Our communities are filled with wisdom, skills, resources and creativity. In CESL, we value and are grateful for the chance to work and learn together for a more just world. When we are open to learning, committed to justice-based action, and focused on complexities and possibilities that connect campus and communities, we find powerful ways to move forward together.
Many of the community organizations that CESL students, faculty and staff engage with are listed here:
Partners
Amherst Regional Public Schools
Amherst Regional Public Schools
Amherst Survival Center
Amherst Survival Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
Boys and Girls Club Greater Holyoke
Boys and Girls Club Greater Holyoke
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Homework House of Holyoke
Homework House of Holyoke
Not Bread Alone
Not Bread Alone
Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
Safe Passage
Safe Passage
Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition
Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition
The Partnership for Worker Education
The Partnership for Worker Education
VELA
VELA