The JUDGE ROTENBERG CENTER (JRC) is a day and residential school located in Canton, Massachusetts licensed to serve ages five through adult. Since 1971, JRC has provided very effective education and treatment to both emotionally disturbed students with conduct, behavior, emotional, and/or psychiatric problems, as well as those with intellectual disabilities or on the autism spectrum. Some of our key features include: ~ Near-zero rejections/near-zero expulsions ~ Highly consistent behavior modification treatment ~ No or minimal anti-psychotic medication ~ Beautiful community residences and colorful, attractive school building ~ Behavioral education procedures, with one computer per student and self-instruction systems, enable every student to learn ~ Innovative, individualized reward systems ~ Optional intensive treatment if rewards alone are insufficiently effective ~ All behaviors are charted daily and posted online daily for parents to review ~ Students and staff are monitored with digital video monitoring systems on 24/7 basis READ our blog: http://judgercblog.org LIKE US on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/judgerotenbergcenter FOLLOW US on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judge_rotenberg_center/ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/JudgeRotenbergCenter FOLLOW US on Twitter: http://twitter.com/judgerc

With a mission to end homelessness, Pine Street Inn is New England's leading provider of housing, shelter, street outreach and job training to homeless individuals in Greater Boston. Pine Street Inn welcomes nearly 2,000 homeless individuals daily to provide short- and long-term solutions so that they can begin the journey out of homelessness and into permanent housing. Our vision is to help individuals gain stability and their highest level of independence by offering a wide range of services for every person who turns to Pine Street for help.

Tempus Unlimited exists to provide a continuum of community based services that support the efforts of children and adults with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the least restrictive environment. Through personal involvement, individual decision-making is supported and encouraged to enhance the control of a person over their own lives and foster self-sufficiency. The agency through its programs and services encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities into the mainstream of society including social, recreational, family and work activities.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders. We do this by providing: - a safe haven filled with hope and opportunity - ongoing relationships with caring adults - life-enhancing programs We serve 14,000 children and teens, ages 6 to 18, in our Clubs, and through our programs and partnerships.

Upstream USA works to expand opportunity by reducing unplanned pregnancy across the U.S. We work in partnership with health centers to strengthen reproductive care and autonomy by increasing equitable access to the full range of contraceptive options. Founded in 2014, Upstream is on track to achieve nationwide impact at scale. Our goal through 2024 is to partner with health centers that serve over 1 million women across four states. This ambitious plan for growth has received generous support from philanthropic individuals and foundations, including a $60 million lead investment by Blue Meridian Partners. Our unique approach has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, the Atlantic, CNN, Vox, and Marie Claire. Following our first statewide intervention in Delaware, a leading national research center estimates a 24% decrease in unplanned pregnancies among Title X patients between 2014 and 2017. Patient surveys conducted at our partner healthcare centers affirm that Upstream-trained providers are empowering patients to make their own decisions about their contraceptive care.

BAMSI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, with a vision of driving change and creating equal opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental and behavioral health challenges. Each year, our organization impacts the lives of more than 50,000 individuals. BAMSI’s mission is to meet each person where they are so they can learn, grow, and thrive.

LifeStream, Inc. provides community-based services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts that promote personal dignity, independence and the removal of barriers through the provision of individualized support and education.

Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. (QCAP) is a leading private nonprofit organization in the Greater Quincy area dedicated to reducing poverty and helping low-income people achieve self-sufficiency. Incorporated in 1965, QCAP is one of 24 Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts, serving approximately 23,000 unduplicated people annually. Our service area includes Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton, Hull and surrounding Norfolk County and South Shore Communities. QCAP delivers multiple services that are designed to support people in crisis, as well as provide low-income households with a path for reaching economic self-sufficiency. QCAP's programs are focused on: Preserving existing and creating new affordable housing options Improving the energy efficiency of low-income households Preparing young children for success in school and beyond Providing parents with quality early education and care options so they can work or pursue education and training Helping adults improve their education and job skills so they can get good jobs that pay a living wage Supporting households in crisis and working with them to stabilize their living situation Helping adults manage their money and save towards an asset such as a home, education or small business Helping low income people increase their incomes and move towards financial self-sufficiency.

Community Care Cooperative (C3) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, Accountable Care Organization (ACO) governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Massachusetts. In 2016, leaders from 15 FQHCs throughout the state formed C3. An innovative model for an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), C3 leverages the proven best practices of ACOs throughout the country. C3 is the only ACO in the state founded and governed by FQHCs exclusively focused on advancing integrated and coordinated community-based care for MassHealth members. C3 is building its organization on the collective strengths of health centers. We currently have 17 partner health centers across the state and our continued growth and expansion enables C3 to better serve MassHealth members across the Commonwealth.

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB distributes over 60 million lbs of food annually, enough to provide healthy meals to more than 500,000 people who are food insecure in Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB acquires food through food industry product donations, food drives and financial contributions that enable us to purchase additional high nutrient quality food. We also benefit from the generosity of over 25,000 volunteers annually who help to sort and distribute donated food products. GBFB works to acquire, store, organize and distribute food through local food pantries, community meal programs, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior centers, and day-care centers embedded in communities throughout the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts. GBFB’s food assistance locator provides an easy way for people in need to find help nearby. GBFB also distributes food directly to those in need through dedicated programs that serve particularly vulnerable groups, such as seniors and children. Since 2009, GBFB has operated out of a state-of-the-art, 117,000 square foot food distribution facility, the Yawkey Distribution Center, located in the Newmarket section of Boston. The Greater Boston Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.

Habilitation Assistance Corporation's mission is to support individuals in realizing their personal visions. Our goal is to empower individuals and their families through the delivery of quality consumer driven resources, services and supports that increase lifestyle options, independence, and improve their quality of life. The agency believes that all people regardless of ability have the right to be happy, leading full and self-determined lives with dignity and the respect of the community. Habilitation Assistance provides an array of services for individuals and their families in Southeastern Massachusetts. Our Access Centers in Weymouth, Plymouth, Pocasset and South Yarmouth act as a base to provide supports reflecting the wants, needs and requests of each member and his/her family in those communities. Services offered are: -- Therapeutic day supports for adults with developmental disabilities, specializing in meaningful community involvement, including speech language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing services and supports, behavior therapy; -- Transportation services via our transportation division, Access Express, offering a safe, dependable and accessible transportation service to accommodate a variety of situations, i.e. limousine, charter/group trips, executive transportation, courier services, medical transport, taxi and para-transit.

Providing Early Intervention, Early Education, In-Home Supports for Adults and Family Support & Stabilization. Our mission is to guide, inspire and develop members of our community to realize their fullest potential with education and supportive services through every stage of development...one child, one adult, one family at a time.