Past Information Sessions

2020

BOSTON - DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE

When: January 22, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative- First Floor Community Room (550 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119)
Local Co-Host: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative

eVERETT - parlin library

When: January 23, 5:30-7:00 PM
Where: Parlin Library (410 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149)
Local Co-Hosts: Community Health Alliance (CHA) and Everett Community Health Partnership (ECHP)

Martha’s Vineyard- ISland Grown initiative

When: January 28, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Island Grown Initiative (80 Stoney Hill Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568)
Local Co-Hosts: Island Grown Initiative (IGI)

Lawrence - Groundwork Lawrence

When: January 30, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Groundwork Lawrence (50 Island Street, Suite 101, Lawrence, MA 01840 – parking available; use Entry B)
Local Co-Hosts: Groundwork Lawrence

Springfield- Springfield neighborhood housing services

When: February 12, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services (111 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA)
Local Co-Hosts: Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services

Lynn- North Shore latino business association

When: February 26, 6:00-7:00 PM
Where: NSLBA (33 Sutton Street Lynn, MA 01901)
Local Co-Hosts: North Shore Latino Business Association (NSLBA)

stoughton- OLd colony ymca

When: March 6, 8:45-10:00 AM
Where: Old Colony YMCA - Stoughton (445 Central St. Stoughton, MA 02072)
Local Co-Hosts: Greater Brockton Health Alliance

PLYMOUTH- PLYMOUTH area CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

When: March 9, 8:30-9:00 AM
Where: Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce (134 Court Street Plymouth, MA 02360)
Local Co-Hosts: Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce

NEW BEDFORD- GROUNDWORK

When: March 10, 10:00-11:30 AM
Where: Groundwork (1213 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740)
Local Co-Hosts: Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) & Southcoast Food Policy Council

LOWELL- WORKING CITIES LOWELL (POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19)

When: March 23, 5:30-7:00 PM
Where: Lowell City Hall- Mayor’s Reception Room, 2nd Floor (375 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852)
Local Co-Hosts: Working Cities Lowell

2019

completed - REVERE- REVERE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

When: January 31, 5:30-7 PM
Where: Revere Chamber of Commerce (200 Winthrop Ave, Revere, MA 02151)
Local Co-Host: City of Revere's Department of Healthy Communities Initiative and Revere on the Move

completed - BOSTON - DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE

When: February 11, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative- First Floor Community Room (550 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119)
Local Co-Host: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative

2018

completed - Online Webinar

When: December 6th, 10-11 AM

Completed - Cape Cod - Eastham LibrarY

When: December 4th, 5-6:30 PM
Where: Eastham Library — Greg Turner Room (190 Samoset Rd, Eastham, MA 02642)
Local Co-Host: Community Development Partnership

Completed - New Bedford - GRoundwork!

When: December 7th, 10-11:30 AM
Where: Groundwork! — EDC Conference Room (1213 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740—Entrance on Maxfield Street)
Local Co-Host: Southeastern MA Food Security Network, SEMAP

Completed - Orange - Greater Quabbin Food Alliance Winter Gathering

When: December 7th, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM
Where: Orange Innovation Center , 131 West Main Street, Orange, MA 01364
Local Host: Greater Quabbin Food Alliance
Description: John Waite, Executive Director of Franklin County CDC, will be presenting briefly at this event.

COMPLETED - North Adams - North Berkshire Food Access Collaborative

When: December 11th, 10:00 AM
Where: The Green (85 Main St. North Adams)
Local Host: North Berkshire Food Access Collaborative
Description: John Waite, Executive Director of Franklin County CDC, will be attending this Food Access Collaborative event – a great opportunity to hear more about possible funding opportunities.

COMPLETED - Leominster - MA Food System Forum

When: December 12th, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Where: DoubleTree Hotel, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster
Local Host: Massachusetts Food System Collaborative
Description: The MFTP is on the agenda at the 2nd annual Massachusetts Food System Forum. Register below and learn more about our program, in addition to lots of other great work being done around the Commonwealth.

COMPLETED - Lawrence - Groundwork Lawrence

When: December 17th, 4:30-6 PM
Where: Groundwork Lawrence (50 Island Street, Suite 101, Lawrence, MA 01840 – parking available; use Entry B)
Local Co-Hosts: Groundwork Lawrence

COMPLETED - Lowell - EforAll

When: December 19th, 3-4:30 PM
Where: EforAll (Wannalancit Mills, 1st Floor at 175 Cabot Street, #100; Lowell, MA 01854).
Local Co-Hosts: Mill City Grows and EforAll