Last fall, The Guild posted a practicum project opportunity with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focusing on gaps in psychiatric services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experiencing mental health crises. Practicum projects help advance the work of the host organization as well as provide a real-world learning experience for a Master's student.

Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is here!

You can read the report online  or download a PDF for printing and emailing.

In the report, you will find stories about The Guild and the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to social justice movements, how The Guild School is transforming, and employee achievement.

On August 6, 2020, CARF International announced that The Guild for Human Services’ adult and youth programs have been accredited for a period of three years.

CONCORD, Mass. — Responding to the impending closure of the Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, N.H., The Guild for Human Services’ Guild School has launched an initiative to open three new residences that could serve up to 18 students being displaced from Crotched Mountain.

The Guild offers a continuum of services for youth and adults diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including behavioral, medical, and mental health challenges.

Immigrant mothers of color often face additional challenges in advocating for services for their children with significant intellectual disabilities than their native-born, white peers, according to a research study co-authored by the parent of a Guild for Human Services student.

While Bill Power prioritized meeting the needs of the individuals served by The Guild for Human Services, the organization’s longtime program director also showed a keen interest in developing the next generation of human-services leaders.

The Guild School’s students and staff are featured in the 2020 catalog of playground equipment manufacturer Burke.

To empower each of our students to find their writing "voice," The Guild School has implemented an innovative curriculum to help them express their thoughts on topics of their own choosing.

Gone are the sterile white walls, replaced by large, evocative murals that greet students, staff and visitors to the Ocean, Forest and Neighborhood. Break rooms now bear the names of favorite animals. Welcome to The Guild School 2020.

Since her undergraduate days at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Chelsea Parrott has wanted to participate in a Global Autism Project overseas trip to help support the development of a center or school for children with autism.