Berkshire Pulse Inc

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

TO BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO AID CHILDREN AND HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY

IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE

POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

TUITION ASSISTANCE

IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE

POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

MOVING LIFE STORIES

GENERAL SUPPORT

SPONSORSHIP

General support

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM

FOR THE GENERAL FUND

THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH BERKSHIRE MEADOWS, A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IN HOUSATONIC THAT SERVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, MANY OF WHOM ALSO HAVE CO-OCCURRING PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WE WILL PROVIDE DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY AS A REGULAR SERVICE. WITH THE PITTSFIELD CHAPTER OF THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS (BIA-MA), PULSE WILL DEVELOP AND DELIVER A 5-SESSION DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH BRAIN INJURY TO RE-INHABIT THEIR BODIES AND COPE WITH THE EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS THAT ARE OFTEN THE RESULT OF BRAIN TRAUMA. THIS PROGRAM WILL BEGIN WITH WORKSHOPS DELIVERED DIRECTLY AT BIA-MA'S PITTSFIELD LOCATION, BUT MAY RELOCATE TO THE LARGER ACCESSIBLE SPACE AT PULSE IF PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL.

GENERAL PURPOSES

WW 2020 GRANT (CARTER)

General Support