Advancing Chicopee Together

10/20/2026

We still have a couple of spot open for expecting families to join us for our free 4-week Childbirth education workshop series! Please share this opportunity with your friends, family and networks!
Register here: https://forms.gle/nnq7HqtrKUEGuGFa8

🤰 Preparing for birth? You don’t have to do it alone!

Join our Birth Education Workshop Series facilitated by Springfield Family Doula Services and walk into birth feeling more informed, prepared, and confident. These supportive, interactive workshops are open to Chicopee and surrounding-area families.

Topics include:
✨ Understanding birth & your options
✨ Comfort measures & coping with labor
✨ Navigating the healthcare system & birth advocacy
✨ Postpartum recovery, newborn care & feeding

We strongly encourage attendance at all sessions. Food and giveaways will be given at in-person events. $25 uber vouchers can be provided as needed.

Register here: https://forms.gle/nnq7HqtrKUEGuGFa8

10/12/2026

Check out our Free 4-week Child Birth Education workshop series starting next week for expecting families! Get the information and practical tools to help pregnant individuals and their partners feel informed, confident, and supported through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Register here: https://forms.gle/nnq7HqtrKUEGuGFa8

🤰 Preparing for birth? You don’t have to do it alone!

Join our Birth Education Workshop Series facilitated by Springfield Family Doula Services and walk into birth feeling more informed, prepared, and confident. These supportive, interactive workshops are open to Chicopee and surrounding-area families.

Topics include:
✨ Understanding birth & your options
✨ Comfort measures & coping with labor
✨ Navigating the healthcare system & birth advocacy
✨ Postpartum recovery, newborn care & feeding

We strongly encourage attendance at all sessions. Food and giveaways will be given at in-person events. $25 uber vouchers can be provided as needed.

Register here: https://forms.gle/nnq7HqtrKUEGuGFa8

09/30/2026

🤰 Preparing for birth? You don’t have to do it alone!

Join our Birth Education Workshop Series facilitated by Springfield Family Doula Services and walk into birth feeling more informed, prepared, and confident. These supportive, interactive workshops are open to Chicopee and surrounding-area families.

Topics include:
✨ Understanding birth & your options
✨ Comfort measures & coping with labor
✨ Navigating the healthcare system & birth advocacy
✨ Postpartum recovery, newborn care & feeding

We strongly encourage attendance at all sessions. Food and giveaways will be given at in-person events. $25 uber vouchers can be provided as needed.

Register here: https://forms.gle/nnq7HqtrKUEGuGFa8

09/21/2026

🚨 ATTENTION, CHICOPEE! 🚨
🍂 THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD! 🍂

It’s going to be a beautiful 67° evening, the perfect night to grab a friend, bring the family, and come check out Falling for Chicopee Center! ❤️🍁

Join us 4–7 PM for a fun, open-house-style evening celebrating the small businesses that make our downtown special!

📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🕒 4–7 PM
📍 The Hub at Market Square (31 Springfield St.) + Downtown Chicopee

🤝 In partnership with the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce & Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.

Here’s how it works:

🍁 Start at The Hub to grab your map + special leaf
🚶 Take a stroll through Chicopee Center and visit participating businesses
👋 Meet local business owners & discover something new
🎟️ Collect 6 hole punches; 3 businesses inside The Hub + 3 businesses at locations throughout the Center
🎁 Complete your leaf and enter our raffle for prizes donated by our participating businesses!

Check out the list of businesses participating at their home location:
SunRise Sweets- 44 Center St.
The Center Alternative Cooperative- 264 Exchange St.
Island Spice Chicopee- 32 Center St.
Melha Shriners- 89 Park St.
The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning- 33 South St.
Victory Chapel - 54 Center St.
The Collective Marketplace- 200 Exchange St.
Beauty Batlles Lounge- 46 Cabot St.
Salon Vincènte - 55 Springfield St.
Goodworks Coffee HOUSE - 46 Center St.

Check out the list of businesses participating inside The Hub at 31 Springfield Street:
Elms College
Echoes of Light
Romanos Pizza
Kristen Thiel - Licensed Massage Therapist
Szlachetka Dubay P.C
Office of State Representative Shirley for Chicopee
Chicopee Zoning Code
Advancing Chicopee Together
Westfield Bank
Chicopee Public Schools - Family and Community Engagement

So Chicopee, come on out this Wednesday! Grab a friend, grab your family, take a walk, and spend a beautiful evening supporting the businesses that make our community special. 🍁❤️

09/16/2026

📣 Reminder: Our final Maternal/Perinatal Health Workshop is tomorrow!

Join us for Supporting Perinatal Mental & Emotional Health, a workshop focused on supporting mental and emotional well-being during the perinatal period, common signs of distress, practical coping skills, and ways families and communities can offer meaningful support.

You do not need to be a Chicopee resident to attend.

📅 Thursday, September 17 at 9:30 AM
📍 Chicopee Public Library

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHOL0wym5m_-3Ys8cHyQRLpFP5vFjIGFS9n6jxA/viewform

09/14/2026

✨ We still have a few spots available for this week’s maternal health workshops! You do not need to be a Chicopee resident to attend.

📅 Understanding Your Body, Your Rights, & Your Choices
Tuesday, September 15 at 5:00 PM
📍 The Hub, 31 Springfield St., Chicopee

📅 Supporting Perinatal Mental & Emotional Health
Thursday, September 17 at 9:30 AM
📍 Chicopee Library

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHOL0wym5m_-3Ys8cHyQRLpFP5vFjIGFS9n6jxA/viewform?pli=1

09/09/2026

Join us for a FREE community workshop: Understanding Your Body, Your Rights, & Your Choices!

This interactive workshop designed to help families feel more informed, confident, and empowered when navigating pregnancy, birth, and healthcare.

📅 September 15 | 5–7 PM
📍 31 Springfield Street, Chicopee
🚗 Parking available in the Town Hall parking lot

Register here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHO.../viewform
You don't have to be a Chicopee resident to register

09/08/2026

📢 Workshop Update

Unfortunately, our Feeding Foundations & Lactation Support Workshop, scheduled for today (Sept 8th), has been cancelled and postponed to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Our next workshop, Understanding Your Body, Your Rights & Your Choices, is still happening next week, and we'd love for you to join us!

We welcome expecting and postpartum families from Chicopee, Springfield, and Holyoke to attend our workshops and connect with local resources and support.

📝 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHOL0wym5m_-3Ys8cHyQRLpFP5vFjIGFS9n6jxA/viewform

09/02/2026

Know a family who is expecting or recently welcomed a child? There's just a couple spots left in tomorrow's FREE workshop on preparing and caring for yourself during the postpartum journey. $25 Uber vouchers will be provided for each session for those who need transportation assistance. Food and giveaway items will also be provided.

📆September 3rd, 9:30-11 am at the Hub at Market Square
🔗Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHOL0wym5m_-3Ys8cHyQRLpFP5vFjIGFS9n6jxA/viewform?usp=header

🌿 Free Pregnancy & Postpartum Workshops in Chicopee! 🌿

We're excited to partner with Sacred Start Doulas to offer 4 free workshops designed to support individuals and families through pregnancy and postpartum transitions.

Topics include:
🤱Postpartum is More Than the First 6 Weeks
🍼Feeding Foundations & Lactation Support
💜Understanding Your Body, Your Rights, & Your Choices
🧠 Supporting Perinatal Mentally & Emotionally

📍 Workshops will be held at The Hub at Market Square and Chicopee Public Library throughout September.

Partners and children are welcome to attend, but childcare will not be provided. $25 Uber 🚖vouchers will be provided for anyone who needs transportation assistance. Registration is required and you may register for multiple workshops.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsyNB0z7PfHOL0wym5m_-3Ys8cHyQRLpFP5vFjIGFS9n6jxA/viewform

06/16/2026

Need help with SNAP? Contact the Food Bank’s team to help you navigate your benefits and eligibility.