A private, non-profit child welfare and behavioral health orga- nization serving troubled and at-risk children, adolescents and families in Worcester county.
Persons with disabilities are eligible for half-fare bus and train passes. For more information or to apply, contact your local transit authority.
Help in connecting to community services; parent educational workshops, support groups, advocacy and parent leadership.
Instructive horseback riding programs for people with disabilities.
Year-round therapeutic riding, hippotherapy, equinefacilitated psychotherapy for children, adults and military veterans with physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social challenges.
Offers unique programs for those with special challenges.
Information specialists housed in offices throughout the state are linked to their own comprehensive database and are avail- able to assist and direct families to local services. Statewide Hotline: 211.
Information specialists housed in offices throughout the state are linked to their own comprehensive database and are avail- able to assist and direct families to local services. Statewide Hotline: 211.
Comprehensive information and referral help line providing information on community, health, and human services.
Persons with disabilities unable to use regular public transport are eligible to receive unrestricted curb-to-curb van/cab service.
A farm and nature-focused program for children, specializing in children with emotional/behavioral difficulties.
Pediatric skilled nursing facility offers long- and short-term respite care for children with highly specialized medical needs.
Serves adults ages 18 and up.
Provides support to families facing challenges caring for loved ones with disabilities. Services include information, training, networking, resources, and administration of flexible funding.
A parent-led sensory gym giving children with special needs a safe, fun, indoor area where they can play and accommodate their sensory needs.
Supports, promotes and advocates for the success of Southeast Asians in Central Massachusetts; social, emotional, cultural, and economic supports, including job training programs.
A hippotherapy program geared for children with special needs. Reinbow is located at two sites, Windrush and Liberty TreeFarms.
Provides home modification financing to disabled persons and their fami- lies. Funding through the MA Rehabilitation Commission and the Community Economic Development Assistance Corp.
A statewide network of families, local family support groups, and professionals who advocate on behalf of children and adoles- cents with mental, emotional or behavioral special needs, and their families.
A center for therapeutic horsemanship specializing in mental, emotional, and behavioral issues for children ages 4-22. Hands- on activities and riding.
Dedicated to providing education, support, and advocacy for people with mental illness and their family member
Clinical evaluations completed by a licensed and registered occupational therapist; on-road evaluation and training with a licensed driving instructor may also be recommended.
Dedicated to working with the blind and visually impaired, offer- ing social activities for children, teens, and adults.
Provides therapeutic horseback riding services.
10 program centers offer a wide range of assistance through education, advocacy, flexible services, and respite options Emergency Respite Care, Specialized Foster Care-for children and adults.
A non-profit therapeutic riding program offering equine thera- pies and utilizing a ramp and mounting block to enable individ- uals with a variety of disabilities to mount a horse easily.
Programs for children including daycare, after-school care, Monday overnights, Weekend Respite. The Center also provides Elementary School Disability Awareness programs.
Provides children’s services, family support programs, residential services, and adult day and foster care program to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Information specialists are available to direct families to appro- priate local services.
Provides vocational training for the developmentally disabled, school to work programs, substance abuse and transportation services.
Therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy under the di- rection of a physical therapist or therapeutic riding instructor for people with disabilities.
Using an arts-based curriculum, mentors help kids who have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder understand their way of learning and building self- esteem.
The only program in Massachusetts focusing on parental mental health is a collaborative partnership with University of Massa- chusetts Medical School, and AstraZeneca.
Provides affordable resources and social opportunities to people of all ages with special needs as well as their families, educators, and greater communities in the state of Massachusetts.
Therapeutic horseback riding programs for people with disabili- ties of all ages.
Civil legal service covering social security benefits, SSI, employ- ment and housing issues. Offices in Fitchburg, Northampton, Pittsfield, Worcester, Greenfield, Holyoke, Milford, North Adams and Southbridge.
Support group for families with children with complex medical/ developmental challenges. Meets monthly in Worcester.
Provides Central Massachusetts with an internet gateway to local and worldwide disability resources and events. Community gateway also includes a statewide email support group.
Provides listing of local shelters, subsidized apartments, and single room occupancies for single individuals. Tenant’s rights information and access to Housing Assistance Program also.
Offers comprehensive audiological services.
Offers childcare, adoption and foster management, individual and family counseling and bereavement and grief supports.
Offers mental health services, parent-to-parent support, men- tors, and intensive family services. Local offices in Lynn, Law- rence, and Gloucester.
Works to improve the lives of people with ADHD through educa- tion, advocacy and support. Offers support groups, information and sharing.
Multi-service, multi-cultural community center for family and individual empowerment and advocacy services; coordinates community activities and support, offers counseling and mental health services, and serves as a DDS Family Support Center.
Promotes the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and the development of Independent Living Centers.
An all volunteer, non-profit organization that gives children with disabilities a chance to play baseball as part of a team in an organized league at no cost to their family.
FSP serves at-risk students and their families who do not meet the criteria for state agency services. All FSP services are volun- tary, and students are referred by the school.
Provides information and referral, family support groups, resource library, software preview and equipment loans and a newsletter.
Helps refugees and other immigrants with basic needs, legal advice, Counseling and training to become self-sufficient; also provides resettlement services.
Community school offering developmentally appropriate music, theater, and instrumental and vocal programs for all ages.
Services families or individuals living with HIV/AIDS; case man- agement, alternative therapies, food bank, counseling services.
An educational program for African refugee and immigrant children offering a Saturday program, one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, life skills, and extracurricular activities.
Provides support to families facing challenges caring for loved ones with disabilities. Services include information, training, networking, resources, and administration of flexible funding.
Provides support to families facing challenges caring for loved ones with disabilities. Services include information, training, networking, resources, and administration of flexible funding.
