Housing Specialist Alanna Tiernan Serves as Advisor and Advocate for Families at ServiceNet’s Greenfield Family Inn

Alanna Tiernan works as a housing specialist at ServiceNet’s Greenfield Family Inn, a family shelter in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The Inn offers comfortable, home-like environments for [...]

ServiceNet’s Jim Frutkin Brings Years of Experience to Work Supporting First Responders and other Clinicians

Jim Frutkin, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at ServiceNet, brings 34 years of experience in clinical mental health to his daily work supporting innovative mental [...]

Prospect Meadow Farm’s CSA Program Brings the Valley’s Bounty to Community Members  

Prospect Meadow Farm began in 2010 when ServiceNet purchased a small farm on Prospect Street in Hatfield. In 2011 the farm launched a hands-on vocational services program for adults with […]

Chronic homelessness just doubled across western Massachusetts. Experts are clear about why

BY GRETA JOCHEM THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, 2022 Across all four western Massachusetts counties, 2,836 people faced homelessness one night in February. That’s an increase from [...]

Teamwork is the Key for Treating Those with Brain Injuries

BY MARK MORRIS HEALTHCARE NEWS APRIL 26, 2022 Mind Over Matter According to the Center for Neurological Studies, someone in the U.S. sustains a brain injury every nine seconds. You […]

How local communities are trying to alleviate Massachusetts’ homelessness crisis

BY ARYAN RAI THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE APRIL 17TH, 2022 It took a global pandemic to highlight that the homelessness crisis in Massachusetts is not just limited to cities like Boston. […]

Study: Poverty affects children’s brains but public policy can reduce impact

BY KAREN BROWN NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC MEDIA TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2022 A recent study out of Harvard University suggests that public policies aiming to reduce the harms of poverty may lead to [...]

New Greenfield Family Inn director looks to be ‘agent of change’

BY MARY BYRNE THE GREENFIELD RECORDER SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2022 GREENFIELD — Nearly five years ago, Matt Montanaro received a phone call from Fran Lemay, then-director of the Greenfield Family [...]