PITTSFIELD, Mass. Apr. 27, 2016 – Greylock Federal Credit Union has donated $12,500 to Hillcrest Educational Foundation in support of our Annual “Bees” Prendergast Reception and Hillcrest Dental Care’s program to provide dental health education in local schools.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. Apr. 26, 2016 – MountainOne Bank has donated $15,000 to Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.  This generous donation will support the treatment of the students who attend Hillcrest Educational Centers’ residential, day and autism programs. MountainOne Bank is also the lead sponsor for Hillcrest’s 16th Annual Fall Golf Classic and corporate contributor to the Annual Campaign.

PITTSFIELD, Mass.  Apr. 6, 2016—Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. (HEC) has been awarded $7,500 from Berkshire Bank Foundation to support their educational initiatives and address the needs of low-income children in their care.  

This donation directly supports annual fundraising events such as the Annual Fall Classic and the St. Patrick’s Reception whose proceeds provide long term support to the agency and the children and families it serves.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. Mar. 25, 2016 – Hillcrest Educational Centers’ Administrative Offices on South Street, Hillcrest’s Housatonic Academy, and the City of Pittsfield’s Park Square will illuminate with special blue lights on the evening of Friday, April 1 in support of Autism Speaks global annual Light It Up Blue (LIUB) campaign to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month.  

The lights will remain lit through the entire month of April in support of Autism Awareness.  We thank Limelight Productions, Inc. for providing the lighting in Park Square.

PITTSFIELD, Mass.  Feb. 16, 2016—Hillcrest Educational Centers’ 15th Annual Robert ‘Bees’ Prendergast St. Patrick’s Celebration will take place Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Country Club of Pittsfield from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Tickets for the celebration are $50 each. Proceeds will benefit the educational programs at Hillcrest Educational Centers. The lead sponsor for the event is Greylock Federal Credit Union with additional support from Berkshire Bank and Rowley Fuel.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. November 4, 2015—Hillcrest Educational Centers is partnering with Endicott College for the second year in a row to offer two new local graduate programs at the Hillcrest Administrative Offices on 788 South Street in Pittsfield, MA starting in January 2016.

On Saturday, February 6th, Hillcrest will celebrate the 2015 Employees of the Year with a nice celebration at Zuchinni's Restuaurant.  Our employees work so hard, all year, and to take a moment to recognize those employees is very important to us.

2015 Employees of the Year

Campus Awards Hillcrest Center (2) • Julian Bernal • Spencer Osborne ASD (3) • Vincent DePaul Badolo • Dean Bamford • Natasha Cantoni Brookside/ITU (3) • Carly Pringle • Yvon’s Nicolas • Victoria Muller Highpoint/Fernbrook (3) • Mailyn Rodriguez • A. B. Harris • Chad Bliss Housatonic Academy (2) • Anthony Lizotte • Jenna Waltermire Agency Awards Jane T. Miller, Ed.D Youth Development Counselor Award (3 awards - 1 per shift – day, residential, overnight) • Aca – Jenna Hamilton (ASD) • Res – Tamika Flanagan (HC) • ON – Brian Boateng (HP) Helen Bray-Garretson, Ph.D. Clinical (includes Clinicians, Case Managers, and ABC Coordinators) • Tony Slupinski (BS ITU) Francis Harrington, MD – Nursing Award • Tamara Darcy (BS ITU) Support Services Award (2) awards - includes Food Service, Housekeeping & Maintenance) • Caleb Mackey (BS ITU) • Danette Green (HA) 2 Bees Prendergast – Education Award (Teachers) • Jamy Ferris (HC) William J. Goggins, Jr. - Executive Director Award • April Roche Liz Fradkin - Administrator Award • Lisa Eash (AO) • Brian Kelly Berkshire County Kids’ Place & Violence Prevention Center • Marlee Tyska Hillcrest Dental Care, Inc. • Linda Cote