NEWS

The Guidance Center's PEACE CAMP, operated out of the A.D. Healey Elementary School in Somerville, just completed it's 5th year. Camp was enjoyed by 30 campers this summer! PEACE CAMP serves girls and boys from the Cambridge and Somerville - ages 6-9 and 10-12 and is geared towards children who have been identified as individuals who are vulnerable to bullying… read more >

Dedham, MA - The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is teaming up with the Brain Injury Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on a three-year investigation to develop treatment guidelines for people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Riverside Community Care is proud to announce that Thomas … read more >

Hannah was a recent intern with us at Elliot House (our clubhouse located in Needham) and she wrote me a quick note last week.  With her permission, I’m sharing her insights in the hopes that others could learn from her experience in working with adults with mental illness: "I wanted to say thank you so much for the opportunity to work at Elliot House. I ha… read more >

You might be surprised to learn that more and more, our staff are working outside our offices.  Some services such as our Trauma Center, do virtually all of their work in schools, people’s homes, and workplaces.  The nature of their work is providing support where and when people need it.  Services such as Early Intervention (birth to age 3) are almost entir… read more >

Boston, MA- The international organization, The Network for Social Work Management, held its 25th annual Management Conference yesterday at Simmons College in Boston. Riverside Community Care was awarded the national 2014 Organizational Excellence award which is “intended to recognize the accomplishments of a non-profit or for-profit agency that best exemplifie… read more >

It’s exciting that Riverside will be on both TV and radio this week!  A rarity that this has happened simultaneously.  We couldn’t have planned it better!  Our friends at Thoughtforms, a custom home builder based in West Acton, have been introducing Riverside to listeners on WBUR during drive time each day this week.  This is our second run on NPR and it… read more >

Our Human Rights Committee helps those we serve at Riverside who may not be able to advocate for themselves due to a developmental disability or mental illness.  This dedicated team works closely with our staff to ensure a safe and respectful environment for those that participate in Riverside programs.  You can have an immediate impact by volunteering only a f… read more >

We are proud to be one of only 22 organizations - out of nearly 260 applicants - to receive a two-year, $475K grant from Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office. The grant program, entitled Increasing Access to and Measuring the Benefits of Providing Behavioral Health Services in Massachusetts supports new projects aimed at improving access to behavioral healt… read more >

Riverside Trauma Center has teamed up with Whole Foods Market in Dedham, Massachusetts, to help raise money for Riverside Trauma Center. On Thursday, May 8, 2014, Whole Foods Market Dedham will donate 5% of the day’s total net sales to Riverside Trauma Center, a service of the nonprofit organization Riverside Community Care. The money raised will aid Riverside… read more >

Google analytics is all about tracking the traffic that travels through a website.  When we launched Riverside’s new website a year and half ago, I had no idea what type of traffic to expect.  After our first full month, we had roughly 5000 unique visitors, (and I was pretty impressed), and I’ve watched that number slowly rise, and sometimes slide back a bi… read more >