The Ralph Froio Senior Center in Pittsfield is a host agency for this program and registers those interested in purchasing food packages. Recipients must bring their own boxes or bags to carry the food home in. Payment is made prior to the pickup during the registration periods. This program is open to anyone in the community. Some new packages have been added to the program since its beginning.
Registration is around the end of the month and the beginning of the following month.
Call 499-9346 or stop by the Senior Center office for specific dates and food pickup information. As you know, my colleagues and I in the Berkshire delegation to the State House are constantly working to ensue that the services required by all the citizens of this area remain local. During the past several years, I have been successful in preventing the closing of this area's Department of Public Safety office as well as helping to retain the local Department of Revenue office. I am always at a loss when the state feels that the agencies and offices we rely on for assistance can address our needs from Springfield or Northampton. This issue has received a great deal of attention in the media and we have all heard the rumors that an ASAP was not going to be placed in Berkshire County.