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Advocates Announces Fred Gaspari Fund Awards
Advocates, a Framingham-based nonprofit provider of services to individuals with challenges, this week announced that its Fred Gaspari Fund for Families has awarded $7,100 in grants to 15 families to help them care for a family member with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Autism Alliance Making ‘Exciting Progress’
The Framingham-based Autism Alliance, a program of Advocates, announced “exciting progress” to its Autism Welcoming Community Initiative.
The initiative seeks to create a socially inclusive MetroWest community for those with autism and their families, according to Allison Daigle, executive co-director of the Autism Alliance.
Nearly $300k saved last year through Franklin/Medway Police Jail Diversion Program
FRANKLIN – Nearly $300,000 in criminal justice and health care was saved last year due to the presence of a clinician on-scene during Franklin and Medway police calls, and 97% of those who were eligible for arrest diversion were diverted from arrest, according to a recently released report.
Autism Alliance & Advocates Create Welcoming Community Initiative
The Autism Alliance, a program of Advocates, this month announced progress with its Autism Welcoming Community Initiative, an effort to create a socially inclusive community for families and their loved ones with autism by partnering with local businesses and training a caregiver workforce.
Open Dialogue at Advocates
Open Dialogue is alive and well in Massachusetts. Since 2011, when Advocates was the first recipient of funding support from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
