Many organizations have gathered information on the assets and challenges in the communities making up the Pioneer Valley. Here are three links to such information:

The Strategic Planning Initiative For Families and Youth (SPIFFY) provides data from many sources on the communities that make up Hampshire County: http://www.spiffydata.org

The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission produces an annual report, State of the Pioneer Valley Region: http://www.pvpc.org/docs/info/sor2002.pdf

Hampshire Community United Way, working with the Hampshire Gazette, is developing a website for the community agenda identified through dialogue groups with hundreds of Hampshire County citizens: http://www.communityagenda.org