It Takes a Village is a community nonprofit organization offering free neighbor-to-neighbor support to families with newborns in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. Our mission is to increase support and decrease isolation for rural families with newborns and young children. Motherhood isn’t meant to be done alone. We are here to help.

We offer services to provide practical and emotional support including: Weekly home visits for families with infants Postpartum Resource Kits Weekly Mothers' Support Groups The 'Village Closet’ - a place for families to give and receive gently used baby gear, cloth diapers, clothing, books, and more Lending Library of a variety of books on parenting topics Our services are available to ALL families, regardless of income or background, in the Massachusetts towns of (In Franklin County) Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Shelburne, Rowe (In Hampshire County) Cummington, Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington, Southampton (In Berkshire County) Becket, Hinsdale, Otis, Peru, Savoy, Windsor, Washington (In Hampden County) Russell, Chester, Montgomery, Blandford

http://www.hilltownvillage.org