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ENGLISH CLASSES:

Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County, 1 Wendall Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 413-499-9487, offers free English tutors

BCC’s Adult Learning Program–  offers free ESOL and ABE classes in a morning and evening schedule.

343 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 413-236-2174 www.berkshirecc.edu/alp

The Literacy Network of South Berkshire, 100 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238     413-243-0471   info@litnetsb.org  offers free tutoring for ESOL and citizenship preparation.

The Adult Learning Center,141 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201, 413-499-9530, 413-499-9509, offers free day and evening ESOL classes

North Berkshire Adult Basic Education, 413-662-5310, t.margulies@mcla.edu, offers free day and evening ESOL classes

MEDICAL HELP:

Volunteers In Medicine Berkshires

777 Main Street, Suite 4
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230-2224,
(413) 528-4014,
http://www.vimberkshires.org

Provides free healthcare to people living and working in the Berkshire Region who are currently uninsured.

Advocacy for Access

Advocacy for Access helps uninsured and underinsured people of all ages access various programs that can pay for healthcare services, thereby reducing or eliminating inability to pay as a barrier to receiving health care. Our staff can help you navigate the many available options.

Advocacy for Access at Berkshire Medical Center
510 North Street, Suite 8
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 445-9427
http://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/access

Advocacy for Access at Fairview Hospital
29 Lewis Ave
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 854-9608

Ecu Health Care

Our mission is to help the uninsured and underinsured residents of North Berkshire access affordable health care.

71 Hospital Ave.
North Adams, MA 01247
413-663-8711
FAX 413-664-5094
ecuhealth@nbhealth.org
http://ecuhealth.boxcarexpress.com/

Community Health Program

CHP offers a comprehensive array of health care and related services.
We provide high quality care for infants, children, adults and elders who reside in South Berkshire County and the surrounding areas, regardless of income or insurance status.

444 Stockbridge Road,
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tel: 413-528-9311

510 North Street, Suite 1
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2351

HELP FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

Elizabeth Freeman Center
24/7 Hotline: (866) 401-2425
email: info@elizabethfreemancenter.org
website: www.elizabethfreemancenter.org

Pittsfield office
43 Francis Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-2425

North Adams office
61 Main Street, Suite 202
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-7459

Great Barrington office
401 Stockbridge Road, Suite 3
Great Barrington, MA  01230
(413) 429-8190

  • Free and confidential services for survivors of domestic or sexual violence, include counseling, court and legal advocacy, shelter, supervised visitation, support groups, pet foster care, prevention education, and much more.

 

POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES:

U.S. Senators for Massachusetts:

Elizabeth Warren:

Warren.senate.gov/

Springfield
1550 Main Street, Suite 406
Springfield, MA 01103
(202) 224-4543

Washington D.C.
2 Russell Courtyard
Washington, D.C. 20510

William M. Cowan:

http://cowan.senate.gov

Washington, D.C. Office
365 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2742

Springfield Office
1550 Main Street, Suite 304
Springfield, MA 01103-1427
Phone: (413) 785-4610

U.S. Congressman (First District)

Richard Neal

Pittsfield Office

78 Center Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
ph: (413) 442-0946
fx: (413) 443-2792
Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm
http://neal.house.gov

State Senator, Berkshire County
Benjamin B. Downing (D), Pittsfield
http://www.senatordowning.com/

Boston Office:                                 District Office:
State House, Room 413-F                 7 North Street, Suite 307
Boston, MA 02133                                 Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (617) 722-1625                      Phone: (413) 442-4008
Fax: (617) 722-1523                             Fax: (413) 442-4077

Berkshire County State Representatives

First Berkshire District, Gailanne Cariddi (D), North Adams

State House
Room 130
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2130
Fax: 617-626-0143
Email: Gailanne.Cariddi@mahouse.gov

Second Berkshire District, Paul Mark (D)

State House
Room 473F
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2210
Fax: 617-626-0249
Email: Paul.Mark@mahouse.gov
District Office
P.O. Box 114
Dalton, MA 01227
Phone: 413-496-9666

Third Berkshire District, Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Pittsfield

State House
Room 156
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2240
Email: Tricia.Farley-Bouvier@mahouse.gov
District Office
113 Oliver Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone:

Fourth Berkshire District, William Smitty Pignatelli (D), Lenox

State House
Room 448
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2582
Fax: 617-722-2879
Email: Rep.Smitty@mahouse.gov
District Office
Lenox Town Hall
PO Box 2228
Lenox , MA 01240
Phone: 413-637-0631

 

BIA Accredited

We are happy to announce that as of February 2014, the Berkshire Immigrant Center is accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)! This designation enables Director Brooke Mead, Hilary Greene and staff to provide legal representation and to make direct inquiries to USCIS on behalf of clients. We are grateful to the following law firms for supporting the Center as it works to implement BIA best practices to provide a higher level of service/representation to our clients.

The Law Office of S. Michele Sisselman
Pittsfield & Chelsea MA
Tel. (617)-926-4898

Campoli & Monteleone

Best & Associates

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Contact Us:

The Berkshire Immigrant Center
67 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Tel: (413) 445-4881
Fax: (413) 445-4802
info@berkshireic.com

Parking:
Free parking is available on non-metered streets surrounding downtown and in front of our office on Allen st. for 1 to 3 hours or more as indicated by street signs. The streets near the court house (on the opposite side of the traffic circle from our office) provide up to 3 hours of free parking.
Metered parking by the hour is available on downtown streets and in city parking lots - many of which are close to our office.

Where to find us:
We are located on the 2nd floor of St. Stephen's Church, easily identifiable as the big brown church by the traffic circle in downtown Pittsfield. The Church's address is 67 East st., but our entrance is on Allen st. through the big red doors.