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Boston 25 News: Creating job opportunities for those with disabilities
February 4, 2021
Finding a job is tough these days, but facing hurdles to gaining employment is nothing new for one segment of the workforce. Even before the pandemic, workers with intellectual or developmental disabilities were only about half as likely to have a job as someone in the general population. READ MORE>>
Cushing Centers’ MarketPlace to offer Valentine’s Day products
January 28, 2021
Cardinal Cushing Centers’ MarketPlace Building, open since early December, has a variety of products for Valentine’s Day, all made by the students and adults with intellectual disabilities that Cushing supports. READ MORE>>
United Way emergency funding helps agencies at critical time with COVID-19
January 8, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit home, many nonprofit agencies serving the region’s most vulnerable populations were hit hard. Fortunately, the United Way of Greater Plymouth County was there to help, providing emergency funding to help these organizations get the supplies they needed and in some cases survive a critical time in community care.READ MORE>>
Here’s a look back at the biggest moments of 2020 on the South Shore
Cardinal Cushing Centers in Hanover completed the MarketPlace, a project five years in the making.READ MORE>>
Cardinal Cushing CEO reflects, forges ahead
‘I had found my purpose’: Cardinal Cushing CEO reflects, forges ahead. READMORE>>
Cardinal Cushing Centers finishes $10 million expansion in Hanover
A nonprofit that provides school, housing, and other services for people with intellectual disabilities is celebrating the completion of a $10 million expansion on its Hanover campus.READ MORE>>
Cardinal Cushing Centers hosts Virtual Run to Change Lives
From Nov. 18-21, more than 175 runners and walkers of all abilities participated in Cardinal Cushing Centers’ Virtual Run to Change Lives Run, Walk or Roll. READ MORE>>
Scituate Rotary Club shares the Christmas spirit with Cardinal Cushing students
A highlight of the holiday season for students at the Cardinal Cushing Center in Hanover, which offers residential and day programs for young adults with intellectual disabilities, is the annual Christmas Party sponsored by the Rotary Club of Scituate.READ MORE>>
Cardinal Cushing students open MarketPlace on Route 53
December 3, 2020
A project five years in the making, the MarketPlace includes a coffee and pastry shop called The Cushing Café, a gift shop called Unique Boutique, and Take 2, a thrift store. READ MORE>>
Cardinal Cushing Centers to celebrate grand opening of $10 million MarketPlace project
November 23, 2020
The Cardinal Cushing Centers of Hanover will open its $10 million MarketPlace, a new home for three longstanding student-run businesses, on Dec. 1. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. READ MORE>>
