Live Well Springfield

04/29/2026

Global Intergenerational Week (April 24–30) 🌍✨

Throughout the week, we’re sharing Advisory Board reflections that celebrate connection, storytelling, and the wisdom we gain from one another across generations. 💛

04/27/2026

📅 Mark Your Calendar! 🏠✨

Our 2nd Annual Housing Resources Fair is back — and bigger than ever! This event is FREE and open to the community.

🎉 Register now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/nqh8vp6
🎁 The first 100 people to register will receive a free goodie bag!

📍 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📌 South End Community Center
99 Marble Street, Springfield, MA 01103

Join us for:
🏡 Resources & information for people in all housing situations
📚 Free housing workshops & clinics
🎈 Kids’ Activity Zone
🌮 Free food trucks

Bring your family, invite a friend, and connect with valuable resources for your future!

04/24/2026

In celebration of Global Intergenerational Week (April 24–30), we’re proud to share this community quilt, a powerful reflection of Springfield’s culture, stories, and connections across generations. 🌍

Created through our Intergenerational Social Connections Initiative, each square represents a voice, a memory, and a perspective from community members across generations. Together, they tell a powerful story of connection, creativity, and belonging.

We’re grateful to Springfield Cultural Partnership and Make-It Springfield for guiding and hosting the design process at The Intersection at Tower Square, creating a welcoming space where community members could come together, create, and be heard.

This quilt is Springfield, woven together through art, storytelling, and community. 🧵✨

04/16/2026

🚨 ATTENTION SPRINGFIELD RESIDENTS! 🚨

The City of Springfield is shaping a housing plan for the next 5–10 years—and your voice matters. 🏡

Housing impacts all of us—whether you’re a homeowner, renter, unhoused, or a local investor. Come share your experiences, ideas, and priorities at one of our upcoming open house events:

📍 Tuesday, April 21 | 12:30–3 PM
Mason Square Library

📍 Tuesday, April 21 | 5:30–7 PM
Springfield Boys & Girls Club (Carew Street)

📍 Wednesday, April 22
52 Sumner Ave (Former Faith Church)

We’re just getting started—come learn what the data shows and help shape the future of housing in our community.

🗣️ Your voice. Your city. Your future.

03/27/2026

Springfield older adults, this one’s for you!

The Hope Center for the Arts is offering FREE Intergenerational Art Sessions where older adults (65+) and local teens come together to create, learn, and collaborate. 💫

✨ Singing, movement, acting, and visual art
✨ Learn from professional artists
✨ Build meaningful connections across generations

🗓️ Thursdays, 2–4:30 PM
📅 April 16 – June 11
📍 Springfield, MA

Register Here: https://hopecenterforthearts.org/intergenerational-program/

Or Call: 📞 413-285-8886

Spots are limited, first come, first served!

03/27/2026

Calling all youth & older adults in Springfield!

The Spoken Truth Podcast is launching an intergenerational cohort where participants will collaborate, share stories, and create a podcast series for the community.

🗓️ April–May | Wednesdays, 6–8PM
📍 Dunbar Community Center

This is your chance to:
✨ Share your voice
✨ Learn podcasting skills
✨ Connect across generations
✨ Be part of meaningful storytelling

🔗 Register now: https://forms.gle/X34GwkQVcAtaMz6eA

📲 Or scan the QR code on the flyer

Let’s bridge generations through conversation. 💛

03/23/2026

The Live Well Springfield Coalition is excited to invite organizations to serve as table vendors at our 2nd Annual Housing Resource Fair by sharing housing-related information, resources, programs, and incentives. While individual offerings may focus on specific populations, vendors will collectively reflect a wide range of housing experiences, including unhoused individuals, renters and tenants, current homeowners, and future or potential homeowners.

This fair will take place on Saturday, May 30th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the South End Community Center. Register early to secure your free spot and be part of this important community event! Registration for table vendors closes April 15, 2026.

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/93923gd/lp/a4af84ba-adea-4c0a-88a5-36ee03198d73

01/21/2026

Do you experience localized flooding? If your basement floods or if your sidewalks and roads turn into ponds and streams when it rains, you are experiencing localized flooding. PVPC and the Livewell Coalition want to hear what you see during rainstorms in Springfield. Your lived experience is essential to identifying where flooding is impacting our community and helping inform future planning.

Join us 5:00pm - 7:30 pm on Tuesday, February 10th at Way Finders 1780 Main St. Springfield to share your experiences with localized flooding.

The first 25 participants to register will receive a $30 gift card! Spanish translation, dinner and child watch will be provided for participants.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4jJi2UJ

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¿Experimenta inundaciones localizadas? Si su sótano se inunda o si las aceras y las calles se convierten en charcos y corrientes cuando llueve, usted está experimentando inundaciones localizadas. PVPC y la Coalición LiveWell quieren conocer lo que usted observa durante las tormentas de lluvia en Springfield. Su experiencia vivida es esencial para identificar dónde las inundaciones están afectando a nuestra comunidad y para ayudar a informar la planificación futura.

Acompáñenos de 5:00 p. m. a 7:30 p. m. el martes 10 de febrero en Way Finders, 1780 Main St., Springfield, para compartir sus experiencias con las inundaciones localizadas.

Las primeras 25 personas en registrarse recibirán una tarjeta de regalo de $30. Se proporcionarán traducción al español, cena y cuidado infantil para las personas participantes.

Regístrese aquí: https://bit.ly/4jJi2UJ

01/21/2026

Check out 413Cares' list of warming centers in western MA: 413cares.org/warming-cooling-centers

Find cooling and warming centers across all Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties in Massachusetts.