HILLTOWN VILLAGE

SINCE 2009, ITAV HAS SERVED AS A CRUCIAL SAFETY NET FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS SUPPLIES, EASING POSTPARTUM STRUGGLES, AND HELPING FAMILIES TRANSITION FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY. WE ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH A RANGE OF FREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HOME VISITS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS, CAREGIVER-CHILD EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, A BASIC NEEDS FREE STORE IN A TITLE 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE VILLAGE CLOSET FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, THE LARGEST BASIC NEEDS CENTER IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. OVER THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED $2.6 MILLION IN BASIC NEEDS SUPPLIES AND PROVIDED VITAL SERVICES TO NEARLY 24,000 INDIVIDUALS-ALL ACHIEVED WITH A DEDICATED SMALL TEAM OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AND AN OPERATING BUDGET STRETCHED TO MAXIMIZE EVERY DOLLAR. OUR IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE THAT BUILDS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.