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On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Berkshire Bank is participating in their Xtraordinary Day. All Berkshire Bank offices are closing at noon so their employees can spend the rest of the day volunteering in the communities they serve. We are excited to be a part of this day of giving! To learn more about Xtraordinary Day, […]

My experience working with Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer has been exceptional: I knew that my service as an AmeriCorps volunteer was going to be a rewarding experience, but as I’ve coupled that experience with Habitat for Humanity, I’ve been able to work with community members closely to help effect […]

Serving as an Americorps with Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is the rare opportunity to improve your skills and help others. I was constantly encouraged to learn new things. For example, I took online safety trainings, read Bridges out of Poverty, and read about Results Oriented Management. I was also able to greatly improve my […]

As a recent college graduate those were the two big items on my wish list. I was looking for a new sense of purpose and a community I could devote myself to. I had discovered Habitat for Humanity years before and spent hours, days, even whole weeks working alongside other volunteers on Habitat build sites […]