Central Mass. Community Network

Supporting Homes and Building Community

CMCN helps establish and support households where people with and without disabilities live in mutually beneficial relationships. A shared living household is characterized by people living, growing, and sharing together- both at home and in the community. Every home is different, and comfortable while accomodating the needs and preferences of each household member.
The home is the foundation upon which an active community life is built, and CMCN believes that every person benefits from becoming an active member of his or her community, regardless of "ability."

The CMCN Difference

Our commitment to provide individualized support to each person we serve means that we consciously remain a small and intimate agency. Our Shared Living Providers and individuals receiving services all know each other well- forming the backbone of our community network. At CMCN, our emphasis is on quality, not quantity.

Encouraging the Creation of Valued Social Roles

By emphasizing each person's positive social roles, helping to create new roles, and minimizing the harm caused by sterotypes and negative social roles, CMCN encourages each person we support to live a rich and meaningful life. Our providers and the people we support are familiar with Social Role Valorization and the benefits it can have in our lives.

A Commitment to Advocacy

CMCN works with each person we support to broaden his or her awareness of their rights, privileges, and responsibilities. In addition, we work closely with the community to create dialogue and raise awareness surrounding issues of disability rights.

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Contact

Laurie Sault, Program Director
Central MA Community Network
255 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Suite D, Worcester, MA 01609
508-752-8129 | lsault@poluscenter.org