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| Founded | September 2007 |
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| Founder | Gwendolyn Hampton-VanSant, Director and CEO |
| Focus | Diversity Education |
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Area served | Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
Employees | 4 (full and part-time) |
| Website | www.multiculturalbridge.org |
Multicultural BRIDGE (Berkshire Resources for the Integration of Diverse Groups and Education, or BRIDGE Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Lee, Massachusetts. Co-founded by Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant and Marthe Bourdon in 2007, BRIDGE serves multicultural groups in Berkshire County, Massachusetts and the greater community.[1] These services include workforce cultural literacy[2] and cultural competency training,[3] consulting and facilitation,[4] youth leadership and multicultural education programs,[5] community-based civil rights and social justice forums and conferences, and multicultural advocacy.[6] BRIDGE is a minority and women-run nonprofit and is certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Program Provider.[7]
Milestones
- Formation of the Berkshire County Race Task Force, a collective of local educators, law enforcement, lawyers, and civil rights leaders.[8] In collaboration with the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Stockbridge town police, the Race Task Force held a community discussion at Shakespeare & Company in October 2009.[9]
- Creation of the BRIDGE Youth Corps in partnership with Lenox Memorial High School, Berkshire School, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Pittsfield High School, and other Berkshire County public and private schools.[10]
- Delivered cultural competence training to employees of the town of Great Barrington and the Pittsfield Police Department[11]
- Held Cultural Competency Celebration with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick as keynote speaker at Shakespeare & Company, which honored public and private sector groups for their philanthropy with the local immigrant community.[12][13]
- Facilitated a screening and discussion of the film Freedom Riders at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in collaboration with WGBY; panelists included four Freedom Riders.[14]
- Participated in town hall meeting on the growing Berkshire immigrant population at the Norman Rockwell Museum.[15]
- Launched "On The Bridge,” a recurring blog on The Berkshire Eagle profiling multicultural leadership in Berkshire County.[16] These profiles were collected into an anthology crowdfunded through IndieGogo in late 2014.[17]
- Launched "Living African-American History Project" featuring twenty African-American professionals educating students at Pittsfield High School.[18]
- Presented on cultural competency programs and social justice at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Tenth Biennial Convention.[19]
- Hosted the Berkshire County Civil Rights Conference in November 2014 with Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz as keynote speaker.[20] Massachusetts State Representative William Smitty Pignatelli, State Legislator Tricia Farley-Bouvier, and Pittsfield Mayor Daniel Bianchi were also in attendance.
- Cultural competency programs cited in Understanding Hate Crimes: Acts, Motives, Offendors, Victims, and Justice by Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino.[21]
Awards
- Berkshire Bank Foundation Grant[22]
- UMass Donahue Institute Compassion Massachusetts[23]
- Women's Fund of Western MA Ripple Effect Award[24]
- Greylock Federal Credit Union[25]
- Lennox Foundation[26]
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Catalyst Fund[27]
- Immigrant Community of the Berkshires[28]
- Haymarket People's Fund[29]
- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation[30]
See also
External Links
References
- ^ ”BRIDGE work: Organization’s co-founder discusses diversity and demographics.” Berkshire Trade & Commerce Monthly. February 2012.
- ^ Douillet, Georgia. “Bridging Communities: Cultural brokering for mutual understanding.” The Women’s Times. (Northampton, MA). April 2010.
- ^ Dupont, Nichole. "Area Hospitals, Schools Learning Diversity, Sensitivity." iBerkshires.com (North Adams, MA.) April 11, 2011.
- ^ http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/admin/health-equity/clas/making-clas-happen.html "Making CLAS Happen." Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Jenn. “Students building a BRIDGE to tolerance.” The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA). February 18, 2010.
- ^ Dupont, Nichole. "Bridging The Cultural Gap for Berkshire Immigrants." iBerkshires.com (North Adams, MA.) July 29, 2011.
- ^ http://www.multiculturalbridge..org/programs/advocacy. “State Vendor/SDO (Formerly SOMWBA)”. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Stafford, Scott. "Learning to bridge racism." The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA). October 24, 2009.
- ^ Scribner, David. "BRIDGE hosts racial justice dialogue." Berkshire Record. (Great Barrington). October 23-29, 2009.
- ^ Scribner, David. “BRIDGE offers ambassadors for cultural tolerance and diversity.” Berkshire Record. (Great Barrington, MA.) December 25-31, 2009.
- ^ DuPont, Nichole. “Local group promotes diversity across Berkshire County.” AdvocateWeekly.com'.' (North Adams, MA.) April 15, 2010.
- ^ “What’s Cooking: Hirings, Promotions, Expansions, Grants, Awards, New Businesses.” Berkshire Business Quarterly. (Pittsfield, MA.) July 6, 2010.
- ^ Jones, Trevor. “Local group promotes diversity across Berkshire County.” The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA.) July 6, 2010.
- ^ Smith, Jenn. "MCLA gets living civil rights lesson." The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA.) May 5, 2011.
- ^ Dupont, Nichole. "Rockwell Forum Brings Immigration to Light." iBerkshires.com. (North Adams, MA.) March 25, 2011.
- ^ Abbott, Kate. “By The Way: We begin ‘On the Bridge’.” The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA). February 23, 2012.
- ^ Townes, John. “Multicultural BRIDGE gets behind book on diversity.” Berkshire Trade and Commerce p. 3. December 2013.
- ^ Willard, Lucas. "Pittsfield Students Learn from African-American Role Models in their Community." "WAMC Northeast Public Radio." (Pittsfield, MA). February 15, 2013.
- ^ http://www.amcnetwork.com/SPSSI/spssi2014.prelimagenda.pdf "Social Action and Change: Opportunities, Resistance, Inertia, and Mobilization." SPSSI. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ http://wamc.org/post/mass-us-attorney-ortiz-delivers-keynote-address-civil-rights-discussion. "Mass. U.S. Attorney Ortiz Delivers Keynote Address At Civil Rights Discussion.” WAMC Northeast Public Radio. November 19, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/books/details/9780415484015/. "Understanding Hate Crimes: Acts, Motives, Offendors, Victims, and Justice (Paperback) - Routledge Mental Health." Routledge Mental Health. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ https://www.berkshirebank.com/about-us/in_the_community/berkshire-bank-foundation/grant_application_guidelines "Grant Application Guidelines - berkshirebank.org." Berkshire Bank Community Foundation. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ http://ww.careerworks.org/compassionmassachusetts-com/forms/resources_download.pdf "http://ww.careerworks.org/compassionmassachusetts-com/forms/resources_download.pdf." Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ http://www.womensfund.net/grants/REawards.htm "Ripple Effect Awards." Women's Fund of Western MA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ https://www.greylock.org/greylock_life/our_community/charitable_contributions_at_gfcu.html "Greylock Federal Credit Union - Charitable Contributions at GFCU." Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ http://www.lennoxfoundation.org/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi "Lennox Foundation." Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ http://bluecrossfoundation.org/grant/catalyst-fund "Catalyst Fund | The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation." Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ https://sites.google.com/a/multiculturalbridge.org/multicultural-bridge-2011/programs/bridging/county. “..The County - Multicultural BRIDGE 2011”. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Demers, Phil. "Haymarket People's Fund has given BRIDGE big boost." The Berkshire Eagle. (Pittsfield, MA.) November 4, 2013.
- ^ http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/bReceivebNonprofitsIndividuals/NonprofitServices/NonprofitLearningProgram.aspx. “Nonprofit Learning Program.” Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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