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Narrative

The Cooperative for Human Services provides programs and services that support community inclusion, personal enrichment and quality of life for individuals with intellectual, developmental and related disabilities and their family members, including residential services, independent living supports, day services, community living supports, advocacy, family support and corporate guardianship services. We strive to meet each person’s dynamic and unique needs through innovation, initiative and leadership.

Service Types

• Case Management
• Community Based Day Program
• Congregate Housing
• Cooperative Apartments
• Day Activity
• Disability Awareness
• Door to Door-Lift
• Door to Door-Nonlift
• Emergency Preparedness
• Family Rights And Guardianship
• Family Support
• Financial Assistance
• Food - At home
• Food - Meals
• Food - Pantry
• Group Homes
• In-program Transportation
• Job Skills
• Legal Representation
• Personal Care Attendants
• Self-Advocacy
• Self-Advocacy - Health and Safety
• Self-Advocacy - Life Skills
• Self-Advocacy - Recreation and Leisure
• Skills Training
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Community Supports Program

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Allergies
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Aphasia
• Apraxia
• Arthritis
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Ataxia
• Autism Spectrum
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Balance Disorders
• Behavior Disorder
• Birth Defects
• Blind
• Blood disorders
• Bone Disorders
• Cancer
• Celiac Disease
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chemical Sensitivities
• Chromosome Disorders
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Health Impairment
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
• Cleft Lip & Palate
• Cochlear Implants
• Colon Disease
• Craniofacial syndromes
• Cushing Syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Deaf
• DeafBlind
• Depression
• Developmental Delay Birth to 3
• Developmental Disability
• Diabetes
• Digestive Disorders
• Dysphagia
• Eating Disorders
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• FG Syndrome
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
• Gastroparesis
• Genetic Disorders
• Glycogen Storage Disorders
• Grave's Disease
• Growth Disorders
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• Hard of Hearing
• Heart Disorder
• Huntington's Disease
• Hydrocephalus
• Incontinentia Pigmenti
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Joint Disorder
• Kawasaki Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Language Impairment
• Learning Disabilities
• Leukemia
• Liver Disease
• Lupus Erythematous
• Lyme Disease
• Mental Illness
• Multiple Disability
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Musculoskeletal
• Myotonic Dystrophy
• Neurogenic Spinal Deformity
• Nonverbal Communication
• Pain
• Parkinson's Disease
• Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• Phobia
• Physical Disabilities
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Respiratory Disorders
• Rett Syndrome
• Scoliosis
• Sensory Processing Disorder
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Skin Disorders
• Speech Impairment
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke
• Substance Abuse
• Thyroid Conditions
• Tourette Syndrome
• Turner Syndrome
• Visual Impairment
• Williams Syndrome

Ages Served

• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Languages Spoken

• American Sign Language
• Arabic
• Armenian
• Chinese-Cantonese
• Chinese-Mandarin
• French
• German
• Greek
• Haitian-Creole
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Italian
• Japanese
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Thai

Accessibility Features

• Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Restrooms
• Elevators
• Medical Needs
• Near Public Transportation
• Services at Home
• Sign Language
• Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds
• Licensed By: Commonwealth of MA, Dept of Developmental Services