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Summer Caregiver Appreciation Giveaway

Caregivers provide invaluable support and compassionate care to their loved ones. To show our gratitude for the caregivers in our community, Advocates is holding a Summer Caregiver Appreciation Giveaway.

Co-response mental health clinician joins Shrewsbury Police Department

The Shrewsbury Police Department responded to nearly 1,000 mental health calls between 2017 to 2021. That marked a 38% increase from the previous five year period, according to Chief Kevin Anderson.

Enter Jessica Atwood, who is the department’s new jail diversion program co-response clinician.

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Jessica Atwood smiling standing in front of the Shrewsbury police department sign outside.

Life Skills & Learning Center June Update

Warm weather is finally here with temperatures headed up each day! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Advocates See Me 5K Run, Walk, and Roll! More than 450 friends, families, colleagues, and community partners came together at the beautiful Hopkinton State Park to celebrate all abilities.

Advocates Welcomes Promise Mchenga as New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

We are thrilled to welcome Promise Mchenga to the Advocates community as the new fulltime Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. Promise has more than 10 years of experience, much of it in an international setting. His professional career has included, but is not limited to strategic planning, recruitment, retention, success, budgeting, training, dialogues, health education/literacy, health and nutrition translation work, image branding, management, diversity, equity, and inclusion.