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Thrive Support & Advocacy, a Marlborough-based nonprofit offering human services to individuals with developmental disabilities, has bolstered its board of directors with three new members, electing Amy Reardon Doherty, Mary Ellen Duggan, and Stephen Maintanis to two-year terms. Read Full Article… Read More

In this video, Stacey Forrest, the Chief Operating Officer of Thrive Support and Advocacy, shares the inspiring story of how this non-profit organization has been supporting individuals and families living with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 51 years. Stacey discusses Thrive’s continuum of services, including group homes, community-based day… Read More

How 41 Haitian migrants solved a Marlborough nonprofit’s staffing shortage A small human services nonprofit hired dozens of new arrivals from three local shelters. But it didn’t come easily. Read Full Article… Read More

On this edition of the Thrive, Support and Advocacy podcast, COO Stacey Forrest takes us through the commonly used acronyms used by state agencies. Stacey also breaks down what happens to young people as they reach the ages of 18-22 and begin to leave the services available through the public… Read More

On this edition of the Thrive podcast, President and CEO Sean Rose, talks about the fact that for the first time in over a decade Thrive is now fully staffed. Rose said that recruitment has been difficult. Thrive has had to be creative to attract and retain staff including how… Read More

For the first time in nearly a decade, Thrive Support and Advocacy, is fully staffed and able to provide more services to their clients. It comes as the organization hired 38 work-authorized individuals from emergency assistance shelters. Read Full Article… Read More

Individuals from the The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) visited Thrive Support & Advocacy to learn more about our efforts. Click below to learn more about their visit. View Full Post… Read More

Sean Rose, President and CEO, of Thrive Support and Advocacy. Sean brings the listener the history of Thrive from its beginnings among concerned parents in Marlborough to its new space in Worcester. The behind the scenes of putting on the incredible ‘Prom for All Ages” and how that began. Plus… Read More

Thrive Support & Advocacy rolled out the red carpet Thursday evening for its third annual Prom for All Ages at Polar Park. Attendees walked the carpet and posed for photos together at the end of the carpet. After their photos, each attendee was interviewed by WCCA TV. Read… Read More

A big night at Polar Park Thursday as Thrive Support & Advocacy hosted their prom for all ages fundraiser. The event is for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. More than 200 adults attended with their caregivers, dancing the night away while enjoying food and music. Read More