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Name
Andrew Caires
Contact Info
Email
andrew.caires@pathlightgroup.org
Organization Information
Organization Name
Pathlight
Address 1
220 Brookdale Drive
City
Springfield
State
MA
ZIP
01104
Website
Organization Description
Pathlight is the first organization in Hampden County founded with a mission to support people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Founded in 1952 by five mothers of young children with developmental disabilities, Pathlight was the first organization in Hampden County dedicated to serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. These women shared a dream that their children would live and grow as valued members of their communities, despite the fact that this vision challenged prevalent societal expectations that people with developmental disabilities were best separated from their families and placed in institutions.
Together, these mothers and their families joined forces in Western Massachusetts and beyond to create a movement designed to create opportunities, build relationships, and improve lives of those with developmental disabilities. They recruited friends, neighbors, local businesses, and community organizations to help. They were joined by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Springfield Druggists Association, Holy Name Social Center, Lodge of Elks, Springfield Fire Fighters’ Union, local banks, school superintendents, legislators, and Community United Way, to name just a few.
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