Resources
Non-Profit Resource Guide for Berkshire County
Models of Cooperative Relationships Defined
Thom's Ten Timeless Tips to Stay Out of Trouble When You Receive and Manage a Federal Grant
Free Complete Toolkit for Boards
Human Services Providers: To reach more customers, be sure you register to be part of the Massachusetts 211 Project: www.mass211help.org
The Berkshire Youth Development Project is a collaboration of the three regional substance abuse prevention coalitions: Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, the Pittsfield Prevention Partnership, and the South Berkshire Youth Coalition and their direct service and supporting agencies: Railroad Street Youth Project, Berkshire United Way , Berkshire Health Systems and District Attorney David Capeless. BYDP was formed in 2006 and has since coordinated the biannual Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, the annual "411 in the 413 Youth Conference", $1.626M in federal substance abuse prevention funding for Berkshire County, the Compassion Massachusetts capacity-building grant funding through UMASS Donahue Institute, a $75,000 grant through the Attorney General's office, and other local projects. BYDP encourages you to join your local coalition and find out more about how your organization can benefit from these opportunities
The BYDP is made up of three different coalitions described above,
please use the following
links to connect to your local coalition:
www.sbycoalition.org http://www.totallyfreeberkshires.org/ www.nbccoalition.org
