The Guild for Human Services recently elected Nazli Kibria to its Board of Trustees. Kibria is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Boston University. She was born in Bangladesh and received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her PhD in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Everyone deserves to trust that their medical providers will treat them with dignity and respect and follow the highest standards of care. Unfortunately, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are chronically underserved and consistently let down within the healthcare system.

The Guild for Human Services recently elected Andrea Kraemer to its Board of Trustees. Kraemer is a founding partner of Cohen Kraemer Law, LLC, where where she focuses her practice on conducting workplace inquiries and training, developing employment policies and handbooks, and providing employment law counseling and advice.

Last fall, The Guild received a grant from the Sudbury Foundation to support the development of leadership training for Guild employees. The Guild’s goals of the program are to continue a pipeline of staffing stability for youth and adults with disabilities; support the career advancement of English Language Learners (ELL) workers at The Guild; and advance the diversity of The Guild’s leadership to benefit youth and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Last month, four Guild staff shared their experiences as immigrants to the United States in Suitcase Stories: Voices of the Guild. One of those storytellers is Estella Ngufor, who currently works at The Guild as a Residential Manager. We recently caught up with Estella to learn more about her background.

International migration affects everyone whether you are a newcomer to the U.S. or a relative, friend or colleague of immigrants. How we view and understand diverse backgrounds is profoundly influenced by the stories we hear, as well as our own interactions with people from around the world.

It is easier to have your own bias, prejudice and categorize someone to an already defined box without hearing their side of the story. “You only know my name - which you even struggle to pronounce right sometimes – but you don’t know my story.”

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.

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.

Channel 5 (WCVB-TV) in Boston featured The Guild for Human Services during its EyeOpener news program on Sept. 25.

The EyeOpener opened its early-morning broadcast with a Guild-submitted Wake Up Call video that promoted the 18th annual Field Day on Aug. 16.

The video included both Guild students and staff.