The summer program is more than half over. The month of July was filled with many activities and flew right by! We are looking forward to these next 3 weeks of August, culminating with an “End of Summer” Party for all the sites! Click on the links below to see the Calendar and Newsletter for
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The Summer schedule starts July 1 and runs through August 22nd. The program runs 9-3 each day at our 4 sites: Moxon, Duggan, Pine James, and Riverview. There were will be a variety of activities each day as well as special events throughout the summer. Click the links below to view our July Newsletter and Calendar: July
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After recent events involving police and black youth, ADC Prevention & Services of Springfield, Massachusetts started offering a positive intervention strategy! On April 21st ADC sponsored its first ever Black Boys Matter Summit. This one day event is designed to provide a platform where black youth and law enforcement officers from Federal, State and Local
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Today the staff of ADC traveled to Pine Brook Camp in Shutesbury, MA to join the staff there in some staff training and teamwork activities. Bryce, from Deals and Steals in Northampton, talked on healthy snacks and avoiding genetically modified foods. Deals and Steals supplies ADC with healthy snacks for their after school and summer programs. Arnold Cox
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Earlier this month Arnold Cox delivered 40 pairs of sneakers and socks to some of the youth in poverty stricken Dominican Republic. The kids were elated to receive such a gift! Read More…
With Black History Month as a backdrop and the Rev. Martin Luther King for inspiration, youth at four Springfield Housing Authority developments found reason to hope and dream big during the month of February. Click here to read the whole article Article also found in The Republican
Kevin Williams of Diamond Match Shepherds in Leverett, MA brought 2 four-month old pups down for a visit at the Lion’s Den. The kids had a chance to walk the dogs and ask questions about the breed and what it’s like to raise them. The kids really enjoyed the playful puppies and even more, the
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AC meets with Boston Celtic great Cedric Corn Bread Maxwell during a recent trip to the TD North Fleet Center
NFL Football player, Shaun Smith, of the Kansas City Chiefs came by to visit ADC programs today. The kids enjoyed meeting him and getting their pictures taken with him!
Arnold Cox’s “Boys to Men” discussion group grows respect, values By The Republican The Republicanon January 02, 2013 at 3:25 AM SPRINGFIELD – Every Monday after school, a dozen or so boys sit down with Arnold D. Cox at Springfield Housing Authority‘s John J. Duggan Park Apartments to discuss weighty issues like responsibility, respect, the
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