Community Resources
The Pioneer Valley Workers Center is committed to building democratic organizations where all workers have a meaningful voice in important decisions.
Safe Passage is an organization dedicated to creating a world free of domestic violence and relationship abuse, providing resources for survivors.
The Office of the Northwestern District Attorney, serving the people and communities of Hampshire and Franklin Counties, is dedicated to the pursuit of truth and justice, safety of the public, and protection of the innocent.
The Hampden County Legal Clinic strives to improve access to justice for the underserved in Hampden County through the volunteer efforts of legal professionals.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is a state affiliate of the national ACLU, defending the principles enshrined in the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, as well as the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Quabbin Mediation helps people in Central and Western Massachusetts resolve conflicts, acquire communication skills, and intervene in harm-doing situations.
Offering a wide array of services, the Community Action Pioneer Valley assists people with low incomes to achieve economic stability and security.
Affiliated UMass Amherst Centers
The NCTDR supports and sustains the development of information technology applications, institutional resources, and theoretical and applied knowledge for better understanding and managing conflict.
The RHRJ certificate provides undergraduates at the Five Colleges with an opportunity to understand how social, economic, legal, and political conditions influence reproduction in the U.S. and globally.
The seminar provides an opportunity for Five College faculty and staff to share information about the work being done locally and beyond in the field of reproductive politics, as well as providing a space for collaboration.
JCOIN is a national program that tests strategies to expand effective treatment, recovery, and related services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system.
ISSR provides resources and support for UMass Amherst researchers who are interested in social science methods, seeking collaborative and interdisciplinary research, doing publicly engaged research, and seeking external funding sources.
The institute is a locus for research and teaching on the Holocaust, genocides, and events of mass violence, as well as on the memory and representation of these historical occurrences.
The Initiative is comprised of cross-disciplinary faculty members involved with prison education in Western Massachusetts and beyond.