As funding permits, staff will continue to build upon and expand the work of the Berkshire Age-Friendly Vision 2020 Task Force, with the goal of creating an age-friendly county.

The mission of the Berkshire Overdose and Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC) is to collectively implement local policy, practice, systems, and/or environmental changes to reduce harms from opioid and stimulant use, and to prevent substance-related deaths and harmful impacts throughout the 32 municipalities in Berkshire County.

On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025.

The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission acts as a fiduciary agent for emergency planning and response activities.

Tickborne illness dashboard that is updated weekly throughout tick season.

This funding from the Point 32 Foundation will support the formation of a sustainable Age Friendly Berkshires (AFB) Advisory Board from the current Healthy Aging...

This funding will be used to further supplement MRC activities and supplies.

BRPC acts as fiscal host for the Berkshire County Boards of Health Association (BCBOHA) and provides administrative tasks as needed. BRPC also runs BCBOHA's Septic...

This BE3C project is basing its collaborative work on the shared belief that when we as a community prioritize the health and wellbeing of Women and Girls of Color, that the wellbeing of all people will improve. With this knowledge, the BE3C partners, aided by BOAPC and WOCHE, will build a new way of doing substance misuse prevention planning: By creating a culturally-responsive, safe space where community members can come together to share knowledge, stories, and experiences, build new relationships, and create tools to address the identified needs of Girls of Color ages 5-11 in the community of Pittsfield.

Bolstering Family Networks supports families and friends affected by a loved one’s substance use by strengthening their communication, coping skills, and social connections. It provides...

Community EMS–Age Friendly Berkshires (CEMS-AFB) is a countywide initiative that partners with emergency medical services, organizations supporting adults aged 60 and better, and behavioral health...

BRPC will be supporting the Department of Public Health's rollout of the CHEI survey in the summer of 2026, ensuring robust participation of Berkshire County...

This grant will support the County Health Initiative (CHI) in developing and implementing a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Berkshire County.

Municipal allocation from the town of Lanesborough for MA Opioid Manufacturer Settlements intended for use by the Berkshire Overdose and Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC) in association with the North Berkshire Opioid Abatement Collaborative (OAC)

Municipal allocation from the town of Peru for MA Opioid Manufacturer Settlements intended for use by the Berkshire Overdose and Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC)

Through pooled Opioid Abatement funds from eight Northern Berkshire Municipalities (Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, New Ashford, North Adams, Savoy, and Williamstown) and Berkshire Health Systems, this project will engage a full-time staff member to coordinate community-led efforts to enhance harm reduction, treatment and recovery efforts while addressing underlying root causes in order to reduce opioid overdoses and related harms from substance misuse and addiction.

BRPC will continue to coordinate the Berkshire County Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Coalition/Berkshire County Boards of Health Association in FY26, in collaboration with the...

The SPARK Coalition aims to prevent and reduce substance misuse and its associated harms among Central Berkshire County middle and high school aged youth.

The project builds on existing capacities to expand new and ongoing community-centered, field-based interventions to address the Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Lifecycle of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery in Berkshire County, MA. The project contains three coordinated, regionally specific (North, Central, and South) field programs that reduce the risk of harm from substance use, decrease arrests, and improve health outcomes through field outreach to higher-risk individuals, outreach to & engagement with communities disproportionately affected by substances, along with training and public communications to decrease stigma and increase engagement with services.