Guild for Human Services directors Mustapha Abdulai and Matthew Carmichael have been selected to participate in the ANCOR Foundation’s Leadership Academy, a two-year progr

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.

To help enhance the quality of care for the individuals we serve, The Guild for Human Services sent supervisors to train with instructors from the Ivy League.

For Peg Doherty, the concept of The Guild as a special community really hit home on Easter Sunday.

On that exact day a couple of months ago, her son, Christian, expressed his desire to return to his residence at Sudbury House after spending a few hours visiting with his parents. They asked him why he wanted to go back so soon.

“Because I like being there,” he answered, a few words delivering a powerful message.

Guild for Human Services CEO selected as finalist for Nonprofit Leadership Award

The Concord Journal

The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network recently announced that Amy C. Sousa, Ph.D., CEO of the Guild for Human Services in Concord, has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 Nonprofit Excellence Award in the Leadership category.

The winners of the Nonprofit Excellence Awards will be announced at MNN’s annual event, Nonprofit Awareness Day: A Celebration of Nonprofit Excellence presented by Citizens Bank, to be held June 3 at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

The Guild for Human Services launched a new website that provides a redesigned digital presence and conveys The Guild’s vibrancy, unique community and continuum of services while also meeting the highest level of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.

Amy C. Sousa, the chief executive officer of The Guild for Human Services, has been named one of five finalists for the 2019 Nonprofit Excellence Leadership Award by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN).

Even when she was just 5 or 6 years old, Nin Chan displayed the extraordinary compassion, enduring patience and sunny disposition that has made her a standout in the field of human services.

Chan recalls her kindergarten schooling in Lowell when a classmate was not readily accepted by most of her peers because she had a disability and had difficulty speaking.

“I was always the first one to grab her hand and say, ‘I’ll be your partner,’ ” she remembers. “From then on, I realized that the smallest gesture could make a difference in somebody’s life.”

The Guild for Human Services launched a new logo that marks a change in its visual identity, and presents The Guild as evolving; reflects strength and the direction of its services; and underscores its commitment to serving at-risk populations.

Our 29-year-old son, Christian, was born prematurely after his heart stopped beating. His brain did not receive oxygen for 12 minutes and he suffered brain damage similar to a significant stroke. He’s had hundreds of hospitalizations and 80 surgeries, including 40 neurosurgeries. He has cerebral palsy and is visually impaired. He has significant difficulty communicating, knowing what he wants to say but not being able to say it. In spite of all this, he is still his own person.