Jewish Women's Foundation Solicits Grant Proposals

12:32PM / Thursday, April 30, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Jewish Women's Foundation of the Berkshires is soliciting grant proposals from nonprofit organizations for specific projects or programs that further its mission of tikkun olam (repairing the world).

JWF is dedicated to addressing critical needs in the Berkshire community and supporting social action to create a more just and equitable society. It fulfills its mission by providing local organizations with funds to help them:

Address the basic needs of those they serve by providing food, clothing, and shelter
Promote client self-sufficiency by providing such services as literacy training and legal aid
Empower youth and young adults

Jewish as well as non-Jewish organizations are invited to apply for grants up to $7,500. Only organizations with registered 501(c)3 status may apply.

The application will be available online at Grant Application beginning May 1. The deadline for submission is May 31, 2026. Final decisions will be announced in September.

In 2025, the foundation awarded $140,000 for 28 local organizations. Further information about JWF can be found at JWFB.org.

For information about the grants program, contact the Grants Committee at jwfberkshires@gmail.com.

JWF is an organization that is welcoming to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities, and nationality.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are provided as information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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