East Coast Assistance Dogs

The Springfield Jewish Community Center Massachusetts is a recreational and learning facility that provides various services for Jewish identification, enriching Jewish life and fostering unity within the Jewish community. It also provides services to enhance personal, social and physical development and to promote the well-being of the Jewish and general community worldwide. It offers various educational and enrichment programs, such as Jewish education and cultural arts, fitness and aquatics, the senior net program, and summer camps, and maccabi games. It additionally hosts various Jewish education programs and rents its facilities for celebration of a wide range of special events and occasions. It also offers catering services and organizes various programs, such as the Jewish singles program and the early childhood development program. The center is located in Springfield, Mass.

Founded in 1962, Abilities First, formerly known as REHAB Programs, is a nonprofit organization that offers a range of educational, vocational and rehabilitative services for people with disabilities. It offers residential support, early intervention, nursing care, dietary counseling and employment assistance services. The center operates a preschool that offers educational programs for children between the ages of 3 and 5. It manages a clinic that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 700 children and adults with disabilities. Abilities First also provides occupational, physical, speech and sensory therapy services. It focuses on various learning living skills, such as money management, cooking, shopping, travel training and medication management. The center assists in the development of communication skills. It additionally participates in several fundraising events.