Day Habilitation Programs

Lifeworks Day Habilitation Programs, for adults aged 22 and older, focus on health and well-being through access to a wide array of therapeutic and educational programs with the assistance and encouragement of our high-quality staff. Programming takes place at two sites: the William F. Abel Therapeutic Day Program located at our Westwood location and Connections at our West Roxbury location.

As the challenges and restrictions of the pandemic continue to decline, the number of individuals Lifeworks can serve in person is steadily increasing. This past year, the Abel Therapeutic Day Program in Westwood was very active. The Center has the capacity to serve up to 108 participants daily. In West Roxbury, the Connections Program currently provides day habilitation programs and activities for up to 24 participants with goals to increase and expand the program in the near future.

In-person activities offers include music therapy. Weekly art classes are offered in-person and via Zoom. Cooking classes, a gardening program and group walks, including a spring marathon walk are provided as well.

Volunteer and cause projects were plentiful. May 2022 saw the return of Red Day, with volunteers from Keller-Williams Realty participating in a full day of gardening and yard work, sprucing up the grounds around the Westwood campus. Students from neighboring Xaverian Brothers High School can regularly be seen on site fulfilling their community volunteerism curriculum. The Day Habilitation Programs also hosted Pink Day to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.