Hampshire HOPE

01/14/2026

Whole-person care saves lives. Effective treatment of substance use disorders can include medications, counseling & recovery supports. Integrated health services can help patients connect with substance use treatment. Visit FindTreatment.gov today.

01/14/2026

Direct service providers often carry many roles at once—especially those working in the overdose crisis, harm reduction, outreach, treatment and residential programs, and recovery support. These roles place workers in a position to support people through deep personal, collective, and community grief.

Whether you're helping a participant after the loss of a loved one, witnessing community displacement, or navigating grief within your own team, it can be difficult to know how to show up and what to say. This training explores how we can better support participants, clients, and residents through their grief.

📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, January 21st, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
🔗 Register here: Register: wkf.ms/3LPjFmX

After this training, you will:
✨Understand some of the ways people experience grief and how that may inform support
✨Learn about what it means to be "grief-informed" in the workplace
✨Discuss ways you can bring grief support to your work environment
✨Remember, support is available for grief in Massachusetts

Let's strengthen our capacity to support one another during times of grief.

01/14/2026

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMJakDgYuhrl50_XahhRWYWu4UwiQEcC0FxkiL7gl1QXBF4A/viewform

01/14/2026

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01/14/2026

If you are a parent who has experienced the devastating loss of a child due to substance use, you are not alone.

This virtual support group, hosted by The Sun Will Rise Foundation, Inc. provides a safe and understanding space for parents to connect with other parents who are walking a similar path. Share your story, listen to others, and find comfort in community. Open to all parents seeking connection and healing.

Moving Forward: Peer Grief Support for Parents meets virtually via Zoom on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm EST.

To learn more, visit: https://sadod.org/node/1415

Together, we honor our children and support one another through grief.

01/12/2026

Register here: https://wkf.ms/3KQb3wo

01/09/2026

This upcoming Monday!

Reminder!

Join Nico Alicea for his Western MA Action for Recovery meeting this coming Monday, January 12th from 1-2PM on Zoom.

This month's guest speaker will be Lisa Newman Polk, Esq., LCSW. Lisa is a lawyer, social worker, and a dedicated advocate for prison reform and ending the criminalization of addiction who is the main organizer behind S.1117/H.1913 An Act relative to treatment, not incarceration!

01/09/2026

Listen up! Fair Housing Listening Session coming up.
Register today to join the Western Mass Regional Fair Housing Listening Session:

- January 14 from 1 to 3 p.m.
- Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Center, Conference room 301
(303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke)
- To register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KhM6tDeLS_pDp_G1K-_vZOZUNkYxM0RPNUxEOFRBSFgxWTgxTEVLRDAxMy4u

Conducted by the state’s Office of Fair Housing and the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, in partnership with Community Legal Aid, MA Fair Housing Center, and Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness.

This session is one of many being held throughout the state to provide an opportunity for residents, advocates, and stakeholders to share their experiences, identify barriers to fair housing, and shape strategies—to ensure that every community in the Commonwealth is inclusive and equitable, and that all residents have access to housing opportunities that are free from housing discrimination.

Dates for additional Regional Fair Housing Listening Session are available here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/the-office-of-fair-housing

01/09/2026

Thousands in MA working toward recovery are incarcerated for relapse while on pretrial release or probation, disrupting treatment and reinforcing the cycle of addiction.

Have you been impacted by this issue? Your experience can help inform policy and make a real difference.

We’re collecting anonymous stories—short blurbs or longer reflections—to help lawmakers understand the real-world impact of their decisions.
✨ No names required
✨ Share only what you’re comfortable with

Together, we can ensure that people fighting addiction are given the chance they deserve to recover without the threat of incarceration hanging over them.

Click the link below to share your story!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhbRzzu67rAPw0YNu3W6mx5_VqwbB1W9Gt3XcyvEIQ99fd4Q/viewform?usp=header

01/08/2026

January Newsletter Just Dropped!

Check out the link to learn about our lunch & learn series, upcoming Naloxone training, 2025 recap and data, and coalition partner updates!