Features and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Accomplishments
Business West 40 Under 40 Award
Samantha Hamilton is no stranger to making real, street-level change. For most of her professional life, she did so with Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services in Springfield, where she gradually progressed from lead camp counselor to director of Operations.
Kwanzaa Community Impact Award
Kwanzaa Community Impact Award 2021 and Citation for Massachusetts Senator Orlando Ramos
Center for Human Development(CHD): Eyes of Courage Community Partner Award
In appreciation of your countless hours of service, outstanding dedication, and commitment to girls in out community.
Features
Generous women of color across Western Massachusetts work to change communi
For centuries, Black, Indigenous and Latinx women have not been properly acknowledged as philanthropists. Research shows that women of color are rarely asked to make donations because of negative assumptions made about their capacity to give large gifts.
Op-Ed: Building a culture of health in the era of climate change
“The Future of Public Service: A Conversation with Senator Jo Comerford and
State Sen. Jo Comerford of the Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester District joined Samantha Hamilton, program manager at the Public Health Institute of Western Mass., for a discussion on "The Future of Public Service," a special UMass Amherst School of Public Policy event to kick off the new academic year. Here are Sen. Comerford's remarks:
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