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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 […]
Wishes for the New Year from Our Home to Yours
At Nonotuck we often ask the question – what does home mean to you? Although every person has a different answer, the common themes of love, community, safety and belonging are always present. As we close this year, during which many of us have spent more times in our homes than ever, I am reflecting […]
Getting on Board: Fred Bona
Nonotuck Resource Associates’ board of directors is made up of a mix of parents and professionals, each of whom provides an important perspective to the organization. Board members provide advice, help raise funds, and serve as stewards, keeping Nonotuck strong and focused on its mission to help people with disabilities have a choice, a voice […]
Boston Globe Names Nonotuck a Top Workplace
How can companies help their employees thrive in times of crisis? For Nonotuck Resource Associates, the answer has been to fall back on its values of honoring family and the role of caregiving. “Nonotuck is a community made up of families — the families of the people we serve, the families of our caregivers, and […]
What Are You Thankful For?
Thanksgiving is about more than turkey, stuffing and pie. It’s also about family, gathering together and…. well, giving thanks. It is easy to feel grateful when things are going well — when we’re healthy and employed at a satisfying job, for example. It can be harder to give thanks when life gets difficult — when […]
Getting on Board: Suzanne Warsaw
A longtime member of Nonotuck’s board of directors, Suzanne Warsaw is a big cheerleader for the organization and its model of caring for people with disabilities through shared living. “If we’ve got this model, and it works, let’s tell the world about it,” she said during a recent conversation, “and see how many people we […]
Report: Nation’s Caregivers From All Walks of Life
If you are taking care of an elderly parent or a child with medical needs, you’re not alone. According to one report, more than 53 million Americans are caregivers. That’s close to 20% of the U.S. population! Being a caregiver doesn’t mean just being a parent or looking in on an elderly neighbor every once […]
Webinar Discusses Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and more than five million Americans are currently living with it. Yet it is the only leading cause of death that has no cure, says Nicole McGurin, family services director at the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter. She calls Alzheimer’s a “major […]
Getting on Board: Ed and Georgann Moreau
Like all nonprofits, Nonotuck has a board of directors that helps steer the organization. Directors provide advice, help raise funds, and serve as stewards, keeping Nonotuck strong and focused on its mission to help people with disabilities have a choice, a voice and the opportunity to live authentic lives. Nonotuck board members Georgann and Ed […]
Making a Difference During a Pandemic
Every day at Nonotuck, we see the difference individuals can make — for other people, for organizations like ours and for their communities as a whole. Make a Difference Day, launched in 1992, was created to celebrate the power of individuals to make a difference. It’s a day dedicated to community service, encouraging people from […]
Frequently Asked Questions About Shared Living
Shared living is a service that brings together an individual, a couple or a family in the community with a person who has a disability to share their lives in an authentic, loving and respectful relationship of mutual dependence. Shared living is not a group home, foster care, boarding or residential program. Shared living is […]
Celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Every day at Nonotuck, we help people with physical and intellectual disabilities live full and vibrant lives. In October, we observe Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The month is a chance to celebrate people with Down syndrome, to advocate for acceptance and inclusion for them, and to raise public awareness about the condition. According to the […]
Accessible Design Opens Doors
Nonotuck works with disabled people to help them live full and vibrant lives. Together we seek to build many authentic relationships, friendships and associations in their neighborhood and larger community. But community activities like working, volunteering, attending events and visiting friends would be difficult without accommodations to public and government facilities that make them more […]
Webinar Helps Guide Professionals in Supporting Sexuality
“Sexuality means more than intercourse or sex,” says Kelly Clark, an independently licensed clinical social worker and a clinician at Nonotuck Resource Associates. Sexuality is also about intimacy, connection and belonging, she tells attendees of a webinar entitled “Supporting Intimacy and Sexuality.” “It’s about relationships, both friendship and sexual. It’s about how we feel about […]