm Store in Worthington this afternoon. The funding comes from the Massachusetts legislature through the American Rescue Plan or ARPA.

Hinds was quoted saying that the Hilltown Mobile Market solves many of the challenges we face in the Hilltowns with one innovative project, connecting residents with limited access to food and transportation to a market that also prioritizes the economic viability of local farms.

Hilltown CDC is grateful to the Senator for his support and to all the partners that have made this project possible. Hilltown Community Health Center, the Collaborative for Educational Services, and Cooley Dickinson Health Care have all worked together with Hilltown CDC over the years to address food insecurity in our communities.

The Hilltown Mobile Market 2022 season will begin July 16th and run through November 18th. Farm shares are will be available for purchase soon as well! For more information about the market please visit www.hilltownmobilemarket.info

The Channel22 WWLP story can be found at https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-market-makes-food-more-accessible-for-community/

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New MGCC Business Grant Opportunities

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made $75 million available to support small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be administered through two different grant programs, the New Applicant Grant Program and the Inclusive Grant Program. 

For more information visit the links below or contact Michele Kenney, Economic Development Coordinator at michele@hilltowncdc.org or 413-354-1055

New Applicant Grant Program

Learn More

This program was created to provide $25,000,000 in support of businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 that have not previously received financial relief from MGCC’s COVID-19 Relief Grant Programs.

Inclusive Grant Program

Learn More

This program has $50,000,000 available to businesses that focus on reaching markets predominantly made up of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups, underserved markets, and those owned by minorities, women, veterans, disabled individuals, or those that identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

APPLICATION PERIOD

Both programs follow the same timeline:

February 23, 2022 - Applications Open

April 4, 2022 - Applications Close

GRANT AMOUNTS

Both programs will award grants ranging from:

$10,000 - $75,000

ELIGIBLE USE OF GRANT FUNDS

Both programs have the same options:

  • Employee payroll and benefits costs

  • Interest on other debt obligations incurred after March 3, 2021

  • Cost to pivot company due to COVID-19 pandemic

  • Business mortgage or rent and utilities

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Film: What Happened at the Veterans Home?

What Happened at The Veterans Home?” is a homegrown indie film, written, directed, produced, and scored by Cummington musician Laura Wetzler. Laura and cinematographer Jared Skolnick shot it safely, one actor at a time, over the course of eight days in Florence, Agawam, Holyoke, and Greenfield, MA.

This 50-minute award-winning film is an emotional drama about a disabled veteran, her nurse daughter, and a CNA aid worker caught dead center in the pandemic nursing home tragedy, who refuse to be silenced.

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 Time: 2 pm

Where: The Academy of Music 274 Main St. Northampton MA

Tickets on sale now at: aomtheatre.com or 413.584.9032

Tickets: $18-20.+

To register for complementary tickets for veterans and health care workers (100 tickets available) contact: info@nervygirlfilms.com.

An Official Selection at 25 international film festivals, “What Happened at the Veterans Home?” has won numerous prestigious awards, including Best Screenplay in Paris, Best Feature in Athens, Best Humanitarian Film in Prague, Best Actress in Amsterdam and Naples, and Honorable Mention at The Cannes World Film Festival, among others.

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Hilltown Farmer/Producer Winter Meetings

Looking to expand your Hilltown farm business?

Need assistance on land access, business planning, marketing, soil building, or grant writing? Interested in becoming a producer for the 2022 Hilltown Mobile Market?

Hilltown Community Development is hosting two virtual meetings this month to let you know about current and upcoming business opportunities.  If you are looking to network with other producers, expand your farm or food business, or would like to apply for a wide variety of farm business technical assistance, please join us for the first meeting.  If you are interested in becoming a producer for the Hilltown Mobile Market this year, please attend the second meeting:

Weds. Feb 9th 6-7PM - RSVP FOR ZOOM LINK HERE  A brief check-in for all producers. We have some info to share about farm technical assistance funds (that must be spent out by June 30, please do apply) and will sketch out general support that HCDC can provide this year – communication and networking, farm-to-farm collaboration, interest in summer farm tours, and a quick overview of the Hilltown Mobile Market project.

Mon. Feb 21st 6-7PM -RSVP FOR ZOOM LINK HERE A deep dive into plans we are making for this year’s Mobile Market which includes some exciting new changes to previous years. Anyone curious about becoming a producer for the mobile market this year should plan to attend

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Hilltown Mobile Market Impact Report

2021 Mobile Market Operator Monica Guzik, originally from Huntington, recently completed her master’s degree in Sustainability Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For her final coursework she prepared an analysis of the impact that the Hilltown Mobile Market has had on farms and consumers in the Hilltowns since its inception in 2019.

Click here to read the 2019-2021 Impact Report!

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Pediatric Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic

Hilltown Community Health Center is offering a free Pediatric Covid-19 vaccination clinic at R.H. Conwell Elementary School at 147 Huntington Rd, Worthington, MA 01098. November 20th, from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.

 This clinic is open to anyone 5-11 years old. No insurance or ID is required. This is a great opportunity for any of our children in need a convenient place to be vaccinate and keep our community safe during holiday season.

 We will offer; The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, with the ability to schedule the second dose. Please share this information with anyone, that could be interested or contact our health center with questions or concerns at (413) 667-3009 Ext 261.

Please register in advance at https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/northampton.

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2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual)

You are invited to

Hilltown CDC‘s Annual Meeting

Please join us for this virtual event and hear from staff at Hilltown CDC
about all that has been accomplished this past year and how we navigated
our way through the pandemic. Learn about our plans for 2022.

You will also have an opportunity to hear from and engage our local legislators on issues important to the Hilltowns.

Please join us via zoom on
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 6-8:30pm

Agendas and link to meeting will be sent out after you RSVP on the link below.
 

Look forward to seeing you virtually.

This zoom meeting is limited to the first 100 people. 
Please RSVP to hold your spot.

 

RSVP NOW

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Job Opening: Director of Community Programs

Hilltown CDC is seeking a candidate for our Director of Community Programs.   This position will be a part of our Management Team. The ideal candidate will have experience writing and managing grants and have knowledge of the Hilltown communities, the needs of rural residents and the rural municipal services in the region.  As a member if the Management Team, this candidate will assist in the overall direction, vision, and mission of the agency.  As part of the team this candidate will assist in operationalizing diversity, equity and inclusion in our organization’s business practices.  This position seeks an individual who is comfortable engaging the community, speaking in public and organizing community members around rural initiatives.    Full Time, Competitive salary $51-$56k.

 

Submit resume and cover letter by Friday, November 19, 2021 to davec@hilltowncdc.org

or mail to Dave C., Hilltown CDC, PO Box 17 Chesterfield, MA  01012

Hilltown CDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Please review the full job description here.

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Oct 2 & 3: The Hilltown Open Studio Tour returns! 

The Hilltown Open Studio Tour returns this year on Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd &3rd. The visually rich experience of seeing the artists - in their intimate studio settings – complements the beauty of Western Massachusetts’ rolling hills, farms, mountain streams, and autumn foliage. Enjoy 22 studios and 25 artists working in a variety of media on this self-guided tour from 11am to 5pm both days. You may begin at any studio (locations and map on www.hilltownartsalliance.org) or at the Cummington Community House, 33 Main Street, Cummington, MA.

The tour is fresh each year with several new artists – and returning artists presenting new works! COVID shutdown provided a long creative incubation time for each artist on the tour, and new perspectives and
approaches are an even greater part of the annual event after a year hiatus!

Learn more at: https://hilltownartsalliance.org/open-studio-tour/

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“I spent the pandemic shutdown creating jewelry for an exhibition at the British Museum in London and a stylized oak tree design, both collections inspired by History, Nature and Architecture.” explains artist Jen Parrish-Hill. “Being surrounded by nature means you want to help preserve it, so I donate a percentage of each website sale to an organization that brings light to issues threatening our wildlife, our environment, our earth.” Peaceful, but not isolated, Parrish-Hill also states that her Hilltown setting is rich in creative sharing amongst artists and looks forward to the return of the studio tour. “For solitary creators, having people visit (even just once a year) can be very rewarding - the conversations, meeting neighbors and the joy of being part of a talented community of artists.”

Painter Cyndy Sperry looked to history during the pandemic for perspective. “Well now, Picasso and Matisse painted through two world wars,” she points out. One special COVID project she completed was a rework of Emmanuel Leutze’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware” done through a Zoom collaboration with art partners.

Another highlight this year is a Raku firing at Project Art, a live work artist residency program specializing in contemporary ceramics. Internationally known artists, Kadri Pärnamets and Sergei Isupov will be doing a dramatic Raku firing over the two days – works will be glazed, loaded, fired and then removed from the kiln while red hot, placed into flammable materials which starve the piece of oxygen, blacken the clay surface and produce colorful highlights in the glazes and rapidly cooled in buckets of water. The drama comes from the carefully managed fire, smoke, steam and high anticipation of the many variables that create an unpredictable, but always beautiful, outcome.

Normally Sergei and Kadri spend their daughter Roois's school year in Cummington and summers in
their homeland, Estonia. Throughout the pandemic year, Roosi attended school from home and clay
work was part of her new curriculum while working side by side with her parents in the studio and when possible, joined by masked-up friends from the neighborhood and classmates. Due to its immediacy and outdoor process, these special firing events were popular with both kids and their parents during the pandemic year. Other recent works by Sergei and Kadri will be on view in the building's gallery run by Ferrin Contemporary during HOST.
 

Please check the website for any updated COVID information and be prepared to wear a mask inside the studios.
 

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Free Virtual Fall Business Classes

Hilltown CDC is excited to offer a great line-up of free virtual classes to help your small business grow and thrive this fall! Check out all the new listings at our new business directory website, hilltowndirectory.com. There you will also find a searchable database of hundreds of small businesses in, by and for the hilltowns!

Class topics include:

-Business Tax Basics: What to keep and why

-Quickbooks tutorials: Intro, Beyond the Basics, and Business Accounting and Taxes

-Email Newsletters: Staying in Contact with your clients

-Content planning for a new year


In addition, HCDC offers free, confidential business assistance to Hilltown residents. So if you are thinking of starting or growing your business, we can help. And thanks to a  generous grant from the MGCC, all of our business assistance is free of charge.

We have experts  in a wide range of areas that can help get you on your feet, including website help, social media marketing, business tax and accounting, legal assistance, and more.  For more information, email Hilltown CDC Economic Development Director Michele Kenney at MicheleK@Hilltowncdc.org, or call 413-354-1055.

 

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Veggie Rx: Food is Medicine

The Hilltown Mobile Market received a grant through the Startup Circle of the Hampshire County Food Policy Council, in partnership with Cooley Dickinson Hospital, to offer a Veggie Rx prescription program.

Starting in August, prescriptions will be available in $10 vouchers to shop at the Hilltown Mobile Market and four other Hilltown farm stands. The prescriptions are being distributed through the Hilltown Community Health Center’s Community Health Worker program, targeting families who are food insecure or individuals managing a diet-related disease.

To learn more about the program please reach out to Kim Savery, Director of Community Programs and Family Support, at ksavery@hchcweb.org

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The Hilltown Mobile Market is back! July 22-Oct 8, 2021

The Hilltown Mobile Market is a different kind of grocery store. Every week the market gathers fresh and affordable Hilltown-grown produce from our neighbor farms. Everyone can shop for produce from the colorful veggie van at one of our four weekly stops in Blandford, Cummington, Huntington and Worthington. Purchases with SNAP, HIP, WIC and Senior Coupons are welcomed!

Our 2021 weekly market schedule:

THURDSAY

WORTHINGTON: 2:00-3:30PM
Congregational Church
156 Huntington Road

CUMMINGTON: 4:30-6:00PM
Kingman Tavern
41 Main Street

FRIDAY

BLANDFORD: 2:00-3:30PM
Post Office
102 Main Street

HUNTINGTON: 4:30-6:00PM
Town Green
24 Russell Road


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CDBG Public Hearing July 19

PUBLIC HEARING

Where: Town of Chesterfield Selectboard Room

When: Monday, July 19th, 2021 at 5:30 pm

Potential participating communities: Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Peru, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Worthington

·      Planning for the CDBG FY21 grant

Come share your input on potential projects: Housing Rehabilitation and Social Services which last year included:

Hilltown Elder Network, Health Outreach Program for Elders,

It Takes a Village, Hilltown Food Pantry or other programs of interest to you.

 

·       Implementation of the CDBG FY20 grant

Come share your input on how we have been doing with the above listed programs, as well as the Worthington Senior Center design activity.

 

·      CDBG-CV budget amendment

Share your input regarding moving unused funds from the Food Bucks program to the Micro-enterprise program.

 

If you can’t come to the meeting but have comments, please submit written comments to beavh@hilltowncdc.org by July 26th 2021.

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Quick Survey to Fund Vital Hilltown Programs

Got a few seconds?

Each year, Hilltown CDC applies for federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant to fund vital programs such as the Hilltown Elder Network (HEN), HOPE, Housing Rehab, It Takes A Village and the Hilltown Food Pantry. It is time to apply for next year's grant and we need your input for a strong application! Please demonstrate your support in two easy ways:

1) Sign Your Name (10 seconds)

2) Take the Survey (5 minutes)

If you, or someone you know, has participated in, or could benefit from participating in any of these programs and you would like to share support, success stories, or ways to improve the programs please contact Bea at beavh@hilltowncdc.org or 296-4536, ext. 11. Additionally, if there are new programs/activities you would like to have considered for future CDBG funding, please let us know!

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Community Health Worker Apprenticeship Program
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Looking to get into the field of Public Health? The Southern Hilltown Adult Education Center has partnered with Holyoke Community College and BHN (Behavioral Health Network) to support Hilltowners to prepare for and succeed in the Community Health Worker Apprenticeship Program. The CHW program training course work will prepare students to work with children, youth, and families who have been impacted by opioid and substance abuse.

The training program consists of 9 college credits in the first year- free of charge, along with a $5000 sti-pend. The second year consists of a paid full-time apprenticeship, with an additional $7500 to the paid position. The 6 credit fall 2021 course will be fully virtual.

In person info session: June 21, 6pm at the Village Enterprise Center, 26 Main St, Chester. Virtual option also available. Call 413-354-1055 for more information.

Visit the SHAEC website for additional details about starting a new career in public health.


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Repair Your Home with Housing Rehab
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Leaky roof? Drafty windows? Soggy septic?

Now Accepting Applications for Housing Rehab!

Hilltown CDC received new funding for the FY20 Housing Rehab Program for the towns of Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Peru, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Worthington, and we are currently applying for the FY21 grant that may also include Westhampton. Income eligible homeowners who live in these towns are encouraged to apply now if you need help with your housing repairs.

The Housing Rehab Program is designed to address health and safety hazards such as:

  • Siding

  • Roofs and Chimneys

  • Windows and Doors

  • Floor Joists,

  • Flooring Insulation,

  • Walls,

  • Ceilings

  • Handicap Accessibility

  • Septic Systems and Sewer Tie-ins

  • Plumbing and Electrical Updates

  • Wells, Pumps, and Hot Water Tanks

  • Porches, Decks, and Stairs

  • Lead Paint Removal

  • Asbestos Removal

These NO Interest/NO payment loans may be entirely forgiven, and all work is completed by a licensed contractor of your choice. Please don’t delay, funding is available, and you may be surprised to find out you qualify! Please contact our Housing Rehab Program at (413) 296-4536, ext. 123.

Household Size Maximum Gross Annual Income
1 $47,150
2 $53,850
3 $60,600
4 $67,300
5 $72,700
6 $78,100
7 $83,500

Funding is provided by the US Dept. of HUD/DHCD and MA CDBG Programs to the Town of Chesterfield.

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