SUPPER FOR SIX 2024

has wrapped up!

Thanks to your help, 403 local families will have support for dinner over February school vacation. More details and pictures soon!

Photos from Supper for Six 2023:

Blooming Backpacks 2023

In August 2023, Women’s Way gathered 190 backpacks and over $1,500 in funds toward additional school supplies for local Franklin County students. Over 250 books from United Way’s early literacy program were distributed, as well.

By providing free backpacks filled with essential school supplies, the annual Blooming Backpacks initiative helps take an expense off of families’ plates, and guarantees that students can begin the school year confidently and equipped with important learning tools. Trusted United Way partner agencies, focused on child and family programming, directly distributed the backpacks collected to students in need throughout Franklin County: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County, United Arc, Community Action Family Center and Youth Programs, Mary Lyon Foundation, and Montague Catholic Social Ministries.

Women’s Way has provided hundreds of backpacks to community families each year since 2005.

The Greenfield Recorder, 7/25/23: ”United Way affinity group collecting backpacks, school supplies through Aug. 10”
WWLP, 7/25/23: ”Backpack drive in Greenfield being held for students in need”
The Greenfield Recorder, 8/14/23: “Photos: Abundant backpacks”

About Women’s Way

Formed in 2005 by a group of local women who wanted a hands-on way to drive change in Franklin County, Women’s Way is an integral part of United Way.

Women’s Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in Franklin County. We are a diverse, vibrant community, bound together by a powerful sense of belonging — to each other, to the organization’s mission, and to the communities we call home.

Each year Women’s Way hosts two signature events: Supper for Six, which helps cover the food gap many families deal with during the February school break, and Blooming Backpacks, a school supply drive to make sure every student is ready for the new school year.

In 2016, Women’s Way recognized adequate access to oral healthcare as a persistent issue for our community and hosted its first oral health drive. In 2017, Women’s Way partnered with the Community Health Center of Franklin County to provide free basic dental check-ups and insurance enrollments.

Interested in igniting change with Women’s Way?

Email: program@uw-fh.org

Call: 413-584-3962 x102

You can find Women’s Way on Facebook, as well!

Why Engage?

You’ll be a part of a community of like-minded women who contribute their personal passions, best ideas, and unique strengths to the mission of building stronger communities.
Volunteer within our community alongside others looking to create change.
Network and collaborate with key business and community leaders at exclusive events.
Learn more about critical issues impacting our community.
Advocate for key community issues at the local and state level.