North Quabbin Health Collaborative

04/04/2026

With some wonderful new grant funding comes expansion of our postpartum visiting program. Take a look over our new flyer, and please share with anyone you know who may be interested!

We also are in the process of putting together some pregnancy and postpartum support groups, we have previously posted a QR code to express interest in this. Feel free to reach out via phone, email or our website if that is easier!

04/04/2026

Need something to do for a staycation? The grandkids coming for the weekend?

Family Fun Take-Home Bags are a great option.

Every bag has books of varying reading levels, a dvd, games, puzzles, toys, and coloring/activity pages curated to a specific topic.

03/28/2026

Join us for our First Annual Earth Day Challenge!

To be entered into our raffle:
Take part in any type of environmental clean up within the towns of Orange, Warwick, Wendell, New Salem, or Petersham.
Comment with a photo or text it to the number below.

That's it! You're entered!

Details below on how to participate! Keep your eyes open for flyers out around the towns as well!

03/19/2026

Help Us Shape a New Parent Support Group in the North Quabbin Region

North Quabbin Health Collaborative’s Postpartum Visiting Program is exploring the launch of prenatal and postpartum support groups, potentially offered once a month or biweekly on Tuesday evenings.

These groups would be designed as a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space for people who are pregnant, recently postpartum, or adjusting to early parenthood. The focus would be on connection, emotional support, and navigating the unexpected parts of pregnancy and parenting — not lectures or pressure to participate.

Groups would be:
• Facilitated by a public health nurse
• Inclusive of all feeding choices and family structures
• Baby-friendly and flexible
• Free and open to community members

We are currently gauging interest to help determine timing, frequency, and format.
If this sounds like something you—or someone you support—might benefit from, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Please take a moment to share your interest and preferences using the QR code attached.

02/21/2026

✨ New Parent Support Group – We Want Your Input ✨

North Quabbin Health Collaborative’s Postpartum Visiting Program is exploring the idea of offering prenatal and postpartum support groups on Tuesday evenings, either monthly or biweekly, based on community interest.

These groups would be a safe, welcoming space for people who are pregnant or newly postpartum to connect, share, and feel supported — especially during times that feel unexpected or overwhelming.

✔ No pressure to share
✔ Babies welcome
✔ Free and community-based

We’re currently gauging interest to help decide what would work best for families in our area.

👉 Interested? Please take a moment to let us know.

North Quabbin Health Collaborative - Postpartum Visiting Program Thank you for taking a moment to share your interest. This form helps us understand what would be most helpful for families in our community. This form is optional. You may skip any question.

12/19/2025

We are looking forward to being able to offer BLS and Heartsaver CPR certifications and renewal courses within the next couple of months. If you are interested, please reach out to us via our website at

The Town of Orange is committed to using abatement funds recovered from statewide opioid settlements to help supplement and strengthen the resources available to our community and families for substance use disorder prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery.

12/04/2025

Due to the upcoming frigid forecast, the City of Greenfield and the Town of Athol have each activated their overnight warming centers tonight.

Tonight's low looks to be just above 0 degrees, so please if you need a place to stay warm consider one of these locations:

Greenfield Overnight Warming Center at the Salvation Army, 72 Chapman Street, Greenfield, MA, from 7 PM to 7 AM.
Athol Overnight Warming Center at the North Quabbin Recovery Center, 416 Main Street, Athol, MA from 10 PM to 6 AM.

If you need other resources, please reach out to us at
413-500-6414

12/01/2025

Join us this Wednesday while we drop in to the senior drop in hours at the New Salem New Salem Public Library

12/01/2025

❄️❗️We’re less than ONE week away from our unique Family Holiday Fair! Come visit us at the North Quabbin Veterans Center where you’ll find Seven Hills Family Support Centers, Peaceful Roots, local artisans, organizations that are here for our veteran and first responders, Erving Chocolate station, our brand new fishing team, and of course Santa!! While you’re there you can pick up some things for the holidays, get some chocolates, learn what is available for the ones that protect us, see some videos like a highlight video of our awesome events with Seven Hills and the DAV, learn about fly fishing and boat/land fishing for what’s in our state, and of course take a picture with Santa! We can’t wait to see you!! 🎅☃️

11/17/2025

The FDA released an advisory on all recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack products.
The FDA is advising parents and caregivers not to buy or feed any ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack products to infants.

There is a suspected case of infant botulism identified in Massachusetts associated with this recall.

For more information about the recall please visit:
https://mass.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=52eab53b393b93e485e635d5e&id=97c1a6f64a&e=c680f6ac40