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Support the Brien Center

Mental Health is Community Health

Your gift helps ensure that everyone in Berkshire County has access to compassionate, high-quality mental health and addiction care. Every dollar supports local programs that save lives, strengthen families, and keep our community healthy.

“Mental health care is not a luxury—it’s essential to a thriving community.”

Why Give

  1. Expand access to crisis, therapy, and recovery services.
  2. Sustain programs for children, adults, and families in need.
  3. Ensure care is within reach for every Berkshire County resident.
  4. Help close the gap—reimbursement rates do not cover the full cost of care.

How to Help

  1. Give Online: Make a secure one-time or monthly donation.
  2. Honor Someone: Dedicate your gift to a loved one.
  3. Plan Ahead: Leave a lasting legacy through planned giving.
Every contribution—large or small—helps someone find hope and healing.
Join us in building a stronger, healthier Berkshire County.

Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!

We are deeply grateful to our sponsors for supporting the Patrick Miller Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program. Your contributions help us provide vital education, prevention, and treatment services to youth in Berkshire County, making a lasting impact on their futures.

The Donald C. McGraw Foundation - Elizabeth and Robert McGraw

At least one in every four Berkshire families has received treatment and services from Brien Center programs. Our average client is a parent with a job. He or she may live in your neighborhood or work at your business. For many of our clients, mental illness and/or addiction
interrupted what had been very typical Berkshire County lives. Our clients include:

  • Children who are experiencing emotional distress and behavioral issues, often as a result of trauma and abuse in their families.
  • Adolescents who are involved with substance misuse – a serious and growing epidemic in our community.
  • Parents who are recovering from addiction and are rebuilding their lives and their families through Brien Center counseling, rehabilitation and
    housing programs.
  • People of all ages who are experiencing a mental health crisis and who need assistance right away.

We never deny services to anyone in our community who needs our help.

The Brien Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide behavioral health and addiction treatment and services to residents of Berkshire County.

Event and unrestricted support provided by:

The Donald C. McGraw Foundation - Elizabeth and Robert McGraw
  • Lenco
  • Berkshire Community College (BCC)
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)
  • Lombardi & Keegan
  • BCARC
  • Central Radio
  • Dascanio Blacktop
  • JH Maxymillian
  • Lee Audio
  • Macfarlane Office Supply
  • OneDigital
  • Paycom
  • Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
  • Guido’s

You Read the Op-Ed — Now Take Action

When Behavioral Health Funding Is Cut, the Berkshires Pay the Price

State and federal funding shortfalls are putting Berkshire County’s behavioral health system at risk. At The Brien Center, we are doing everything we can to stretch limited resources — but compassion alone can’t fill budget holes.

Your donation today directly supports:

  1. Crisis response teams serving people in urgent distress
  2. Outpatient mental health and addiction services
  3. Community-based support for children, families, and adults

Help Us Protect the Care Our Community Deserves

When mental health services are cut, the entire community feels the loss — not just those seeking care, but families, schools, hospitals, and first responders.

Now is the time to act. Whether it’s $25 or $250, your support helps keep vital services available for your neighbors, friends, and loved ones.

Donate Now

Make a Bigger Impact:

  1. Give Monthly: Provide ongoing support for ongoing needs
  2. Honor a Loved One: Dedicate your donation in their name
  3. Share the Message: Post the (op-ed link) and invite others to give

Your Gift Matters

The Brien Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible and helps sustain life-saving services across Berkshire County.
EIN: 11285478

Mail a check to:

The Brien Center
Attn: Development Department
PO Box 4219
Pittsfield, MA 01202

Please make checks payable to “The Brien Center”

Ways to Give

Give a Gift to the General Fund
An unrestricted gift to The Brien Center’s general fund enables our leadership staff to apply your gift towards the day-to-day operating expenses of running our agency.
Give a Restricted Gift
A restricted gift can be made to support a specific program or service of your choice. Please note on your check or online donation form which program or service you wish to support.
Make a Memorial or Honorary Gift
A memorial or honorary gift is a thoughtful way to mark a special occasion or to honor the memory of a relative or friend.  To make a memorial or honorary gift, send your contribution (along with acknowledgment information so we can notify the recipient or family) to The Brien Center’s Development Office at the address above.  The person honored (or their next of kin) will be notified of your kindness.
Donate via Your Workplace
Workplace giving is easy. Every pay period, a portion of your check, in any amount you decide, is automatically deducted. Check with your employer to find out if they offer an employee matching program. With such a match, the impact of your donation can be that much greater.
Planned Giving
Planned giving to the charity of your choice is arranged at the time of estate planning and is a viable option for donors at all income levels. From a donor’s perspective, planned giving is attractive for many reasons. It may allow you to make larger gifts than you otherwise could at the present time. Depending on how the planned gift is set up, it may also let you receive a stream of income for life, earn higher investment yield, or reduce your capital gains or estate taxes. The most common types of planned giving vehicles are gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, charitable bequests and beneficiary designations. Please consider a planned gift today and support The Brien Center for years to come! If you have questions about planned giving, consult with your attorney and/or accountant, or call our Development Department at the number below.

 The Brien Center is a member agency of the Northern Berkshire United Way and the Williamstown Community Chest.

For further information, please contact us at 413-629-1272.