Current Programs & Schedule

If you need help, know that you are not alone. God loves you and cares about your needs. We will do what we can to help you and your family.
Below are the resources that are available to you through the Berkshire Dream Center.
Our outreaches include; our restaurant-style soup kitchen (“The Bright Morningstar Kitchen), market-style food pantry, mobile food pantry, Berkshire Hope House, SNAP Program Provider, clothing, furniture, homeless outreach, diapers, Adopt a Block, Project Connection , Life Groups, Sunday service, Thanksgiving meals, Christmas presents to children within our community, Back to School giveaways and more!
If you need other help that you don't see listed below, please call us at 413-522-3495 and one of our staff would love to talk with you. Please note that we are available all week long on the phone Tuesday-Friday 9:00-5:00pm.

CURRENT PROGRAMS:

New Market Style Food Pantry.

**-Wednesday’s: 6:00-7:00pm**
(After work hours by appointment only. Please call every week to make an appointment. We know so many people who are working are still struggling to get by. We want to help!)
**-Thursday’s 10:00-12:00pm: Serving A-L**
(All people with the first name starting with A-L)
**-Friday’s 9:00-11:00am: Serving M-Z**
(All people with the first name starting with M-Z)
Please call us @ 413-522-3495 or message us with any questions at all! God bless you.

**Clothing Boutique:**

Please email Rebecca @ *clothedinlove11@gmail.com* to schedule a donation drop off of clothing! We are now accepting seasonal clothing items and are in desperate need of winter coats, gloves, hats and more!
If you are in need of a blessing we are happy to provide the clothing items you need! Please reach out to Rebecca and she will be more than happy to help you.

**Bright Morningstar Kitchen:**

**Bright Morningstar Kitchen:** Berkshire County’s only restaurant-style soup kitchen! “The Bright Morningstar Kitchen” is a unique soup kitchen found in the heart of Berkshire County, that has restaurant-style dining. Residents can come together in an inviting, comfortable atmosphere and enjoy a 3 course meal of their choice completely free of cost.
Beyond being a meal site, this program also provides workforce development training tailored to the regional hospitality industry, providing neighborhood residents with hands-on experience and real- life skills needed to enter the workforce.
The kitchen also provides a space for residents to learn cooking and nutrition skills that encourage long-term health and wellness. It also acts as a multiple function community space, providing space for educational programming, cooking workshops, demonstrations, and food events. This helps strengthen and build food security leading to a healthier and economically stronger neighborhood and community.
NOW OPEN ON:
Tuesday for Dinner: 4:30-5:30pm
Wednesdays for Dinner: 4:30-5:30pm
Fridays for Dinner: 4:30-5:30pm
More program information can be found HERE

**Mobile Food Pantry:**

Our Mobile Food Pantry is one of our biggest outreaches to those that we serve all throughout Berkshire County. Food is distributed right from our truck and people are able to receive a great variety of items with no proof of income needed. We visit 8 different locations all throughout Berkshire County with a full schedule below!
**Pittsfield:**
Dowers Square: 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 5:30pm
Wilson Park: 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 6:15pm
Central Annex on 2nd St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 4:00pm
Providence on East St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 4:45pm
Berkshire Peak on West St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 5:30pm
**North Adams:**
Mohawk Forest in North Adams: 4th Thursday of the month @ 11:00am
Brayton Hill in North Adams : 4th Thursday of the month @ 11:45am
Greylock Apartments in North Adams: 4th Thursday of the month @ 12:30pm

**The Mustard Seed Bookstore:**

We have our very own Christian Bookstore to help support all of the work taking place throughout the week. 100% of the proceeds go to support the work that we do! We are open Sunday after church until 2:00pm every weekend. We would love to have you come by and see great seasonal items just put out!

Help For the Homeless

All throughout the week we help meet the needs of those who are homeless. This outreach includes providing supplies in an emergency, connecting them to our local shelters and working alongside of them to get to the place they want to be. We have great community partners we are connected with to help them take the next step needed in getting a place that they can call their own!
If you are homeless and need help, please come and see us! We would love to help you anyway that we can.

Project Prevention

A program to reunite families who have been separated, by providing the furniture and other items needed to get their children back home. Please email cchapmanbdc@gmail.com for more program information.

Diaper Project

We are partnered with “Berkshire Community Diaper Project” to provide thousands of diapers to those in need of a blessing for their little one! We have diapers in all sizes from 0-6! They are available anytime that our market-style pantry is open.

Discipleship Program:

Our men’s recovery home just opened up this fall and has now made the Berkshire Dream Center open 24/7! This program is fully committed to helping participants overcome any life controlling issue and is a faith based ministry. Those within this free program will learn the tools and skills needed that will help them build a positive future of sobriety. Currently, we still have some openings within the program and applications are being accepted. This is a year long program, and those who are accepted have food, housing, and clothing provided so that they are able to fully focus on building a strong foundation for their next step in life. If you would like more information, please contact Joseph Rhoades, the Program Director at 413-329-1617.

BDC Dance Crew

Do you have a child who loves to dance? To move, get creative and express themselves? Would they love to have fun and learn some new skills, all while worshipping God? If you answered yes, then the BDC Dance Crew is just for them! The dance crew is an ongoing weekly lifegroup designed specifically for children ages 5 - 12. This is an instructional class teaching the fundamentals of dance in the genres of jazz, modern, and hip hop to name a few. We will be using fun, youth friendly worship music for class and practice time. The BDC Dance Crew will perform for the Berkshire Dream Center Church at the Sunday service on a regular basis! Yay! How exciting!
Here are the details:
*Class/practice are on Sunday’s 12:30pm and will run for 30 minutes.
*We will meet in the Kidz Dream Zone at The Berkshire Dream Center Church at 475 Tyler Street Pittsfield MA.
*Sign ups are required.. This is a NO COST program.
*Children do not need to be members of The Berkshire Dream Center Church to participate, but they do need to commit to attending practice each week..
For more information, questions or to sign up, please contact Rebecca at 413-441-1209 or email at rhunter01@live.com.nSpaces are limited to make sure to sign up today! We can't wait to get moving together!

Annual Events

All throughout the year we host several events to bring our community together and to celebrate the big milestones in people’s lives! Some of these events include:
-Annual Back to School Giveaway! (This year we had over 600 people in attendance)
-Miracle At Morningside (Annual sponsorship of our local elementary school to provide every child with a present for Christmas. This is around 375 children! More details will be given after Thanksgiving)
-Easter Celebration (We celebrate by inviting children of our community to come to our Easter Service with activities, a lesson, a visit from the Easter bunny and an Easter egg hunt!)
-Thanksgiving Dinner at the Dream Center (Please see our special Thanksgiving page for more program information!)

Berkshire Hope House

Every year, there are minors who are recovered from human trafficking in Berkshire County. After they are recovered, the question is “What’s next?” The answer is, HOPE!
We are excited to share that the “Berkshire Hope House” is in the process of opening and will provide an answer to that very question. The “Berkshire Hope House” will be a place where children can find hope and healing in their recovery process. This will be a safe place for them to be and one that they can call their own.
The “Hope House” will be the first of its kind in Berkshire County with an incredible collaborative team at the heart of it all. Those that are on this team have already been in the fight against the trafficking of children and have extensive experience. The Berkshire Dream Center is honored to join this incredible network and be one piece of the wheel that’s already moving forward by providing the building for this important mission to take place.
More program information can be found HERE

SNAP PROVIDER

We are now a SNAP Outreach Provider! With approval just in April 2024, our team is putting together this program and are excited to be able to serve our community in this way!

SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY:

Sunday Services @ 11:00am at The Berkshire Dream Center Church. Doors open @ 10:45am.

“A place to belong & a place to believe.”

Join us for inspiring worship, practical messages & Kidz Dream Zone! Kidz Dream Zone is a full children’s program during the whole length of service for children K-5th Grade. Check in 10:45-11:00am. Pre-K children are welcome to come but a parent/guardian must be present with them.

Services are also streamed LIVE online on Facebook at 11:00am and posted on Youtube following the livestream. https://www.berkshiredcchurch.live/

TUESDAY:

Office open: 1:00-4:00pm

Free Dinner @ “Bright Morningstar Kitchen: 4:30-5:30pm

Mobile Food Pantry in Pittsfield:

Dowers Square: 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 5:30pm

Wilson Park: 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 6:15pm

Central Annex on 2nd St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 4:00pm

WEDNESDAY:

Free Dinner @ “Bright Morningstar Kitchen”: 4:30-5:30pm

Market-style food pantry: 6:00-7:00pm (After work hours by appointment only. Please call every week to schedule an appointment. We know so many people who are working are still struggling to get by. We want to help!)

3rd Wednesday of the Month/ Mobile Pantry in Pittsfield:

Central Annex on 2nd St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 4:00pm

Providence on East St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 4:45pm

Berkshire Peak on West St Pittsfield: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 5:30pm

THURSDAY:

Market-style food pantry: 10:00-12:00pm: Serving A-L (All people with the first name starting with A-L)

4th Thursday of the Month/ Mobile Food Pantry in North Adams:

Mohawk Forest in North Adams: 4th Thursday of the month @ 11:00am

Brayton Hill in North Adams : 4th Thursday of the month @ 11:45am

Greylock Apartments in North Adams: 4th Thursday of the month @ 12:30pm

FRIDAY:

Market-style food pantry: 9:00-11:00am: Serving M-Z (All people with the first name starting with M-Z)

Office open: 9:00-11:00am. Diapers in every size and formula can be picked up during this time!