One of the oldest factories in the U.S. celebrates 180 years in 2024. Art Factory will be announcing new expansion and additions including celebrity partnerships, more wedding venues, overnight accommodations, restaurants and art galleries with open-door creative public events all year long.
PATERSON, N.J., December 7, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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This year marks a significant milestone for The Art Factory Studios as it proudly celebrates the 180th anniversary of its historic factory campus and the 12th year of Art Factory’s adaptive-reuse.
Now a major wedding venue and movie location, the 250,000-square-foot, five-acre Art Factory on the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park will be celebrating the anniversary all year with major events, wedding expos, art and film festivals, food and wine experiences and more.
There will be lots in store over the next few years as Art Factory builds out and renovates more amazing loft wedding and event spaces, hosts major film productions and announces new celebrity partnerships and overnight accommodations.
One of this year’s big events will be the Art Exhibit opening and Art Walk, which will be an immersive experience featuring curated works from both emerging and established artists, filmmakers, culinary artists, musicians and dancers. The public will be invited to visit four grand wedding venue loft spaces adorned with art, tour movie set locations and stroll out the back gate into the National Park and on to the Great Falls, taking old-fashioned trolleys back to the Art Factory to visit the art studios and dine in the restaurants. This event not only honors the past but sets the stage for the continued legacy of The Art Factory Studios.
Contact Information:
David Garsia
General Manager [email protected]
973-405-7350
First H.E.L.P. and FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, have doubled down on their commitment to provide first responders with world-class mental health training through First H.E.L.P.'s #ResponderReadiness Workshop Series.
#ResponderReadiness Small Group Discussions During #ResponderReadiness workshops First Responders work in small groups to have candid conversations about stress management and resilience building techniques.
WORCESTER, Mass., May 1, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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First H.E.L.P. and FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, have doubled down on their commitment to provide first responders with world-class mental health training through First H.E.L.P.'s #ResponderReadiness Workshop Series.
During First H.E.L.P.'s four-hour workshops, first responders explore the "3P's" of responder readiness: performance, persistence, and prevention. Through small group discussions, participants examine the impact that operational stress and trauma have on their careers and families, and take a deep dive using scenario-based training to practice difficult conversations about mental health and suicide prevention with friends, family members, and co-workers. First responders also practice resilience skills using First H.E.L.P.'s #RANGEofResilience.
15 May: #ResponderReadiness Workshop in Concord, NH, for the NH Fire Academy and EMS Resource Center.
16 May: #ResponderReadiness Workshop and a #RANGEofResilience Instructor for First Responders near Chicopee, MA.
"A combination of organizational, individual, and family readiness is the keystone of an agency's ability to serve their community. In the #ResponderReadiness Workshop, First H.E.L.P. places emphasis on getting far ahead of a potential wellness crisis by developing healthy, positive behaviors that foster an organizational culture that is ready to serve," said Joe Willis, Chief Learning Officer, First H.E.L.P. "While the workshop directly addresses suicide prevention and crisis resource awareness, the primary focus is on resilience and early correction of undesirable behaviors."
First H.E.L.P. tracks first responder suicides throughout the nation. According to data collected by the organization, 86 New England First Responders were known to be lost to suicide since 2017.
AT&T is working to ease the burden for communities by providing this First H.E.L.P. high-quality training to New England first responders at no cost. FirstNet is the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for America's first responders and the extended public safety community. Shaped by the vision of Congress and the first responder community following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, FirstNet is built with AT&T in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the federal government.
"AT&T's commitment to our public safety community goes beyond our FirstNet network connectivity," said Dr. Anna Courie, DPN, RN, PHNA-BC, Director, Responder Wellness, FirstNet Program at AT&T. "We are dedicated to working with First H.E.L.P. to bring mental health resources to first responders across the country—especially in rural areas with limited access. This program with First H.E.L.P. will better equip first responders mentally and physically and help our public safety community stay safer."
First H.E.L.P.'s goal for 2023 is to bring its #ResponderReadiness workshop to 1,200 first responders throughout the nation.
"This training will provide important tools that are missing in first responder duty bags," said Christy Lister, a First H.E.L.P. volunteer and co-host of the Beyond the 1st Response podcast. "It is a game changer and will help provide resiliency and normalize conversations about mental well-being."
First H.E.L.P.'s training program reinforces the strategic priorities established by the FirstNet Health and Wellness Coalition (FNHWC) to support first responders and their families. The mission of the FNHWC is to integrate responder, community, industry, and academic capabilities to support the health, wellness, and readiness of American first responders.
The two organizations hope to see this training reach as far into these rural communities as possible. While the training is open to federal, state, and large municipal responders, priority will go to smaller communities.
FirstNet and the FirstNet logo are registered trademarks of the First Responder Network Authority. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Information:
Joe Willis
Chief Learning Officer [email protected]
573-337-9484
