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Black History Month Events: Lowell, Lynn
February is Black History Month, and we’re celebrating all over the state! Find our list of Massachusetts Black History Month events below; if you have an event you’d like to submit for inclusion, please email Joshua Murray: murray@nonotuck.com. See Also: All Month African Community Center of Lowell/ Lowell Public Library Reading Program The African Community […]
Shop Black-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts!
February is Black History Month, and we encourage you to celebrate by supporting the numerous black-owned restaurants and businesses all over Massachusetts. This list was compiled from multiple internet archives. If you don’t find what you are looking for, here are some other resources with listings of businesses to support: Boston.com: Here’s a Running List […]
Black History Month Events: Western MA
All Month Sojourner Truth Memorial African-American Heritage Trail A self-guided tour that explores the Florence of Sojourner Truth, David Ruggles, and Basil Dorsey. Notable sites include Sojourner Truth’s house, the Nonotuck Silk Mill Dam, the site of David Ruggles’ home and Northampton water cure, and the Park Street Cemetery. February 7 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: KIARA HILL […]
Black History Month Events: Boston, Eastern MA
February is Black History Month, and we’re celebrating all over the state! Find our list of Massachusetts Black History Month events below; if you have an event you’d like to submit for inclusion, please email Joshua Murray: murray@nonotuck.com. Statewide All Month Virtual Black Heritage Trail Tour The Black Heritage Trail® is a 1.6 mile walk […]
Celebrate Black History Month With Insight Timer, Nonotuck
This February, Nonotuck and our partners at Insight Timer are offering several wellness-related ways to celebrate Black History Month. For the past several years, Nonotuck and Insight Timer have allowed members of our community the opportunity to stay connected in our wellness journey, offering us the ability to chat, recommend content and meditate in real […]
Read: What do Human Rights Mean to You?
In celebration of Universal Human Rights Month in December, we asked the Nonotuck community to anonymously let us know what the term “human rights” meant to them. The responses ranged from lengthy to brief, but all deeply personal reflections by our employees on what this important concept means to them. What do Human Rights mean […]
2024: What’s Your Word?
As we enter the New Year, we have a question for the Nonotuck community: What’s your “word” for 2024? Instead of a New Year’s resolution, what’s one word you’d like to focus on for your own wellness and betterment for 2024? You can still email your submissions to Joshua Murray (murray@nonotuck.com) and Jannelle Robinson (robinson@nonotuck.com). […]
Watch: The Roots of Disability Rights
Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. was proud to recently host Attorney Bob Fleischner for his presentation, “The Roots of Disability Rights: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement and Criminal Justice Constitutional Reform.” The presentation illustrated the connection between the early civil rights movement and criminal justice reform cases to the disability rights movement, providing an […]
Nonotuck Gathers to Honor MLK, JR.
The Nonotuck community recently gathered to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by watching and discussing several videos that give insight into Dr. King’s history and philosophy. “National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis – Patrick Dockry Health Beauty Life” explored Dr. King’s assassination, including a visit to the sight where it happened, as well as […]
Get to Know: Sandy Deare-Robinson: Part 2
Note: This is the second part of our conversation with Sandy. Don’t miss part 1 of our conversation with Sandy here. How would you describe the work you do at Nonotuck? We are integrating individuals into communities, helping them pursue their desired activities and achievements, securing jobs, engaging in projects, participating in physical activities, and […]
Now Hiring: January 2024
Want to work for a 2023 Boston Globe Top Workplace? We’re hiring! From Assistant Program Directors to Registered Nurses, and everything in between Apply for these positions or share them with someone who should! Auburn Registered Nurse Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. is seeking an RN to provide case management for our expanding services. This AFC […]
Join us for ‘The Roots of Disability Rights’ January 25
Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. is proud to once again host Attorney Bob Fleischner for his presentation, “The Roots of Disability Rights: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement and Criminal Justice Constitutional Reform.” The event will be held virtually (via TEAMS) on January 25, 2024, at 11 a.m.. The presentation will illustrate the connection between […]
Get to Know: Sandy Deare-Robinson
Sandy Deare-Robinson is unique in her role at Nonotuck, serving both as a longtime, celebrated employee and a shared living caregiver. Sandy has shared a home with Amanda Jo Benoit for 14 years, an arrangement that started on a fateful Thanksgiving eve and has blossomed since. We recently sat down with Sandy to discuss both […]
The Gingerbread Award Goes To….
We had such a blast at the Gingerbread Extravaganza in December! We were blown away by the creativity and spirit of each gingerbread creation. In case you missed it you can check out all the submissions on the Winter Traditions Padlet and see the awards below. Thanks again to everyone who participated and showed up […]
Food for Thought: Gratitude
The Nonotuck community recently gathered to ponder gratitude, as we celebrate appreciation and giving thanks during our Gratitude Challenge. During one of our Food for Thought events (part of a month-long effort to celebrate and encourage gratitude), participants watched a Ted talk by former Boston University hockey player Travis Roy (see above). Eleven seconds into […]
Nonotuck Hosts Native American Educator Annawon Weeden
Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. was honored to recently host Native American educator Annawon Weeden in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Weeden spoke at length on Native American history, American history, cultural appropriation, and growing up Native in a predominately white culture, and the conflict between publicly taught history and correct historical narratives. “If folks […]
Q And A: AFC Alternative Caregiver Samantha Chhrech
Samantha Chhrech has been an alternative caregiver through our Adult Family Care (AFC) program for 8 years. She assists with care for her father in the Lowell area (her nephew Vantha is the primary caregiver; Samantha assists him), but she views herself as a daughter first. “I’m his daughter; it’s my responsibility to take care […]
Donate to the Gift Fund
Good Day Nonotuck Community: I hope this message finds you well and filled with the spirit of generosity that has come to define our incredible community. Today, I am reaching out with a heartfelt plea that transcends the boundaries of our daily routines and responsibilities, aiming to touch the lives of those we are privileged […]
The Boston Globe Names Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. a Top Place to Work for 2023
Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 15th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. This is the second time in three years that Nonotuck has earned this honor. Top Places to Work recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state voted on […]
Happy National Family Caregivers Month
By George H. Fleischner, President & CEO of Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. Nonotuck Resource Associates Inc, wishes our community a happy National Family Caregivers Month this November! Every single day, innumerable family members across Massachusetts (and the country) provide care for a loved one. These are heroes, people who make great sacrifices in their personal […]