It’s time to start thinking about summer! What better way to kick it off than being a part of Children’s Friend’s Big Dipper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival! Please join us as a sponsor or volunteer for the Big Dipper on Saturday, June 23rd at Elm Park in Worcester from 10:30 am - 5:30 pm. Your help will ensure our continued ability to provide critical mental health, adoption, early education and grief support services to local children and families. Founded in 1849, Children’s Friend is the oldest child and family...

Seven Hills Community Services is excited to thank the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation for their grant award of $6,663, given through the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund. These funds will be used towards the purchase of a WhisperGlide accessible swing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in one of our group residential homes in North Central Massachusetts. A WhisperGlide is a wheelchair accessible glider swing...

Join Us, Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Prisms: Perspectives on Hidden Disability offers artistic explorations of four artists' experiences with disability that are not initially visible to others, including learning and physical disabilities, chronic pain, and mental illness. By considering disability with the varied perspectives shared by the exhibiting artists, a spectrum of nuanced, gorgeous, and human experiences unfold. In resonance with James Baldwin’s declaration that “The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I...

The 2019 Miles-Lincoln Award Gala & Auction was an incredible success! Hundreds of Children's Friend supporters joined together at Mechanics Hall this past Friday evening to honor Sue Mailman for her commitment to our work, supporting programs for children and families in central Massachusetts.