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About The Charles River Center

The Charles River Center is a private, nonprofit human service agency in Needham, Massachusetts, providing employment and job training, residential homes, therapeutic day programs, and recreational programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded by a group of parents of children with special needs in 1956, the mission of The Charles River Center has always been to improve the quality of life by helping each individual with an intellectual or developmental disability achieve his or her highest possible level of independence so that he or she can fully participate, benefit, and become a contributing member of the community.

The Charles River Center serves over 500 families from many communities including Needham, Wellesley, Weston, Newton, Dedham, Cambridge, Brighton, Brookline, Framingham, Natick, Westwood, Dover, Waltham, Roslindale, Hyde Park, Roxbury, Watertown, Quincy, Norwood, West Roxbury and many more.

The Charles River Center relies on the contributions of individuals to support its programs.