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| SERVICE PROVIDERS |
| | Advocates, Inc. |
| | Address: | 290 Eliot Street |
| | City: | Ashland | State: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | 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: | MA | Zip Code | 02021-1981 |
| | Phone: | (781) 821-1386 | Fax | (781) 575-0078 | TTY | (781) 821-6261 |
| | URL: | http://www.enableinc.org/ |
| | Notes: | Networks Employment Services, a program of Enable, Inc., seeks to meet the needs of |
| | adults with a wide range of barriers to independent, competitive employment. Networks |
| | Supported Living & Employment Services currently helps individuals throughout |
| | Southeast Massachusetts and the Metro Boston area who need support in order to live |
| | independently. |
| | Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston |
| | Address: | 131 Tremont Street, Suite 301 |
| | City: | Boston | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02111-1336 |
| | Phone: | (617) 542-4180 | Fax | (617) 542-4187 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.operationable.net/ |
| | Notes: | Operation A.B.L.E. (Ability Based on Long Experience) promotes employment and |
| | training opportunities for individuals who represent economically, racially and |
| | occupationally diverse populations. A.B.L.E.'s mission is to serve people aged 45 and |
| | older, but our programs are available to adults of all ages. |
| | Perkins School for the Blind |
| | Braille and Talking Book Library |
| | Address: | 175 North Beacon Street |
| | City: | Watertown | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02472- |
| | Phone: | (617) 972-7240 | Fax | (617) 972-7363 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.perkins.org/ |
| | Notes: | Perkins School for the Blind is committed to providing education and services that build |
| | productive, meaningful lives for children and adults around the world who are blind, |
| | deafblind or visually impaired with or without other disabilities. The Braille and Talking |
| | Book Library distributes playback equipment, disc and cassette books, and braille to |
| | print-handicapped individuals. |
| | Perkins School for the Blind |
| | Main Campus |
| | Address: | 175 North Beacon Street |
| | City: | Watertown | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02472- |
| | Phone: | (617) 924-3434 | Fax | (617) 926-2027 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.perkins.org/ |
| | Notes: | Perkins School for the Blind is committed to providing education and services that build |
| | productive, meaningful lives for children and adults around the world who are blind, |
| | deafblind or visually impaired with or without other disabilities. Both On-campus and |
| | Community Based programs are available. |
| | Programs For People, Inc. |
| | Administrative Offices |
| | Address: | 98 Lincoln Street |
| | City: | Framingham | State: | MA | Zip Code | 01702- |
| | Phone: | (508) 879-3230 | Fax | TTY |
| | URL: | http://programsforpeople.org/index.html |
| | Notes: | Programs For People is an independent, self-supporting agency founded in 1973 to |
| | enable adults recovering from mental illness to achieve success in life. Its services are |
| | comprehensively designed to teach coping skills, promote symptom relief, build healthy |
| | relationships with family and friends, and to assist those served to prepare for, obtain, |
| | and maintain employment. |
| | Programs for People, Inc. |
| | Project Advance Employment Services |
| | Address: | 98 Lincoln Street |
| | City: | Framingham | State: | MA | Zip Code | 01720-9627 |
| | Phone: | (508) 620-1730 | Fax | (508) 872-8724 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.programsforpeople.org |
| | Notes: | Programs For People is an independent, self-supporting agency founded in 1973 to |
| | enable adults recovering from mental illness to achieve success in life. Project Advance is |
| | a job placement service for adults with mental illness and provides service to the cities |
| | and towns surrounding the Framingham/Natick, Marlboro/Westboro, and |
| | Newton/Wellseley areas. |
| | Resource Partnership |
| | Address: | 251 West Central Street, Suit 31 |
| | City: | Natick | State: | MA | Zip Code | 01760- |
| | Phone: | (508) 647-1722 | Fax | (508) 647-9622 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.resourcepartnership.org |
| | Notes: | The Resource Partnership is a private non-profit employer-managed membership |
| | organization committed to the successful employment of both individuals with |
| | disabilities and their employers. Since 1978, it has assisted individuals with a wide range |
| | of abilities, and disabilities, to obtain, maintain and advance in employment, consistent |
| | with their skill sets and qualifications and needs of the current labor market. |
| | Riverside Community Care |
| | Central Administration Office |
| | Address: | 450 Washington Street, Suite 103 |
| | City: | Dedham | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02026- |
| | Phone: | (781) 329-0909 | Fax | (781) 320-9136 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.riversidecc.org/ |
| | Notes: | Riverside Community Care has worked for more than four decades to build a nonprofit |
| | healthcare and human services system that enables individuals and families to continue to |
| | live in their own communities, even when facing daunting challenges. With more than 70 |
| | distinct programs serving close to 60 Massachusetts cities and towns, Riverside provides |
| | a broad array of services for individuals with mental health issues, substance abuse |
| | problems, developmental disabilities, and traumatic head injuries. |
| | South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) |
| | Address: | 300 Howard Street |
| | City: | Framingham | State: | MA | Zip Code | 01702- |
| | Phone: | (508) 620-2377 | Fax | (508) 620-2683 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.smoc.org/ |
| | Notes: | SMOC's mission is to improve the quality of life of low-income and disadvantaged |
| | individuals and families by advocating for their needs and rights, providing services, |
| | educating the community, building a community of support, participating in coalitions |
| | with other advocates, and searching for new resources and partnerships. |
| | South Norfolk County ARC |
| | The Association / SNCARC |
| | Address: | 789 Clapboardtree St |
| | City: | Westwood | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02090- |
| | Phone: | (781) 762-4001 | Fax | (781) 461-5950 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.sncarc.org/ |
| | Notes: | The mission of The Arc of Massachusetts (formerly the Massachusetts Association for |
| | Retarded Citizens) is to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual and |
| | developmental disabilities and their families. The South Norfolk County ARC |
| | (SNCARC) servces the communities of Canton, Dedham, Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, |
| | Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Walpole, Westwood, Wrentham. |
| | Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) - Massachusetts |
| | Address: |
| | City: | State: | Zip Code |
| | Phone: | (800) 439-0183 | Fax | TTY | (800) 439-2370 |
| | URL: | http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs_massachusetts.html |
| | Notes: | Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is a telephone service that allows persons with |
| | hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all |
| | 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories for local and/or |
| | long distance calls. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has also adopted |
| | use of the 711 dialing code for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). |
| | There is no cost to the TRS user. The following numbers are also available in |
| | Massachusetts: 711 (Voice/TTY), 800) 439-0183 (Speech to Speech). |
| | The Carroll Center for the Blind |
| | Address: | 770 Centre Street |
| | City: | Newton | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02458- |
| | Phone: | (617) 969-6200 | Fax | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.carroll.org/ |
| | Notes: | The Carroll Center for the Blind is a private, non-profit agency which serves persons of |
| | all ages who are blind or visually impaired. The Carroll Center serves the needs of blind |
| | and visually-impaired persons by providing rehabilitation, skills training, and educational |
| | opportunities to achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and self-fulfillment and by |
| | educating the public regarding the potential of persons who are blind and visually- |
| | impaired. |
| | The Center for Careers & Lifelong Learning (CALL) |
| | Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) |
| | Address: | 29 Winter St., Suite 500 |
| | City: | Boston | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02108- |
| | Phone: | (617) 542-1993 | Fax | (617) 542-3992 | TTY | (617) 451-1496 |
| | URL: | http://www.jvs-boston.org/call/index.htm |
| | Notes: | The Center for Careers and Lifelong Learning (CALL) is part of Jewish Vocational |
| | Services. CALL offers both long-term and short-term training and development programs |
| | to meet the needs of students and employers throughout greater Boston. The goals of |
| | CALL courses are to develop student's skills in order to help them become employed, |
| | stay employed, and move up a career ladder to better employment. |
| | United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) |
| | Address: | 51 Sleeper Street |
| | City: | Boston | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02210- |
| | Phone: | (617) 624-8000 | Fax | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.uwmb.org/index.html |
| | Notes: | United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) is a locally run chapter of the United Way |
| | of America (UWA) umbrella brand. UWMB is the one of the largest United Way |
| | organizations, serving 64 cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts, and employing |
| | over 120 people. |
| | Vinfen Corporation |
| | Address: | South Shore Satellite Office, 1221 Main Street, Suite 101 |
| | City: | S. Weymouth | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02190- |
| | Phone: | (781) 340-6252 | Fax | (781) 340-6253 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.vinfen.org/ |
| | Notes: | Vinfen is a private, non-profit human services organization providing a comprehensive |
| | array of services to adults and children with mental illness, mental retardation, and |
| | behavioral health disabilities. Our mission statement underscores that we are in the |
| | business of "transforming lives." |
| | WORK Inc |
| | Address: | 3 Arlington Street |
| | City: | Quincy | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02171- |
| | Phone: | (617) 691-1500 | Fax | (617) 691-1595 | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.workinc.org/index2.htm |
| | Notes: | WORK Inc. is a non-profit providers of rehabilitation services for individuals with a |
| | variety of disabilities, to include mental retardation, chronic mental illness, cerebral |
| | palsy, mobility impairments, autism, traumatic head injury, sensory impairments, and |
| | epilepsy. |
| | Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) |
| | Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission |
| | Address: | 27 Wormwood Street |
| | City: | Boston | State: | MA | Zip Code | 02210- |
| | Phone: | (617) 204-3854 | Fax | TTY |
| | URL: | http://www.mass.gov/mrc |
| | Notes: | If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, and are |
| | interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, |
| | you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning |
| | and Assistance (WIPA) project. The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) |
| | serves the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth, and Suffolk. |
| | Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) |
| | Resource Partnership |
| | Address: | 251 West Central Street, Suite 31 |
| | City: | Natick | State: | MA | Zip Code | 01760- |
| | Phone: | (586) 647-1722 | Fax | (508) 647-9622 | TTY | (508) 652-7284 |
| | URL: | http://resourcepartnership.org/services/beneplan.html |
| | Notes: | If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, and are |
| | interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, |
| | you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning |
| | and Assistance (WIPA) project. The Resource Partnership serves the counties |
| | of—Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, and |
| | Worcester. |
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