Fact Sheet

MAB Community Services has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903. Our long history means that we have developed expertise in a number of areas, including brain injury, vision loss, and developmental disability. We partner with clients, families, donors and funders, community organizations, healthcare providers and volunteers to develop innovative, high-quality programs that serve 3,000 individuals with disabilities each year.

• The Ivy Street School is a residential and day educational program for 30 adolescents with brain injuries and other neurological difficulties. Many of them live at the school or in local community apartments. We also provide transition planning and residential programming for young adults.
• The Developmental Disability Program provides day and residential services for fifty young adults and adults in community settings throughout Greater Boston.
• MAB’s Vocational Program offers work-readiness training, supported employment, and community-based employment opportunities to 50 individuals and students. We partner with more than 30 community employers to provide meaningful internships and paid positions.
• Our Vision Rehabilitation services include low vision clinics, in-home vision rehabilitation, case management, and support groups to help 2,000 elders adapt to vision loss and learn strategies for managing healthcare and daily activities. We conducted 800 home visits and 165 low vision exams last year. 700 people attended our support groups.
• The Volunteers for Vision Program matches volunteers with blind individuals who need help with clerical tasks, shopping, managing finances, or medical transportation. More than 300 volunteers donate more than 21,000 hours of their time each year.

To maintain its services, MAB must raise nearly one million dollars each year through generous contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. 87 cents from every dollar raised go directly to services that make it possible for individuals with disabilities to live with dignity and independence.