NEWS

Work Without Limits presented Riverside Community Care’s Central Mass Employment Collaborative (CMEC) with the Innovator Award at their first annual conference. Riverside’s Central Mass Employment Collaborative has been recognized as a major influence in the Central Massachusetts community and as an innovator in the realm of providing assistance to individual… read more >

We recently completed a three day site visit from CARF, which is an international accrediting body for organizations like Riverside.  CARF has been in the accreditation business for almost 50 years and utilizes a rigorous review process with skilled surveyors.  Their three surveyors flew in from around the country and visited many programs, met people we serve,… read more >

The Bulfinch Group Charitable Foundation Presented Riverside Community Care with $40,000 with the proceeds earmarked for the Riverside Trauma Center’s work with Teen Suicide Prevention and the Boston Marathon Bombing Victims.  On hand at the check presentation ceremony were Scott M. Bock, President/CEO of Riverside Community Care; Katie Welch, Riverside’s D… read more >

Riverside Community Care, based in Dedham, has been awarded the highest level of accreditation by CARF.  CARF has been the international accreditation organization for health and human service providers since 1966. CARF accreditation demonstrates Riverside’s conformance to internationally accepted standards and confirms that our programs and services are dedic… read more >

As our Community Service Agencies (CSA) mark their 4th anniversary, I would like to share a great success story with you. When John was first referred to CSA by a therapist, he had been hospitalized multiple times, was using substances, refusing to go to school and had stopped listening to his family. His parents were overwhelmed and ready to give up. Our Inte… read more >

Many of us are all too aware each year when the state agency budgets come out how hard it is to keep doing the good work we do with the limited public funds we receive. I recently testified before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on behalf of Riverside, alongside colleagues and representatives of the Association of Developme… read more >

I’m excited that our third summer of The Guidance Center Family Clinic’s Peace Camp Program is about to begin. This innovative program works with children, ages 6-12, from the Cambridge and Somerville area who have been identified as vulnerable to bullying either as a target, bystander, or aggressor. The program works to strengthen children’s friendship and… read more >

On June 19th I had the pleasure of attending the formal “launch” of the first brain injury certification program in Europe, held in Dublin, Ireland.  Over the past three years members of the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) and the community-based brain injury provider Acquired Brain Injury-Ireland (ABI-I) have collaborated to bring this… read more >

On Wednesday, June 19th at the Davenport Hotel in Dublin, with the expertise of Riverside’s own Tom Hall, Minister Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health in Dublin, launched the first certified brain injury specialist training in Europe. Tom Hall is the Associate Division Director for Clinical Services for Riverside Communi… read more >

On Saturday, June 8th, Riverside Community Care was honored by the International Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (IASWG), for its commitment to and excellence in group work. “Riverside has embraced and recognizes the power of groups in day treatment, the clinics, their trauma response work, and more,” said Patty Underwood, IASWG Boa… read more >