ServiceNet Warming Shelter Open and Busy
BY BRITTANY POLITO iBERKSHIRES STAFF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2025 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community members can escape the harsh temperatures and have a hot beverage at ServiceNet’s warming [...]
ServiceNet Reopens Pittsfield Warming Center for the Winter Season
As winter approaches, ServiceNet’s Shelter and Housing Division has reopened its warming center in the dining area of the First United Methodist Church in Pittsfield. The warming center offers a [...]
Pearl Ambassador Program Enhances Pride in Downtown Pittsfield
BY BRITTANY POLITO iBERKSHIRES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents of The Pearl shelter have been cleaning downtown over the summer, creating a collective pride for the city [...]
Pittsfield’s day center for those experiencing homelessness, The First, nears opening
BY LESLEE BASSMAN THE BERKSHIRE EDGE MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 Pittsfield — It is all hands on deck as The First, a community resource center for those experiencing homelessness, nears the […]
Our Opinion: Pearl Ambassadors pilot deserves kudos — and continued support
BY BERKSHIRE EAGLE STAFF THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025 As controversy continues to compound over a public camping ban proposal, homelessness and its downtown effects have received [...]
From shelter to service: Pearl Ambassadors help keep downtown Pittsfield clean
BY MARYJANE WILLIAMS THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025 PITTSFIELD — Not long ago, Keith could be found on a North Street corner, drinking and flicking cigarette butts onto the […]
Pearl Ambassador Program Enhances Downtown Pittsfield Cleanliness
iBERKSHIRES.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI), in partnership with ServiceNet, and with support from MassDevelopment’s TDI Local Grant, has [...]
Pearl Ambassador Program Enhances Downtown Pittsfield Cleanliness
iBERKSHIRES.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI), in partnership with ServiceNet, and with support from MassDevelopment’s TDI Local Grant, has [...]
Berkshire Health Systems commits $300,000 to Pittsfield’s new housing resource center
BY CLAIRE O’CALLAHAN THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE MONDAY, JUNE 23RD,2025 PITTSFIELD — As construction at The First ramps up in preparation for its fall opening, the community partners behind the [...]
Pittsfield’s new housing resource center will open its doors this September — here’s how you can help sustain it
BY CLAIRE O’CALLAHAN THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025 PITTSFIELD — When people walk through the doors of the housing resource center at Zion Lutheran Church, they won’t be asked [...]
