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MAB Community Services

Organization Description: 

MAB Community Services has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903. Founded as the Massachusetts Association for the Blind, MAB is the oldest social service agency in the country providing services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Helen Keller served on our first advisory board, along with notable Bostonians Julia Ward Howe (author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic) and Edward Everett Hale.

In the 1970s the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Foundation helped MAB create some of Massachusetts‚? first community-based residential and vocational programs for adults with developmental disabilities. In 1993 The Ivy Street School was founded to fill a need for therapeutic and educational services for adolescents with brain injuries. We specialize in individualized rehabilitation and family-focused strategies that help individuals with disabilities live full lives in the community.

Website: 
http://www.mabcommunity.org
Location: 
200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Map: 
Mission Statement: 

MAB Community Services is dedicated to empowering individuals to live with dignity. For adults who are blind or visually impaired, we provide access to a full range of sight loss services, and help reduce fears and isolation caused by sight loss. With offices in Brookline and Worcester, our programs serve more than 7,000 blind and visually impaired individuals every year.

EIN: 
04-2109859
Do You Require Formal Orientation Training for Volunteers?: 
Yes
Do you have a listing of your volunteer opportunities on your organization’s website?: 
No
Are more than one-third of the participants in your organization/programs low income (below 150% of the poverty level)?: 
No
City Vision Site Interest: 
0
Primary Types of Volunteer Opportunities: 
Local Volunteering
International Volunteers: 
Must Be Resident of Country or Already Have Appropriate Visa
City/Metropolitan Area: 
Boston, MA
State/Province: 
Massachusetts
Region: 
Northern America
Country: 
United States
Service Area: 
Disabilities Ministry
Adult Ministry
Directly Serving People
Food Services
Health and Medicine
Senior Ministry / Elder Care
Social Services
Program Types: 
Seniors Program
Volunteer Information: 
Great for Seniors
Great for Teens
Great for Families
Organization Membership Type: 
Non-Profit (Non-Christian)
NTEE Major Category: 
Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines
NTEE Code: 
G41
NTEE Minor Category: 
Eye Diseases, Blindness and Vision Impairments
Assets: 
7134000
Assets Bucket: 
$3,000,000-$10,000,000
Income: 
12170691
Income Bucket: 
$10,000,00-$50,000,000
Form 990 Revenue Amount: 
$11,395,722.00