Springfield Trivia:
- Springfield is the home of Shays' Rebellion, a key event leading to the Federal Constitutional Convention.
- Springfield is the birthplace of basketball, where in the late 1800s, a physical education teacher invented the sport at the Springfield YMCA to fill the gap between the football and baseball seasons.
- The Baseketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.
- The first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing occured in Springfield.
- America's first commercial radio station (WBZA) was broadcast in Springfield in 1921 from the Hotel Kimball.
- In 1805 the first American-English dictionary was produced in Springfield by Merriam Webster.
Programs:
Young Parents – Offers pregnant and parenting out-of-school youth, aged 14-21, who have not achieved a high school diploma with a variety of educational and life skills training.
Young Parents Demonstration Program - Enables existing Young Parents Programs to provide a mentoring component as part of a national demonstration project.
For more information on the Western Mass. Regional sites and the programs offered, contact Lisa Welcome, Interim Regional Manager, at lwelcome@tra-inc.org.
32-34 Hampden St., Ground Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: (413) 732-2223
Fax: (413) 732-2224
