Vocational Services

HATFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – ServiceNet’s Prospect Meadow Farm in Hatfield held a ceremonial groundbreaking following a nearly $600,000 state grant to the farm. The money will go towards improvements [...]

ServiceNet’s Prospect Meadow Farm held a groundbreaking ceremony this past Tuesday to celebrate renovations made possible by a $595,000 grant from the state’s Executive Office of Housing & [...]

The Northampton Chamber of Commerce has selected ServiceNet’s Prospect Meadow Farm for their next netWORK event. Through the netWORK program, the Chamber partners with a local non-profit and [...]

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 […]

BY CHRIS GOUDREAU DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2020 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ilene Erskine, a 60-year-old Belchertown resident, had been attending BakuCare — an adult day [...]

BY DAVID MCLELLAN THE RECORDER SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 Justin Cabral, 28, of Greenfield, remembers opening his first paycheck five years ago. “I was like a kid under the Christmas tree […]

Aerial Mehler grew up on the western end of Long Island, just a short train ride from Manhattan. So, in most all respects, she considers herself a city girl. Thus, […]

Having meaningful work that matches interests and talents is a goal we all share, whatever our abilities or education. Equally important is the ability to earn a paycheck and pay […]

Shawn Robinson was 12 years old when he walked by a music festival in a park and was recruited into the Berkshire Coalition to Prevent Pregnancy. At age 15, he […]

Justin’s first jobs involved repetitive work indoors, which were not satisfying to him. When he was offered a job at Prospect Meadow Farm, he was excited by the chance it […]