MAB Community Services has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903. Our experience allows us to forge strong partnerships so we can meet the pressing need for high quality programs and transform the lives of people with disabilities.

 

MAB student at MABWorks gala wearing a fire hatNews | MAB Community Services Launches FIRST JOB Campaign
Do you remember your first job? Employment enhances your self-worth, increases your financial stability and provides meaning and social opportunities to your life. MAB's Vocational Program helps adolescents and adults with disabilities gain the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. Our clients are people like Tim, pictured on the left. Tim has become one of the best dog walkers at the MSPCA. Each dog is supposed to be walked for fifteen minutes. But because of a brain injury, Tim can't tell time. MAB's staff helped him program his watch so that it beeps when it's time to go in. Problem solved.

We're collecting stories about FIRST JOBS and sharing them on our web site. Tell us about your FIRST JOB
 

Events | Ivy Street School Students Make Pie in the Sky
Four Ivy Street students worked at Lineage Restaurant in Brookline to bake 40 apple pies for Thanksgiving. The pies were sold by Community Servings to raise money for home delivered lunches and dinners for people who are homebound with life-threatening illnesses. Lineage is one of MAB's Community Vocational Partners.

 

Of Interest | MFA Announces New Tours for Blind and Low Vision Visitors
The Accessibility Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is offering a series of introductory tours to the Museum and its permanent collections for blind and low vision individuals who want to build a deeper relationship with the MFA once a month on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. The next session is scheduled for Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. and will focus on the Museum's holdings in photography. The series and individual sessions are free for blind and low vision visitors and their sighted guides. For more information or to register for one of the sessions, please contact Valarie Burrows, Accessibility Coordinator, 617-369-3302, vburrows@mfa.org. A limited number of sighted guides is available upon request.
 

A view of downtown Boston from an office buildingNews | Annual Meeting
MAB celebrated a successful year at its Annual Meeting on October 21, 2008. Our panel of staff, parents, and community partners discussed the challenges and opportunities for young adults with disabilities as they graduate from their educational programs and enter the adult world of employment and community living. For more on our program and our honorees go to our news page.
 
Profile | Rachel Sajous
MAB's new Health Care Assistant, Rachel Sajous, is a recent graduate who wants to make a difference in the world. She joins MAB from Boston University, where she majored in psychology. She will work with student's at MAB's Ivy Street School to help them get to appointments, manage their medications, and stay healthy.  More
 

Events | 2009 Boston Marathon 
MAB is recruiting qualified & non-qualified runners for the Boston Marathon in 2009. Qualified runners have no fundraising minimum. Non-qualified runners are asked to raise a minimum of $3,500. All funds raised benefit MAB's Vision Rehabilitation and Volunteer Services. Meet elite blind athletes, participate in our Marathon weekend activities, and enjoy the deep satisfaction of using a personal challenge to impact the lives of others. Call 617-732-0241 to learn more.  

 
Two runners race for the finish line at the Vision 5KEvents | 2008 Vision 5K                                  
Runners and walkers took to the streets raise funds and awareness for the blind and visually impaired. For the second year in a row Mexican Moises Beristain won the National 5K Championship for the Blind, while the special Blindfold Challenge Division featured more than 50 participants walking or running blindfolded in solidarity with visually impaired athletes. Visit www.vision5k.org for great photos and results.