Mission
The Guild's mission is to educate, encourage and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities so they may achieve their full potential to lead high-quality lives and participate meaningfully in society.
Vision
The Guild’s vision is to create the conditions for people with intellectual disabilities to experience quality of life, including material and emotional well-being; deep interpersonal relationships and social inclusion; personal development and fulfillment; as well as self-determination, empowerment and protected rights.
Focus on independence and community inclusion
Offering flexibility within structure, our collaborative efforts and tailored curricula are based upon evidence-based and promising practices. The Guild is committed to offering services that are strengths-based, trauma-informed and outcomes-oriented. Through our individualized planning and continuous evaluation of needs, we support an environment that is the least restrictive and most appropriate for each individual served.
The Guild is known for its year-round, community-based programming for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have complex needs. The Guild’s population benefits from our extended-year academic instruction and/or full-year residential services. The Guild’s program is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
'A huge relief'
"It's a huge relief to find a place where you can trust that your son's going to be OK, where he's going to be respected and safe and happy and enjoying himself." – Peg Doherty, parent of Guild adult resident
