Beta Community Partnerships

L'Arche Irenicon is a local nonprofit organization based in Haverhill, MA, dedicated to providing homes and support for adults with disabilities. As part of the International Federation of L'Arche, they foster an inclusive and faith-based community where individuals with and without disabilities learn, grow, and celebrate together. With a mission of inclusion, celebration, and relationship-building, L'Arche Boston North offers various programs and services, including shared living, independent living support, day programming, and employment support. Their Homemade Hummus Project not only provides top-quality homemade hummus but also serves as a platform for cultivating small businesses and fostering creativity within the community.Generated from the website

Established in 1972, New England Village is a community for adults with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. Located in Pembroke, Mass., it is a charitable nonprofit corporation that offers a workshop facility, and recreational and social activities. The community offers a variety of general and special interest courses in various areas, such as aerobics, woodworking, computers usage, dance, and arts and crafts. Additionally, it provides residents an opportunity to attend theaters, concerts, movies, and sporting events, including skiing, swimming, and track and field. New England Village offers a variety of day and work programs, including employment opportunities, job placement, educational, Crafts Creation Program, Living Center, scrapbook and enrichment programs. Its Living Center program offers various products, including cards, pins, barrettes, pendants, scented gel candles and handcrafted clay pens.

Children s Friend is a private, nonprofit agency that has been serving children and families since 1849. The agency offers professional services in the areas of children s mental health, adoption, educational and day care services for pregnant and parenting teens. It also provides community education on child and family mental health issues. Children s Friend also offers dialectical behavioral therapy for the treatment of adolescent girls with borderline personality disorders in an outpatient community mental health setting. Through its counseling center, Children s Friend offers specialty treatment services related to mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, adjustment disorders and psychological behavior. The agency maintains a location in Worcester, Mass.