Each Wednesday night last fall, a group of six Guild adult residents cleared out their schedules and logged onto Zoom at 5 p.m. sharp. They would spend the next hour in lively discussion talking about relationships with employers, family members, romantic partners, and themselves. The group was part of The Guild’s Healthy Relationships course, designed by Elevatus Training.

Leading up to the premiere of The World Got Smaller: The Spirit of The Guild During COVID-19, we'll be featuring students, residents, staff, and parents interviewed in the film on our blog. This week, we sat down with Nathalie Etame, Residential Manager of Sudbury House.

The language we use to describe ourselves and others has lasting implications. Language preferences are personal, especially as terminology evolves within the disability movement to accurately reflect individuals’ unique strengths and challenges. Recently, some have shifted away from the term ‘nonverbal’ in favor of ‘nonspeaking’ to describe individuals who use modalities other than speech to communicate.

Ryan and Denzel, who live in Woburn House II, were awarded a silver medal at the Annual Special Olympics Massachusetts Sailing Regatta on Saturday, August 7th at Community Boating on the Charles River.

On Wednesday, October 13th at 7 p.m. The Guild will be hosting a live book reading event via Zoom featuring authors J.M. Crawford (mother of a Guild adult resident), Choices, and Nicole Donovan, A Life Suspended.

As part of Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, each day last week we highlighted a different DSP and asked them a series of questions. Read on to get to know two more members of our incredible DSP staff!:

Abenaa Kwabena, Residential Assistant - Framingham House

When did you start working at The Guild?

Meet our DSPs!

In honor of Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, we're featuring DSPs throughout the week so you can get to know The Guild’s incredible staff members! Read on to learn more about two of our outstanding DSPs:

Norman Rutinwa, Teaching Assistant

In April, four Guild staff shared their experiences as immigrants to the United States in Suitcase Stories: Voices of the Guild. One of those storytellers is Mustapha Abdulai, who currently works at The Guild as the Director of Adult Residential Services. We recently caught up with Mustapha to learn more about his background.

In April, four Guild staff shared their experiences as immigrants to the United States in Suitcase Stories: Voices of the Guild. One of those storytellers is Linda Grace, who currently works at The Guild as a residential care professional. We recently caught up with Linda to learn more about her background.

In April, four Guild staff shared their experiences as immigrants to the United States in Suitcase Stories: Voices of the Guild. One of those storytellers is Muyani Kasune, who currently works at The Guild as a Residential Program Manager. We recently caught up with Muyani to learn more about his background.