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The Guild for Human Services

The Guild for Human Services is a Massachusetts human-services agency for children, adolescents and adults with mild to severe intellectual disabilities (ID), Autism Spectrum Disorders and those with dual ID/mental health diagnoses and/or behavioral challenges. The Guild features a special-education school in Concord, Massachusetts, that offers a day-school- only option or day school with residential programming. The Guild School is open 234 days a year and the residential homes are open every day of the year. The Guild serves children starting at age 6 to their 22nd birthday. The Guild maintains eight homes for residential students in Waltham, Watertown and Billerica. The Guild also offers adult residential services for people who have reached their 22nd birthday at 11 homes across Eastern Massachusetts. For individuals up to their 22nd birthday, referrals are made by school districts, the state Department of Children and Families (DCF), the state Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and the state Department of Mental Health (DMH). Private pay is also an option for families. For adults, referrals are made by DDS. The Guild employs approximately 425 people and has an annual operating budget of $28 million.