
Berkshire United Way and Berkshire Area Health Education Center invite families of infants and toddlers and expectant parents to learn about an array of services and resources available throughout Berkshire County to support parents/caregivers and children. This FREE event is Saturday, April 26, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at The Stationery Factory in Dalton.
The first 200 attendees will receive a gift bag filled with wipes, kids Bomba socks, baby spoons, Safe Home Checklist booklet, child medicine dispenser and more.
Thank you to this year's sponsors
Participating services include: child care centers, pediatricians, doulas, early intervention, free diapers, children's books, and more. The event will also feature a children's activity area, raffle prizes, language interpretation and giveaways.
It Takes a Village, a woman-led nonprofit that addresses immediate postpartum challenges, fulfills children’s basic needs, and nurtures families’ emotional well-being, is returning this year, along with financial institutions to help with financial mobility, health and mental health organizations offering well-being services, and more.
Need transportation? You can ride the BRTA bus for free to Dalton - route 4, Curtis Avenue and Main Street. Plan your trip
Thank you to the 2025 Planning Committee, which includes representation from Berkshire AHEC, Berkshire District Attorney's Office, Berkshire Nursing Families, Berkshire United Way, Central Berkshire Regional School District, Child Care of the Berkshires, CHP Berkshires, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, Pedicatric Development Center, Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires, and WIC Central/North Berkshire.
Participating organizations and businesses to date
18 Degrees - Parents as Teachers
Berkshire Athenaeum
Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc.
Berkshire Community Diaper Project
Berkshire Connections / Berkshire Health Systems
Berkshire County Head Start
Berkshire District Attorney's Office
Berkshire Family YMCA
Berkshire North WIC
Berkshire Nursing Families
Berkshire OB/GYN and Midwifery
Berkshire Pride / Drag Story Hour Berkshires
Berkshire South WIC
Berkshire United Way
BHS Pediatrics (multiple offices)
Blue Moon Doula Care
Central Berkshire Coordinated Family and
Community Engagement Grant
Child Care of the Berkshires - childhood lead poisoning
prevention
CHP Berkshire Pediatrics
Dalton Community Recreation Association (CRA)
Dalton Free Public Library
Doula Odessa & Birth Services
Ecu-Health Care
Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Foster MA/Adopt MA
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center
Good to Grow Pediatric Dental Wellness
Green River Doula Network
Greylock Federal Credit Union
Greylock Recovery - New Beginnings Pregnancy Program
Healthy Families
It Takes A Village
Loulas’ Doula
MA Behavioral Health Help Line
MountainOne
Northern Berkshire Adult Education
Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
Northern Berkshire Pediatrics
Northern Berkshire United Way
Operation Better Start
Pediatric Development Center
Pittsfield Health Department
Saint Agnes Academy
Shire Doula Care and Birth Photography
Tapestry Health
The Brien Center
UCP of Western Massachusetts / Northern Berkshire
Early Intervention
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires
Yellow Rose Birth Services