For elders and younger disabled individuals who are frail, being in their own home provides security and a very important sense of independence. Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc.'s mission is to help Elders, Disabled Individuals, and their Caregivers obtain essential services so that they can remain at home with dignity and independence for as long as safely possible. Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit agency and is one of twenty-seven Aging Services Access Points in Massachusetts. Building on more than two decades of experience, our organization is an expert in community based, long term care, assisting elders over the age of sixty and younger disabled individuals in the Greater Worcester area since 1974. Service Area: Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, New Braintree, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, West Boylston & Worcester. The Protective Services Program also includes Northboro, Southboro, Westboro, Marlboro & Hudson. The Agency and its programs receive funds administered through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs; and federal financial support under the Older Americans Act provided by the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging. Other funders include the United Way of Central Massachusetts, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, local Councils on Aging & governments, participant donations, grants, foundations and individual support. We also contract with Senior Care Organizations, One Care Organizations and other health insurance providers. www.800ageinfo.com 1-800-AGE-INFO

Community Solutions helps communities adopt the best problem solving tools from multiple sectors to end homelessness and the conditions that create it. Our cornerstone initiatives include Built for Zero, the Brownsville Partnership and the North Hartford Partnership. We also help communities with innovative real estate projects and strategies that increase access to housing and economic opportunity for our most vulnerable neighbors. Lastly, we maintain an iterative, action-based consulting practice with clients throughout the U.S. and in multiple countries worldwide.

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center is an inpatient psychiatric hospital serving children, adolescents and adults. Our purpose is to provide compassionate, effective, inspiring care for those suffering from emotional distress and substance misuse. To deliver our care, we operate by our Vista Values: Visionary - We aspire to set the standard for how behavioral healthcare services are provided Integrity - We conduct ourselves in an honest and ethical manner Safety - We strive to provide a safe environment for patients and caregivers Transformational - We inspire our team members, our patients and their families to lead fulfilling lives Advocacy - We advocate for patients and the services we provide and work to decrease health disparities in our communities We are a growing healthcare organization and hiring clinical and operations staff for our state-of-the-art hospital which is only five years old. We are located in easy-to-access Devens, Massachusetts - 30 minutes from Worcester, Lowell, Concord, Lexington, and Gardner, and close proximity to Southern New Hampshire. Come help us reimagine care.

Riverside Industries, Inc., was founded in June 1968 by a small group of bold and progressive individuals who sought a better life for their family members living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today, Riverside employs nearly 130 people (direct support professionals, van drivers, occupational and physical therapists, and administrative staff) and provides individualized services to over 160 clients throughout Western Massachusetts. Riverside’s core program combines day habilitation, life skill development, job skill training, transition services for students beginning at age 14, and individual or group employment options for adults living with a wide range of disabilities. Riverside’s mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to maximize their opportunities for acceptance, independence, personal growth, and employment throughout their lives.

RCAP Solutions is the go-to resource of sustained success for individuals, families, and the communities in which they live. Established in 1969 (as Rural Housing Improvement), RCAP Solutions has supported the power and potential of communities for over half a century as strategists of community-wide well-being. Dedicated to nurturing strength, resilience and confidence in those we serve, we engage communities in the realization of a collective vision, creating and implementing a plan to guide them to self-actualized and sustained success. As a dynamic and multi-faceted organization, our solutions coordinate services, resources, tools, technical assistance and education for communities to take ownership of their long term health and well-being from the ground up and the top down.

Worcester Community Action Council's (WCAC) mission is helping people move to economic self-sufficiency through programs, partnerships, and advocacy. WCAC was started in 1965 under President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty."​ It is the federally designated "community action agency"​ for Central MA. Today, the agency serves the City of Worcester and 43 surrounding towns through 18 emergency and social service programs.

Mission & Vision Mission Community Health & Wellness (CHWC) is committed to keeping communities healthy. In a compassionate, high-quality and patient-centered environment, services are accessible and provided without discrimination, with cultural competence, and where all people matter regardless of ability to pay. Through coalitions, advocacy and sound fiscal management, these services will be sustained over time. Our Vision CHWC will offer and continue to develop a range of healthcare services for the underserved throughout northwest Connecticut. It will achieve the reputation of provider of choice for affordable, high quality services that achieve positive patient outcomes. A welcoming and caring environment will be experienced by all patients and their families. ​An organizational culture will exist that attracts and retains skilled, dedicated employees. Sound fiscal management practices will ensure long-term viability. CHWC will collaborate and advocate with other organizations to increase the region’s capacity to meet health and wellness needs.

For over 150 years, the YWCA of Western Massachusetts has served our region, guided by its founding principle: to provide shelter, support services, and tools for self-sufficiency for women and girls in our community. The YWCA provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, as well as shelter, support and self-sufficiency services for women and children who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault, pregnant and parenting teens and out-of-school youth. For more information about our services and locations, please visit www.ywworks.org or call 413-732-3121.

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation partners people who are blind with German Shepherd guide dogs, providing all clients with increased independence to improve their lives and the world around them. Fidelco is inspired every day by our clients. They climb Mt. Everest, win gold medals as world class athletes, serve America in the military and sacrifice on the battlefield. They educate, create documentary films, work in business and government, raise families, and advocate for those who are visually impaired. About Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Fidelco is an internationally accredited guide dog organization and respected expert throughout the world. For over five decades, Fidelco has bred the German Shepherd working dog. Since 1981, Fidelco has trained and placed more than 1,450 German Shepherd guide dogs across North America. Each Fidelco German Shepherd guide dog takes two years, 15,000 hours, and $65,000 to breed, train, and place. Thanks solely to the compassionate generosity of its donors, and the dedicated work of its staff and volunteers, all Fidelco guide dogs are given to clients at no cost. Fidelco pioneered In-Community Placement in the United States and trains all clients in the communities where they live and work. Fidelco provides 24/7 client support for the entire working life of its guide dogs – typically 10 years. Fidelco has also placed hundreds of its German Shepherd Dogs with law enforcement agencies, first responders, search and rescue, and missing child recovery organizations to help protect our fellow citizens and keep our communities safe. Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with offices in Bloomfield and Wilton, CT. For more information, or to apply for a guide dog, please visit www.fidelco.org

CMHA operates an array of programs ranging from homelessness prevention to affordable homeownership and services for elder homeowners. CMHA plays a pivotal role in providing leadership and serving as the primary convener in efforts to strengthen our community's homeless service delivery system and to increase and preserve the supply of affordable housing.

THE JEWISH ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC is a company based out of 900 ASYLYM AVENUE, HARTFORD, Connecticut, United States.