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Join Nonotuck’s Wellness Circle for Community, Connection
Nonotuck is excited to share that we now have a “circle” on Insight Timer for the larger Nonotuck community of our caregivers and the people we serve. By joining this circle, we are able to stay connected in our wellness journey, and can chat, recommend content and meditate in real time with groups of colleagues […]
Native American Heritage Month: Learn About The Issues
Throughout November and into December, Nonotuck will be honoring Native American Heritage Month. We will have many opportunities for learning, connecting, reflecting, and celebrating, and will be diving into Native American history and culture as well as many of the issues that Indigenous People face today. We have so much to share with you this […]
Nonotuck to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month, and we’re ready! Nonotuck Resource Associates will be honoring the month with many opportunities for learning, connecting, reflecting, and celebrating. We will be diving as a community into Native American history and culture, as well as many of the issues Indigenous people face today. We will be sharing information, […]
Patriots’ Judon on Working with People with Disabilities: ‘I Learned a lot About Myself’
New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon is thriving as a defensive standout for this year’s team, but there’s more to his story than just football. A recent Providence Journal profile highlighted the life-changing summers Judon spent working at Camp Sunshine, a Michigan camp for people with mild-to-moderate disabilities. Despite some unique challenges—Judon is 6’3” and […]
Nonotuck to Mandate Employee Vaccines by November 2021
Nonotuck Resources Associates announced this week that all of its more than 200 employees statewide will need to provide proof of vaccination by November 2021. Exceptions to the policy will be granted only for medical or religious reasons. “As an organization whose core values are based on love, respect, and the interdependence we share, we […]
Nonotuck Featured in ‘Cape Cod Times’
Nonotuck Resource Associates was recently highlighted in a Cape Cod Times column. Author Lawrence Brown writes: When I asked staff at the Centerville office what they needed from the community, they turned it around. “What can we give the community?” they asked. “People are struggling.” Those of us not personally caring for a disabled person […]
Brooklyn Street Combines Cooperation, Community
Take a walk through the Brooklyn Street neighborhood in North Adams, MA, and you’ll see a cooperative community at work. A neighbor might be using the street’s shared mower to trim a lawn. You might hear a band comprised of a resident and a neighborhood shared living provider playing music together. A local grocery store […]
‘Reflections’ Highlights Former Belchertown State School Residents
How can art help reconcile a painful past with a better present? Reflections: Public Art Honoring Lives Lived at Belchertown State School is a multimedia exhibition running until September 12 at 1 Front Street, Belchertown MA. Reflections highlights works of art across multiple mediums by former residents of the state institution—notorious for its inhumane conditions—which […]
Celebrating 31 Years of the ADA
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, landmark legislation that was the first federal civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Similar to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, […]
Nonotuck Staff Promotions 2021
Nonotuck Resource Associates is proud to announce the promotion of more than a dozen dedicated staff between January and June 2021. In January of 2021, Jaimie Doucette of our Brockton office was promoted from the Brockton/Hyde Park Program Director to the Vice President of Residential Services in Eastern/Central Massachusetts. Jaimie has shown dedication, insight, and […]
Pride Panel Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Experience
The Nonotuck Resource Associates community recently celebrated Pride Month with a spirited LGBTQIA+ Pride Panel. Held virtually, the panel featured a diverse group, including a small business owner, a disco pioneer, IT professional and DJ, an event planner, and even a Nonotuck shared living provider. The panel was organized by Nonotuck’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee […]
Juneteenth: Why We Celebrate
On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told the enslaved population of their emancipation. That day – more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation – would become the oldest annual celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S., known as “Juneteenth.” […]
Panels Highlight Mental Health Law, Asian Heritage
Mental health law and Cambodian heritage were both on the agenda last week as Nonotuck Resource Associates celebrated Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a pair of informative panels. The “Mental Health and Law Workshop with Bob Fleischner” on May 24 provided the Nonotuck community with an in-depth […]
Nonotuck to Celebrate Diversity in May and June
Nonotuck Resource Associates is proud to continue our celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month with an array of community events this May. We are also looking forward to LGBTQ Pride Month in June. See below for exciting announcements, new Nonotuck events, and reminders of ways you […]
Nonotuck to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Nonotuck Resource Associates is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May. Nonotuck’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has highlighted the following ways our community can celebrate and learn about Americans of Asian and Pacific Island heritage. We will be updating this list as the month goes on, so please check back […]
Nonotuck to Host 5th Annual AFC Summit
Nonotuck Resource Associates is proud to host the 5th annual Adult Family Care (AFC) Summit virtually, May 17-20, 2021. The summit provides an educational and supportive forum for adult family care provider organizations to discuss, develop, and share knowledge. Its central mission is to impart best practices through collaboration with trainers and presenters who have […]
Black History Month Panel Discusses Representation… Identity
As part of its work to support the cause of racial justice, Nonotuck recently held a virtual Black History Month panel on the topic of “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” Panel participants were Ron Johnson, who works for New York University and is a father of seven, Monalisa Longmore, an assistant program director […]
Celebrate Black History Month with Nonotuck
As part of its continuing work to support the cause of racial justice and anti-racism, Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc., is holding several virtual events during Black History Month. Members of the Nonotuck community will have a film club discussion about the documentary “13th,” which explores race, justice and mass incarceration in the U.S., and a […]
Nonotuck Earns Top Workplace USA Award
Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc., has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand top workplaces. This is the inaugural year for Top Workplaces USA, built on the program’s 14-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees across 54 markets for the regional […]
Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Today our country honors the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who advocated for nonviolent resistance to racial injustice. “Dr. King maintained a vision for a more diverse America where all people […]