Category: Media Coverage

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

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

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

According to the Healey administration, in the last five months more than 3,500 new arrivals have been assisted with work authorizations, 626 living in shelters have found jobs, and over 1,000 are enrolled in language classes. After pressure on the Biden Administration work authorizations now take only months instead of… Read More

Recent news stories reporting that 400 of the migrants and refugees to Massachusetts who have received work permits are currently employed is surprising and, at the same time, not surprising at all. Our organization, Thrive Support & Advocacy, is a small but growing nonprofit provider of services to individuals… Read More

WORCESTER, Mass. — Thrive Support & Advocacy and the Worcester Red Sox are joining forces to celebrate “Thrive Night” at Polar Park on Tuesday night, Aug. 29. The event honors disability advocates and generate support for the Flourish at Thrive food pantry.   Click here to read… Read More