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The Brick House & Power Town Offer Opportunities Together Brick House AIR (Artist-in-Residence Program) |
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The Teen Center hosts special events and field trips.
For more information, call Jared at 863-9559.
The Brick House & Power Town Offer Opportunities Together
Luke Eaton and Nick Picariello, came to BH Outreach Coordinator Karen Stinchfield with the idea to offer “the littles” (a term of endearment for the young children who live in the Power Town Apartments just behind BH) a weekly opportunity to go to Unity Park and play outdoor games with the two of them. Noting that it is clear that the children would like to be involved in BH in-house activities, which are mostly for teens eleven and up, they thought it would be a good idea to create such a program. 
Sharon Cottrell, Manager of Power Town Apartments, and Karen Stinchfield, Brick House Outreach Coordinator, put their heads together and decided to develop a grant request for MassHousing, the state housing organization that supports Power Town as lower income housing.
The grant request was fulfilled, and now The Brick House and Power Town are able to offer weekly treks to Unity Park for outdoor games for children 7 to 10, weekly Arts & Crafts classes for children 5 to 10, as well as special workshops throughout the year, including hula hoop making, rainstick making, as well as the recently completed mural project.
These programs are intended to offer engaging opportunities to the neighborhood children who live in the Power Town Apartments, but other children are welcome to become involved as space provides. For more information on these programs, or donating Arts & Crafts supplies or outdoor game equipment, please contact Karen at 863-9576 or Jared at 863-9559.
Help Yourself and Your Community…….Hire a Teen!
The Odd-Jobs Exchange
The Odd Jobs Exchange (OJE) is an advertising venue for young people offering various services in their communities. The Brick House partners with The Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) in this effort to enable teenagers to earn their own money, negotiate wages and hours, and develop a strong work ethic. For more information, or to receive an application, call Karen at 863-9576.
Last Friday of Each Month (usually)
@ Brick House, 24 Third Street, 7 to 9 p.m. TEENS ONLY!
Musicians, poets, and tellers of tales are always welcome.
GirlVenture! is a 2-week program that helps young women learn how to create a job search kit, develop job skills, start and operate their own businesses, and reach financial goals. The Brick House partners with The Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) in presenting GirlVenture! which is offered annually, as grants sources allow. For information on future GirlVenture! offerings, call Karen at 863-9576.
Teen Center Drop-In Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays from 3:00-6:00
Teens are welcome to drop in and use our bank of computers to do research, write papers, connect with friends through e-mail, play games, or just explore the internet. If computers aren't your thing, you can play a game of pool or foos ball, or just hang out with friends and munch on some snacks. Trained staff members are always nearby.
Avenue A Music Project Tuesdays & Wednesdays 3:00-6:00
The Avenue A Music Project (AAMP) provides local teens the opportunity to discover and develop their musical abilities while songwriting and recording. AAMP has produced three compilation CDs as well as some single artist productions. For more information, call Jared at 863-9559 or click the title link above.
COPLAR (Children of Peace, Love, and Rainbows) Every Thursday 4:00-6:00
COPLAR is a group for GLBT youth and allies. There are weekly discussions and activities. Come hang out in a supportive environment.
Movie Night Every Thursday @ 6:00
Come hang out, eat some snacks, and watch a movie projected on our big screen.
Brick House AIR (Artist-in-Residence Program)
Brick House AIR offers an ever-changing schedule of art-based workshops for all ages, with varied accomplished artists in a variety of mediums. For information on the present offerings, call Karen at 863-9576.
Brick House TV is a pre-recorded show for the local community access station. Categories covered include the villages, town government, the schools, human service providers, arts and entertainment, youth, and more. For more information, call 863-9576.
Partnering with the Turners Falls High School Dropout Prevention English Class, The Brick House offers Flashpoint, an innovative program in which students who are at risk of dropping out learn about media literacy and life skills. Participants look at how advertisements affect their behavior, address issues surrounding drugs and violence, and seek other ways to cope with difficult situations.
The Brick House partners with the Turners Falls High School Art Department in offering a program in which students learn how to design, create, glaze, and fire earthenware tiles with the TFHS art instructor and a respected local clay artist. The second portion of this program enables the teens to learn about the merchandising of their artistic work, in which The Brick House and local businesses assist.
Basic & Advanced Computer Skills
programs repeated throughout the year as staffing allows
The Basic Computer Skills program will run for 7 sessions and cover e-mail, internet searching, Microsoft Word and Excel, installing and maintaining software, and more. The Advanced Computer Skills program will run for 5 sessions and cover multi-media applications for photo editing, website design, and music, and will also include hardware maintenance. For more information, call 863-9576 or 863-9559.
Montague Institute for New Directions (M.I.N.D.)
offered annually when funding allows
The MIND program is a non-traditional job training program for women with limited incomes. It assists them in building skills in goal identification, communication and conflict resolution, computer literacy, job readiness, and leadership development. MIND is a collaboration between The Brick House and Montague Caholic Social Ministries. For more information call 863-9576.
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