Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center – Youth Programs
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, 165 East Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
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Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center – Youth Programs offers Early Childhood Education, Out-of-School Enrichment, Girls Inc. of the Berkshires programming, Youth Empowerment Services (YES), Summer Camps and Day Camps, Aquatics, and ABC School Age Enrichment. Children and teens can take part in activities such as infant to pre-kindergarten education, athletics and sports opportunities for girls, home economics opportunities for girls, counseling programs, childcare programs, and programs for single and teen parents. The program also includes Camp Stevenson-Witawentin, Outdoor Classroom activities like gardening, drawing, sharing, reading, and performing, and the “Building Education Network” (BEN) science, math, technology, and career program that uses 12 iPads and a rolling lab for a STEM and career program.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
The Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center is a multi-service organization with a special emphasis on girls and uses positive Youth Development practices. The Brigham Community Center has skilled program staff that can provide services to its children, youth, and families. The organization’s mission is to empower children and youth, with a special emphasis on girls, to become responsible, confident, personally fulfilled individuals. The Girls Inc. of the Berkshires Program Department remains a separate and discrete program within the Brigham Center and continues to be an affiliate of the national Girls Inc. organization.
The Brigham Center began in 1911 on Bank Row as the Young Women’s Home Association and relocated to East Street in 1924. Camp Witawentin became the first resident camp for area girls in 1929, later joined by Camp Stevenson as the day camp, and the present building opened in 1958 with a lead gift from General Electric. During the 1970s, the Brigham Center implemented additional programs, and in March 1999 it started the It’s Time Campaign to raise $3.5 million for renovation, which took place from June 2002 to June 2003. In 2005 the organization received a $500,000 gift from H. Day Brigham and changed its name to the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, in 2014 it finished construction of an Outdoor Classroom, and in 2015 it received grant support to create the Building Education Network (BEN).
Programs are provided in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the organization is one of Berkshire County’s largest social service organizations. Berkshire United Way invests in priorities that include helping children and families succeed, and the Brigham Community Center’s primary focus is on helping children and families succeed. The organization acknowledges partnerships and outreach programs to serve a wider population, and the contact page notes that for information about CYC programs conducted at the Brigham Center, individuals should call the Pittsfield Family YMCA.
Last updated May 31, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
The Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center is a multi-service organization with a special emphasis on girls and uses positive Youth Development practices. The Brigham Community Center has skilled program staff that can provide services to its children, youth, and families. The organization’s mission is to empower children and youth, with a special emphasis on girls, to become responsible, confident, personally fulfilled individuals. The Girls Inc. of the Berkshires Program Department remains a separate and discrete program within the Brigham Center and continues to be an affiliate of the national Girls Inc. organization.
The Brigham Center began in 1911 on Bank Row as the Young Women’s Home Association and relocated to East Street in 1924. Camp Witawentin became the first resident camp for area girls in 1929, later joined by Camp Stevenson as the day camp, and the present building opened in 1958 with a lead gift from General Electric. During the 1970s, the Brigham Center implemented additional programs, and in March 1999 it started the It’s Time Campaign to raise $3.5 million for renovation, which took place from June 2002 to June 2003. In 2005 the organization received a $500,000 gift from H. Day Brigham and changed its name to the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, in 2014 it finished construction of an Outdoor Classroom, and in 2015 it received grant support to create the Building Education Network (BEN).
Programs are provided in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the organization is one of Berkshire County’s largest social service organizations. Berkshire United Way invests in priorities that include helping children and families succeed, and the Brigham Community Center’s primary focus is on helping children and families succeed. The organization acknowledges partnerships and outreach programs to serve a wider population, and the contact page notes that for information about CYC programs conducted at the Brigham Center, individuals should call the Pittsfield Family YMCA.
Last updated May 31, 2026.
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