New England Community Services

Supporting Families.

Building Leaders.

Strengthening Communities.

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MISSION statement New England Community Services (NECS) was established in 2007 with the vision of providing life coaching, counseling, and other supports to urban youth to support their success as permanent and productive community members.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES No matter the funder, client, or program, NECS staff employ the following principles to guide our work and service to the community.

• We pursue excellence in all facets of our organization.

• We aim to identify and dismantle systemic barriers to educational, social, and economic development for youth and families.

• We believe in relationships that are built over time and allow for trust.

NECS board of directors Mark Reeves, President Wilbur Bullock, Secretary John Williams, Treasurer

Board Members

Michael Barros Ahmad Yarboro Tiffanie Ellis-Niles Jessica DaSilva-Fisher Jeffrey Hubbard

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Alfred Chan Kim Silverware Brian Bullock Danielle Reeves (Non-Voting)

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COVID-19 RESPONSE When Governor Charlie Baker ordered schools to close on March 15, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New England Community Services (NECS) Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Reeves convened an emergency meeting with staff from NECS offices in Dorchester, Lynn, Lawrence and New Bedford to discuss a “game plan” that would allow NECS to continually pivot their service offerings for families and children, while ensuring the safety of staff and following social distancing guidelines outlined by public health experts.

Since March, NECS has adjusted and enhanced its service model to support COVID-19 response on the state level by creating a “Special Teams” task force designed to address emergency cases and implement special visits that allow them to deliver essential services and goods, including tools, gift cards, and food. The task force was also responsible for aiding Haitian, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking families during COVID-19 Pandemic and for keeping an eye out for child abuse and neglect.

Starting on May 26, NECS began easing back into the standard community outreach and visit model using a phased timeline that began with at least one face-to-face visit per client/family and two remote contacts weekly.

“NECS is proud of our efforts to implement creative virtual interactive activities via online games,” says Reeves. “These games allow us to play alongside our clients.” Game Pigeon, Credit Stacker (financial literacy), Crazy Games, and House Party are examples of some of the interactive gaming activities offered to community members.

“We remain excited yet cautious. Our goal is to collaboratively ensure our youth, families, and communities feel safe, secure, and supported, so together, we can navigate the complexities of our adjusted environment,” says Reeves.

In the field, NECS staff wear personal protective equipment and adhere to physical distancing and other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines (washing/sanitizing hands, etc.). NECS Managers will also consult with workers before making group home, hospital, or residential visits.

Throughout the pandemic, NECS remained in communication with clients via a diverse suite of virtual tools including phone calls, text messages, video conferencing, and social media. Staff also integrated the innovative use of gaming systems to engage clients.

As COVID-19 response and recovery efforts continue, NECS is becoming more creative in our approach to supporting youth and families while using a high level of precaution. We have to ensure the safety of staff and the entire community we serve,” says Reeves.

Our work and services are essential, especially during this pandemic and therefore we’ve adjusted our programming to be responsive but safe. We must ensure the safety of our staff and the communities we serve.

—Mark ReeVes, CEO/Executive Director NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY SERVICES INC.

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Covid-19 Response

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An Origin Story

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NECS History

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Investing in the Leaders of Tomorrow

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Client Demographics

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Customizable, Collaborative, and Trauma-Responsive Models of Service

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NECS Program Offerings

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Rooted in Leadership

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Using Partnerships to Enhance Service Capacity

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Staff Training/Professional Development

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An Origin Story Privilege comes in many forms, and Mark Reeves realized early on that having the guidance of a mother, father, and strong social network was a privilege and not a birthright. Born and raised in the Chicago area and later moving to Southeastern Massachusetts, Mark observed that many of his friends lived in broken homes and communities in which trusted adults like coaches, mentors, and supportive teachers were not the norm. He quickly learned that it was a healthy mind, body, and spirit, combined with education and opportunity, that paved a streamlined path to success and a positive future. This realization and a drive to serve those less privileged than him was the impetus for Mark to establish New England Community Services (NECS) in 2007. More than 10 years later, NECS provides counseling, advocacy, modeling, monitoring, educational, recreational, and other supports to inner-city youth in multiple New England counties so they have access to the best tools to become successful permanent members of their families and communities.

Mark’s passion for ensuring access to youth-oriented wellness services does not start or end with NECS. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of human services, he is a uniquely innovative and collaborative entrepreneur with a successful track record of leading both individuals and teams within the public, private, and sports sectors. He is one of only a handful of African American founders and executive directors within the Department of Children and Families provider’s network in the Boston, Massachusetts region. Mark has a wide range of knowledge and expertise in the field of human services, particularly in the area of youth, family, and child welfare. NECS is an extension of his investment in family and community, which also includes assisting other human service agencies in finding ways to develop and more effectively manage their ability to provide culturally sensitive and trauma-informed services.

His service to the community is also fulfilled through a love for sports and fitness, which Mark uses to serve as a coach and sometimes private trainer in his local community. In 2020, Mark was inducted into the Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame. Mark is the proud father of an avid soccer player and Bates College student who he knows is destined for greatness. As he explains in his own words, “I am excited to help people create goals and achieve them while getting their energy swinging in a positive direction. I’m not at church often, but some people call me a preacher.”

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NECS TIMELINE 2005

• Submitted 501(c)3 application

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• Submitted proposal for DCF Family Stabilization contract

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2008

• Hired three additional staff and first supervisor.

2009

• Moved into first NECS office Dorchester, MA • Began relationship with Resident Psychologist, Dr. Belser Louie.

• Hosted 1st Staff Retreat • Began serving other communities outside of Boston, MA

2010

• Created GEMS component

2011

• Offered NECS employees a benefit package that included a 401K Plan and health insurance

2012 2013

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Proposal accepted Tyrick Adams beane NECS’ first client Hired first employee Hosted 1st Annual Basketball Camp

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Established Program Office location Hired first former youth client Established Lynn office location Malchester Reeves Scholarship Fund introduced

2014

• Fostered a partnership with Carney Hospital • Hit a Milestone: Reached all time high of active cases (70) • Created Team Leaders positions.

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2016

2017 2018

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2020

• Established Community Kids Initiative • Served our 500th client

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Added dental insurance.

Established Lawrence Office location.

Reached the $1 million funding mark Fostered partnership with Brookline Teen Center Hired Consultant (Board and Leadership development) • Hired Development & Marketing Associate for launch of Mentoring Young Adults (MYA) program that replaced the Community Kids Initiative • Created job development partnerships with Star Market, Esters, and Sweet Life • Hosted Salvation Army Back to School Collaboration.

• Created NECS Community Garden.

• Launched “What’s Your Game Plan” social media campaign.

• Hit a Milestone: 100 active cases • • • •

10 Year Anniversary Hosted 10-Year Anniversary Gala Installed The Open Arms (LGBTQI) component.

Established a New Bedford Office location.

• Developed in-house professional development curriculum • Added life insurance to our benefit package • Established an internship agreement with Boston College • Hired Alpha Pension Group to oversee our 401K • Received state-approved earmark for MYA program • Added a new database platform (Penelope).

• Contracted with Dr. Carmela DeCandia to oversee Evaluation Program.

• Awarded a grant from the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) to work with adjudicated youth.

• Established internship agreements with Johnson and Wales University, Salem State University, and Boston College • Awarded the Boston Foundation and The Boston Resiliency Fund grants for COVID-19 support • Created a remote academic engagement component.

• Hired a Clinical Social Worker and a Finance and Development position • Established a partnership with Family Aid Boston • Hit a Milestone: First employee other than founder reaches 10 years of tenure

• Plans to open a New England Community Services, Inc., Community Center

INVESTING IN THE

LEADERS OF TOMoRROW When youth are disconnected from safe, supportive, and healthy familial, educational, and community support systems, they do not suffer alone. The entire nation and world suffers. Why? Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, and social service agencies like NECS play a key role in their development and path to success. Research from the United Health Foundation shows that more 20 percent of children ages 0 to 17 have experienced two or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs can include economic hardship; parental divorce or separation; living with someone who had an alcohol or drug problem; neighborhood violence victim or witness; living with someone who was mentally ill, suicidal or severely depressed; domestic violence witness; parent served jail time; being treated or judged unfairly due to race/ethnicity; or death of parent. Exposure to ACEs can have long-term impacts on a child’s overall well-being, including their emotional, cognitive, social, and biological functioning. Ultimately, ACEs place a barrier in a young person’s path to success.

The state of Massachusetts is not unique in that its social service system is saturated with youth in

need of support, similar to other states and territories throughout the United States. In 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) served approximately 45,000 families, including more than 80,000 children age 17 and under.

Through the Family Stabilization Services (FSS) contract, NECS has been a critical partner in support of DCF since 2007, and has helped DCF carry out its mission to y

protect children from abuse and neglect and

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ensure children are able to grow and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment.

As a result of outcome-based solutions and success on the FSS contract, NECS is recognized as the number one human service agency working with 18-year-old youth in the state of Massachusetts. We serve families in more than more than 20 localities in the state, and have a rich history of engaging youth in life coaching that not only enables them to rebuild broken bridges and restore meaningful relationships in their lives, but to also help establish new personal and rooted connections within their communities.

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CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS Our commitment to training our staff and partners on the principles of cultural sensitivity, as well as race equity and inclusion.

FY2019 totals by race

500 428 400

300 257 200

Total 171

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79 44

Total All Clients

Female

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Male

African American

50 53

43 36 Caucasian

10 6 4 Hispanic

Asian

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7 16

Haitian

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21 10

Cape Verdean

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20 12 8

Korean

African

SERVICE AREAS NECS serves communities throughout Eastern Massachusetts.

NECS programs and program components have been funded by both public and the private sector:

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Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)

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Karp Family Foundation

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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)

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Church Home Society — PREP

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts (earmark) — MEYA

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Boston Foundation

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Boston COVID-19 Resiliency Fund

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Community stakeholders

Customizable, Collaborative, and Trauma-RESPONSIVE Models of Service

During the early stages of NECS, sports played a significant role in model programming. Although it has always remained a constant component, steady growth and current societal needs have reallocated the focus of our programs on helping to heal youth with significant exposures to ACEs, trauma, and behavioral health challenges. Life coaching and wraparound services that connect youth development with family and community resources now serve as the foundation for our programs and models of service. Over the past decade, social conditions and the needs of youth and families have shifted, creating an ever-increasing and new demand for adjusted service capacity and techniques. To maintain pace with these changes, NECS continually responds with innovative and adaptable approaches that reinforce our efforts to meet current needs, expand outreach, and broaden the NECS “brand.”

The majority of the families we serve have been exposed to “root shock,” which is a traumatic stress reaction to the destruction of all or part of one’s emotional and social eco-system.

IMPACT OUTCOMES

81%

Clients who were fully engaged with services

75%

NECS Participants who completed Game Plan Goals

NECS programming has an all-inclusive theme that trickles down from our leaders and staff to saturate our programs and clients. We acknowledge that each client comes to NECS with complex life experiences, exposure to a variety of stress factors, and unique risk and vulnerability factors that may project uncertain futures. This is why we prioritize building sustainable, trustworthy, and engaging interpersonal connections that benefit both our clients and their families.

Our Life Coaching and Engagement Model provides opportunities to restore broken connections and build a bridge to healing and restoration. It is one that honors and respects the identity, background, and diversity of our clientele, and that is designed to offer opportunities that cultivate the growth of the whole child. This includes use of clinical assessment tools such as Resilience Scale Questionnaires, Sorenson Self-Esteem Scale, and a Preand Post-Placement Questionnaire, as well as one-on-one Life Coaching designed to strengthen inner confidence, enhance personal development, and gain exposure to new life skills. Outcomes are measured in several ways, including by assessing families’ level of engagement, disruptions in placement, and the percentage of completed treatment plan goals. Common goals include promoting substance abuse prevention and treatment, anti-violence efforts, and workforce development; increasing student academic success; enhancing personal character and leadership skills and overall health and wellness.

I’m really amazed by Darleny’s (NECS Parent Aide) and NECS’s work. I see how much Ashley’s (Client) behavior has improved. Because of the good work that Darleny did with Ashley, we’ll (DCF) close the case.

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PROGRAM OFFERINGS Our programs and services are strength-based, flexible, and meet the unique needs of our youth and families. The following list of NECS programs are funded via State contracts and private funding vehicles: • Mentoring At Risk Kids Program (MARK): To help create and support healthy minds, body, and spirits, combined with education, recreational and enrichment opportunities towards improved self-esteem, resiliency, and improved social and family functioning. o HUDDLE—Our Boy’s Huddle provides specific programming to address the distinctive needs of our male identifying clientele. Although catered towards our male participants, we welcome any of our clients to participate. o GEMS—Our Girls Excelling in Maturity & Strength program provides specific programming to address the distinctive needs of our female identifying clientele. Although catered towards our female participants, we welcome any of our clients to participate.

• Mentoring Emerging Young Adults Program (MEYA) (privately funded): The primary focus of our MEYA Program, which is designed for young adults 15-21 years old is to continue to nurture our youth and adult relationships and to cultivate positive relationships with their peers. We also will continue to connect our clients to safe and stable homes, schools, and workplaces; promote opportunities for physical and mental health; offer and attach them to education or vocational training and provide community services and civic participation opportunities. Goal: Supporting youth who have aged out of the DCF system and also young adults who have never been supported by government agencies.

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• Parental Support–Parent Aide: Parent coaching and support In collaboration with parent(s), a Game Plan is developed that supports improved mental health, self-esteem, parenting, and social functioning. Goal: Helping parents be better prepared to support their children and household.

• Clinical Evaluations: NECS provides more in-depth assessments to target service needs. Our “Expanded Parenting and Individual Evaluation” options and a new “Psychological Testing” service use quantitative measures. A clinically informed qualitative evaluation combined with selected quantitative measures can produce more accurate, well rounded, and comprehensive reviews of a parent/family’s functioning.

• PREP–Professional Readiness and Employment Program: A professional readiness and engagement program. Goal: To make significant improvements in communication, leadership, adaptability, time management, and collaboration skills of participants. LinkedIn identified these areas as the top five soft skills most required for successful employment. Goal: To also impact the participant’s mindset towards becoming motivated, proactive, resilient, and self-confident young people.

• Aftercare: This program is designed for participants whose case is officially closed but with whom we stay connected in order to complete outstanding goals/work. Goal: Ensuring families remained connected and received individualized services needed to complete their goals.

NECS also offers various service offerings that are open to all NECS participants, regardless of the program.

• F.I.T. (Finding Inner Toughness): A fitness and nutrition series.Goal: Ensuring youth cultivate a lifestyle of physical fitness and health • PARENT INITIATIVE: Parent groups and programming for mothers and fathers. Goal: Providing families in the community with wrap-around support services and support.

• Remote Academic Engagement (RAE): NECS offers distant learning support, tutoring, and other academic supports for students who want to improve educationally. The program includes a music and arts engagement component.

• MAL (Malchester Reeves Scholarship Fund): The Malchester Reeves Scholarship Fund is designed to recognize and provide capacity support for students who exemplify the values of integrity and scholarship for NECS clients. Goal: Providing access to computers, financial support for college courses, and coaching for emerging college students.

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ROOTED IN LEADERSHIP The late Malchester P. Reeves, affectionally known as Mal, was born on September 21, 1935, in rural Alabama, during a time when the Great Depression threatened the vitality of black families but also began to challenge long-standing disparate racial hierarchies.

His mother, Ethel Jackson Black, was a strong-willed single mother who likely could not conceive of her son’s future reach and influence when he was born. Though his father, Malchester Reeves, Sr., was not an active presence in his life, Mal was blessed to have the positive and consistent influence of aunts, uncles, and other community elders who played a part in raising him. It was the love, support, and belief of an entire community that helped ensure he developed into a role model for other young black men and women, and not a statistic and stereotype.

Education served as the catalyst for Mal’s success. He began his collegiate career at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA, which became known at the time as the Black Mecca for college students. Although he enjoyed the sense of independence and cultural pride cultivated in that HBCU climate, Mal knew the experience could never override his sense of duty to family. He decided to return home at the conclusion of his second year so that he could find work to help his mother pay the bills and maintain the household. That choice launched his life on an unforeseen, but certainly, pre-destined path. It was during this time that he met and married the beautiful Audrey Short. They began a family in Syracuse, New York with the birth of their eldest daughter, Paula; and what began as a slight academic detour became the source of his greatest achievements.

In 1961, at the ripe old age of 24, Mal became the first man of color to be elected to office in the great State of New York after campaigning for and being elected to the post of Ward Supervisor in Syracuse. Though Mal only served for one term, he made an indelible mark on the city during the climax of the Civil Rights Movement. While he continued to earn his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University, Mal joined Crouse Hinds as an engineer, which was a significant achievement for any black man in that era. Soon after, he and his wife welcomed the birth of two more daughters, Tracey and Cynthia, and his blossoming family spent some time following the path of other young black families making the journey farther north at the end of the Great Migration. His youngest child, son Mark, was born in Rochester, NY, spent time in the mid-west in Chicago soon before the family relocated again to New England Boston, Massachusetts.

While living in Boston, Mal finally earned his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University. He made the wise decision to continue the course of his education and later earned a master’s degree in Public Management from the same institution. He held a number of engineering positions in Boston and Chicago during the course of his long career before ending at GTECH as Senior Vice President.

Throughout the course of his life and career, Mal set a standard of excellence. Without being preachy he shared his wisdom and secrets to success whenever possible; according to his family, he had an anecdote for every occasion. Mal was careful to let his life do the telling and he altered the course of American history with his example. His prominent example was one of the primary reasons his son Mark founded New England Community Services (NECS) in 2007.

Mark felt that every young person should have the chance to experience a coach, a mentor, a teacher, a supporter, and a champion as he did.

Change agents are not just born into this world. They are cultivated through deliberate life choices, a passion for education, a commitment to integrity, and a dedication to service designed for the greater good of all.

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USING PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE SERVICE CAPACITY It is important for social service agencies to collaborate with other partners in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to enhance the level of service provided to clients and their families. NECS partners with various local community organizations to enhance our programs and service models, as listed below.

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Citizens For Juvenile Justice—Membership and sponsorship to relieve training and participation/voice in State and Federal social justice awareness and reform.

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Lower Mills Merchant Association—Partnership with local merchant association to support efforts of the NECS corporate office.

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Roxbury Community College—Partnership with the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center to host the annual NECS summer basketball clinic.

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St. Joseph’s Prep—Partnership with a local high school to operate NECS open gym.

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Carney Hospital—Partnership with Ph.D. residency program that aimed to help human service providers better understand the communities they serve medically.

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Brookline Teen Center—Partnership with a teen center that offered a music studio and tutoring.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Partnership with science lab for Sunday morning STEM programming for youth.

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The Salvation Army Kroc Center—Partnership to provide training and volunteer staff for Salvation Army events in exchange for use of their facility.

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Star Market—Partnership with local grocery store to offer employment opportunities for youth.

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Eye & Eye Optics—Partnership with local optometrist to offer free eye exams and glasses for youth in need.

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Kennedy Playground Community Garden—Partnership to operate community garden.

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NCES stafF STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF NECS NECS continues to grow their footprint of healing and services to the community as needs increased.

STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING • Professional writing • Virtual Gateway (DCF computer program) • Financial literacy • Nutrition • Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 • Domestic violence, sexual assult PERCENT • Race relations 60 • LGBTQIA - Parent Family Lesbian and Gay (PFLAG) • 53% Leadership fundamentals • Youth Work Intensive Conference 50 • Ethics with minors for Massachusetts mental health professionals • Leadership 40 • Legacy E Course

PERCENT 60 53% 50 40 30 20 10 0

RACE/ETHNICITY

AGE RANGE* 5.5% 28% Black67%

14%

8% 8% –1964) Baby Boomers (born mid 1940s 6% Gen X (born mid 1960s – early 80s) Gen after 1983 and 90s) Cape Y (born Caucasian Hispanic HaItian

Verdean

*Numbers rounded to nearest whole

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LENGTH OF SERVICE GENDER RACE/ETHNICITY AGE RANGE* 55% 44% 5.5% Baby Boomers (born mid 1940s –1964) 14% A few months (less than a 1/2 year) 20 28% 8% 67%

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Black

Gen X (born mid14% 1960s – early 80s) 8% Gen Y (born after 1983 and 90s) 6%

*Numbers rounded to nearest whole

Cape Verdean

Caucasian

Hispanic

HaItian

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14% 8%

Hispanic

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14% 44% 25% 8% 5.5%

A few months (less than a 1/2 year) 1/2 year to over a year 2 years or more 5+ years 10+ years

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44% 25% 8% 5.5%

1/2 year to over a year 2 years or more 5+ years 10+ years

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT Mark Reeves, CEO/Executive Director Mark.Reeves@necservices.org

Jackson Compere, CFO Jackson.Compere@necservices.org Suquilah Stillwell, Business Manager/Human Resources Suquilah.Stillwell@necservices.org Leslie Awuku, Finance and Development Associate Leslie.Awuku@necservices.org

PROGRAM DEPARTMENT Bernadette Hampton-Jones, Program Director Bernadette.Hampton-Jones@necservices.org

PROGRAM MANAGERS

TEAM LEADERS

Jason Laplanche Jason.Laplanche@necservices.org

Emily Doyle – Y.S. Emily.Doyle@necservices.org

Jennifer Gahres Jennifer.Gahres@necservices.org

Jesse Bensetler – Y.S. Jesse.Bensetler@necservices.org India Pulido India.Pulido@necservices.org Amos Santos Amos.Santos@necservices.org Floyd Williams Floyd.Agnew@necservices.org

PARENT AIDES Zulye Martinez Zulye.Martinez@necservices.org

Ketura Cordon Ketura.Cordon@necservices.org

Darleny Mejia Darleny.Mejia@necservices.org

YOUTH LIFE COACHES/PROGRAM STAFF Brandon Aikens Brandon.Aikens@necservices.org

Kassandra DaSilva Kassandra.DaSilva@necservices.org

Anita Peete Anita.Peete@necservices.org

Sara Barbosa Sara.Barbosa@necservices.org

Kristian Dodson Kristian.Dodson@necservices.org

Anthony Pitts Anthony.Pitts@necservices.org

Christopher Bender Christopher.Bender@necservices.org

Jordan Etienne Jordan.Etienne@necservices.org

Silvana Sanchez Silvana.Sanchez@necservices.org

Ommel Bonilla Ommel.Bonilla@necservices.org

Dana Johnson Dana.Johnson@necservices.org

Antwione Taylor, Intake Coordinator Antwione.Taylor@necservices.org

Daniel Conceicao Daniel.Conceicao@necservices.org

Ridley Johnson Ridley.Johnson@necservices.org

Jacob Wren Jacob.Wren@necservices.org

Jered Dalhstrom Jared.Dahlstrom@necservices.org

Dinah Paulos Dianh.Paulos@necservices.org

CONSULTANTS Carmella DeCanda, Ph.D., Artemis Associates CJ@artemisassoc.com

Maurissa Stone, Iona Concepts Maurissa@ionaconcepts.com

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necs CONTACT INFORMATION CORPORATE

2288 Dorchester Ave. Dorchester, MA 02124 Phone: 617.690.3907 Fax: 617.690.2926

PROGRAM OFFICE

1100 Washington St. Lower Level Suite Dorchester, MA 02124 Phone: 978.984.7052 Fax: 978.655.7364

LAWRENCE OFFICE

60 Island St., Suite 402E Lawrence, MA 01840 Phone: 978.984.7052 Fax: 978.655.7364

LYNN OFFICE

173 Oxford St. Lynn, MA 01901 Phone: 978.984.7052 Fax: 978.655.7364

NEW BEDFORD OFFICE 545 Pleasant St. New Bedford, MA 02470 Phone: 774.762.4963 Fax: 857.598.4841

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