Employment & Training Resources - Disability Resource Directory

ETR Disability Resource Directory

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Advocates, Inc.

Address:

290 Eliot Street

City:

Ashland

State:

Zip Code

01721-

Phone:

(508) 881-6494

Fax

TTY

URL:

http://www.advocatesinc.org/

Notes:

Advocates’ mission is to assist people with disabilities or other individual challenges to

overcome personal obstacles and societal barriers to obtaining homes, meaningful work,

satisfying relationships and to living the fullest possible lives, while inspiring our

communities to create opportunities for contribution and participation by all.

Augmentative Communication Program

Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham

Address:

9 Hope Avenue

City:

Waltham

State:

Zip Code

02453-

Phone:

(781) 216-2209

Fax

TTY

URL:

http://www.childrenshospital.org/cec

Notes:

The Augmentative Communication Program at Children's Hospital Boston provides

comprehensive, state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for children and adults with

congenital or acquired disorders affecting expressive communication, comprehension and

computer access.

Barry L. Price Rehabilitation Center

Address:

33 Border Street

City:

Newton

State:

Zip Code

02465-

Phone:

(617) 332-7477

Fax

(617) 332-9218

TTY

URL:

http://www.barrypricecenter.org/index.html

Notes:

The Price Center supports people with developmental disabilities by encouraging

personal growth and participation in the community through living, social and work

experiences that respect individual preference and diversity.

Brockton Multi-Service Center

Department of Mental Health (DMH)

Address:

165 Quincy Street

City:

Brockton

State:

Zip Code

02302-

Phone:

(508) 897-2000

Fax

(508) 897-2075

TTY

(508) 897-2102

URL:

http://www.mass.gov/dmh/

Notes:

The Brockton Multi Service Center provides comprehensive services to mentally ill

adults and children. Programs include Case Management, Community Rehabilitation

Support, Community Residential Programs, Emergency/Crisis Services Unit, the

Clubhouse and a PACT team. Towns served include Abington, Avon, Bridgewater,

Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Holbrook, Rockland, Stoughton, West Bridgewater,

and Whitman. Emergency/Crisis 24-hr: (508) 897-2100.

Career Moves

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)

Address:

29 Winter St., Suite 500

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02108-

Phone:

(617) 451-8147

Fax

(617) 451-9973

TTY

URL:

http://www.jvsjobs.org/index.htm

Notes:

Career Moves is a part of JVS of Greater Boston created in partnership with Combined

Jewish Philanthropies to provide customized career counseling services, job search

assistance, job leads, networking opportunities and mentoring to professionals in the

Greater Boston area. Career Moves also specializes in serving employers by matching

professional job candidates with corporate recruitment needs.

CAUSE

Consumers and Alliances United for Supported Education

Address:

460 Quincy Avenue

City:

Quincy

State:

Zip Code

02169-

Phone:

(617) 626-9098

Fax

(617) 770-2953

TTY

URL:

Notes:

CAUSE is a supported education program designed to encourage individuals with

psychiatric disabilities to enter college or technical school programs. CAUSE works with

clients to find academic programs and financial aid. CAUSE is made up of professional

staff members and peer counselors. Services are offered for residents of the Metro South

Area of Massachusetts.

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

Address:

39 Cross Street

City:

Peabody

State:

Zip Code

01960-

Phone:

(978) 531-8555

Fax

(978) 531-0192

TTY

URL:

http://www.cast.org/

Notes:

CAST is a nonprofit organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all

individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of

innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies.

Charles River ARC

Charles River Employment Services

Address:

989 Central Avenue

City:

Needham

State:

Zip Code

02492-

Phone:

(781) 972-1071

Fax

(781) 444-0754

TTY

URL:

http://www.crarc.org/index.cfm?pid=10034

Notes:

Charles River Employment Services is a division of Charles River Arc which has

provided vocational training since the early 1960's and has developed and expanded

significantly during its history. Accredited by CARF, the national Rehabilitation

Accreditation Commission, Charles River Employment Services offers services at its

Needham facilities, as well as in business and industry in the local area.

Charles River ARC

Paul D. Merritt Center

Address:

59 East Militia Heights Rd.

City:

Needham

State:

Zip Code

02492-

Phone:

(781) 444-4347

Fax

(781) 444-5146

TTY

URL:

http://www.crarc.org/index.cfm

Notes:

Charles River Arc is a private, nonprofit human service agency in Needham,

Massachusetts, providing employment and job training, residential homes, therapeutic

day programs, and recreational programs for children and adults with mental retardation

and other developmental disabilities.

Charles Webster Potter Place

Address:

15 Vernon Street

City:

Waltham

State:

Zip Code

02453-

Phone:

(781) 894-5302

Fax

(781) 891-3812

TTY

(781) 893-8427

URL:

http://www.potterplace.org/

Notes:

Charles Webster Potter Place is an innovative clubhouse program based on the

internationally acclaimed Fountain House Clubhouse model in New York City. Potter

Place is a psychosocial rehabilitation model with an overall philosophy that stresses

participation, ownership and choice for its clubhouse members.

Community Work Services of Boston (CWS)

Address:

174 Portland Street

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02114-

Phone:

(617) 720-2233

Fax

(617) 367-4759

TTY

URL:

http://www.cwsbos.com/index2.html

Notes:

Community Work Services, Inc. is the oldest vocational rehabilitation facility in the

United States. CWS' mission is to promote independence through employment for

persons challenged by physical, emotional, mental, developmental, social, or economic

problems by providing quality vocational services that restore and enhance dignity,

respect, esteem, and skill.

Disability Law Center (DLC)

Address:

11 Beacon Street, Suite 925

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02108-

Phone:

(617) 723-8455

Fax

(617) 723-9125

TTY

(617) 227-9464

URL:

http://www.dlc-ma.org

Notes:

The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the Protection and Advocacy agency for

Massachusetts. DLC is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing

protection and advocacy for the rights of Massachusetts residents with disabilities. DLC

receives federal, state and private funding but is not part of the state or federal

government.

Easter Seals Massachusetts

Boston Offices

Address:

89 South Street

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02111-

Phone:

(617) 226-2640

Fax

(617) 737-9875

TTY

URL:

http://ma.easterseals.com/

Notes:

Easter Seals provides services to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have

equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Easter Seals services help people of all

ages with all kinds of disabilities -- individuals disabled through illness, accident or aging,

as well as people born with disabilities.

Easter Seals Massachusetts

State Headquarters

Address:

484 Main Street

City:

Worcester

State:

Zip Code

01608-

Phone:

(800) 922-8290

Fax

(508) 831-9768

TTY

(800) 564-9700

URL:

http://ma.easterseals.com/

Notes:

Easter Seals provides services to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have

equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Easter Seals services help people of all

ages with all kinds of disabilities -- individuals disabled through illness, accident or aging,

as well as people born with disabilities.

Employment Options, Inc

Address:

82 Brigham Street

City:

Marlborough

State:

Zip Code

01752-

Phone:

(508) 485-5051

Fax

(508) 485-8807

TTY

URL:

http://www.employmentoptions.org/index.html

Notes:

Employment Options holds the belief that meaningful work is an important and

necessary tool towards recovery and seeks to supply critical workforce development

services to the neediest individuals in the MetroWest communities. In addition to serving

people with mental illness Employment Options also serves other individuals who face

barriers to employment, and will reach out to first time job seekers, incumbent workers,

refugees who need English language training, and job seeking professionals who need

career mentoring.

Enable, Inc

Administration

Address:

605 Neponset Street, Canton

City:

Canton

State:

Zip Code

02021-

Phone:

(781) 828-4770

Fax

(781) 575-0078

TTY

URL:

http://www.enableinc.org/

Notes:

Enable, Inc. is a nonprofit which provides a variety of educational, social, rehabilitative,

and vocational services to children with or without established disability or children who

are at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay. Enable creates for all

these children and their families a continuum of unique and innovative services that

facilitate growth and family integration that enable individuals to realize their potential.

Framingham Adult English 2nd Language Program

Fuller Middle School

Address:

123 Flagg Drive

City:

Framingham

State:

Zip Code

01702-5948

Phone:

(508) 626-4282

Fax

(508) 628-1308

TTY

URL:

http://www.faesl.org

Notes:

Framingham Adult ESL Plus offers 6 levels of English as a Second Language instruction.

The focus is on developing effective communication skills. The program offers 3 levels of

Adult Basic Education. The focus is on developing reading and writing skills and helping

students to obtain a GED.

Goodwill Industries (Massachusetts)

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

Address:

1010 Harrison Avenue

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02119-

Phone:

(617) 445-1010

Fax

TTY

URL:

http://www.goodwillmass.org/

Notes:

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (Goodwill) is a non-profit organization with a

century-long legacy of helping people transform their lives through work. Headquartered

in Boston, Goodwill serves individuals who face barriers to self-sufficiency, including

physical and/or developmental disabilities, homelessness, low educational attainment,

limited job skills and welfare dependency.

Greater Boston Guild for the Blind (GBGB)

Address:

1980 Centre Street

City:

West Roxbury

State:

Zip Code

02132-

Phone:

(617) 323-5111

Fax

(617) 323-6687

TTY

URL:

http://www.gbgb.org/index.html

Notes:

The Greater Boston Guild for the Blind (GBGB) provides both center based and

community based programs for visually impaired individuals over the age of 50. Center

based programs include vision rehabilitation, health care monitoring, counseling, social

work, arts, music, woodworking, weaving, social and recreational activities and cultural

enrichment. Community based programs are short-term and comprehensive, focusing on

vision rehabilitation, health education, accessing information and resources, and

counseling.

Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens (GWARC)

Address:

56 Chestnut Street

City:

Waltham

State:

Zip Code

02453-

Phone:

(781) 899-1344

Fax

(781) 899-2197

TTY

(781) 899-8555

URL:

http://gwarc.org/index.html

Notes:

GWARC's mission is to serve people in the community with developmental disabilities

and their families, utilizing a person-centered, whole life planning approach. GWARC

provides quality, flexible programs and services which maximize independence, foster

inclusion and build community connections. GWARC's programs include, among others,

Day Education, Employment Training Services, and School to Work Transitions Program.

HIRE Enterprises

Address:

95 West Steet

City:

Walpole

State:

Zip Code

02081-

Phone:

(508) 668-4592

Fax

(508) 660-3122

TTY

URL:

http://www.mayinstitute.org/about_may/map_of_locations/location_single.asp?id=139

Notes:

HIRE (Helping Individuals Regain Employment) Enterprises is an accredited vocational,

rehabilitation program for individuals with disabilities. Employment services include

educational assessment, placement and support, and job coaching. Individuals

participating in the program are referred by the Department of Mental Health,

Department of Mental Retardation, and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.

Self-pay is an option. HIRE contracts with businesses to provide general services

(testing, gluing, sorting, assembly, etc) as well as mailing, packaging, and

electronic/mechanical assemblies. Specialized business services can be performed in their

modern facility in Walpole or at an offsite business location.

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)

Main Campus

Address:

29 Winter Street, 5th Floor

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02108-

Phone:

(617) 451-8147

Fax

(617) 451-9973

TTY

URL:

http://www.jvs-boston.org/index.htm

Notes:

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian agency that provides

workforce development services to a diverse community of individuals and employers in

the Greater Boston area. JVS' mission is to empower individuals from diverse

communities to find employment and build careers and to partner with employers to hire

and train productive workforces.

LifeWorks, Inc.

Administrative Offices

Address:

789 Clapboardtree St.

City:

Westwood

State:

Zip Code

02090-

Phone:

(781) 762-4001

Fax

(781) 320-9778

TTY

URL:

http://www.lifeworksma.org/index.shtml

Notes:

LifeWorks, Inc. provides homes, jobs, education, and supportive living for people with

development disabilities. Lifeworks primarily serves individuals with a diagnosis of

mental retardation, but also supports individuals who have additional challenges, such as

learning disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, physical disabilities, and mental

health challenges.

LifeWorks, Inc.

Supported Employment Center

Address:

111 Morse Street

City:

Norwood

State:

Zip Code

02062-

Phone:

(781) 769-3298

Fax

(781) 551-0045

TTY

URL:

http://www.lifeworksma.org/index.shtml

Notes:

LifeWorks provides homes, jobs, education, and supportive living for people with

development disabilities. Its employment training and support services empower

individuals with disabilities to lead more meaningful, dignified and productive lives in

their communities through successful employment. MRC and the DMR provide funding

for individuals with disabilities who require training, support, job coaching and job

placement services.

MAB Community Services

Administrative Offices

Address:

200 Ivy Street

City:

Brookline

State:

Zip Code

02446-

Phone:

(617) 926-7026

Fax

(617) 738-1247

TTY

URL:

http://www.mabcommunity.org/index_html

Notes:

MAB Community Services was founded in 1903 as the Massachusetts Association for

the Blind. It is the oldest social service agency in the country providing services to

individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In the course of a century, MAB has

broadened its scope to include services for adults with developmental disabilities and

adolescents with brain injuries.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI)

Vision Rehabilitation Center

Address:

243 Charles Street

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02114-

Phone:

(617) 573-4177

Fax

TTY

URL:

http://www.meei.harvard.edu

Notes:

MEEI's Vision Rehabilitation Center provides low vision exams, training (onsite, at

home, work or school) including daily living skills, lighting, home safety evaluations,

closed circuit TV evaluations, large print computer software demonstrations,

psychosocial counseling, community outreach and referrals, and the sale of optical and

non- optical devices and CCTVs. Library and information services are also available.

Massachusetts Service Alliance

Address:

100 North Washington Street, 3rd Floor

City:

Boston

State:

Zip Code

02114-

Phone:

(617) 524-2544

Fax

(617) 542-0240

TTY

URL:

http://www.mass-service.org/

Notes:

The Massachusetts Service Alliance, established in 1991, is a private, nonprofit

organization that serves as the state commission on community service. Its mission is to

generate an ethic of service throughout the Commonwealth by creating and supporting

diverse, high quality service and volunteer opportunities for all age groups, resulting in

stronger communities and more active citizens.

May Institute

Address:

41 Pacella Drive

City:

Randolph

State:

Zip Code

02368-

Phone:

(781) 437-1231

Fax

(781) 437-1240

TTY

URL:

http://www.mayinstitute.org/default.asp

Notes:

May Institute provides comprehensive, research-validated services to children and adults

with autism, brain injury, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD),

and behavioral healthcare needs.

MetroWest Center for Independent Living, Inc.

Address:

280 Irving Street

City:

Framingham

State:

Zip Code

01702-

Phone:

(508) 875-7853

Fax

(508) 875-8359

TTY

URL:

http://www.mwcil.org

Notes:

The MetroWest Center for Independent Living, Inc. (MWCIL) is a community-based,

consumer-controlled, cross disability center for independent living, serving the

MetroWest area of Massachusetts. MWCIL is dedicated to working on behalf of the

objectives of the disability rights and independent living movements, through the

provision of comprehensive services to enhance the range of options available to, and

improve the quality of life of, persons with disabilities.

Neponset River House

Riverside Community Care

Address:

595 Pleasant St

City:

Norwood

State:

Zip Code

02062-4603

Phone:

(781) 762-7075

Fax

(781) 762-2409

TTY

URL:

http://www.neponsetriverhouse.org/

Notes:

Neponset River House is a Clubhouse that utilizes the strength of extensive peer

support and a rehabilitative environment to provide employment, social and independent

living experiences for individuals who have a history of mental illness. The Clubhouse

offers extensive employment placement services and on-the-job support.

Networks Supported Living & Employment Services

Enable, Inc

Address:

605 Neponset Street

City:

Canton

State:

Zip Code

02021-1981