ServiceNet Staff Recognized at DDS Citizen Advisory Board 18th Annual Community Celebration of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Four ServiceNet staff were recently recognized with awards at the DDS Citizen Advisory Board 18th Annual Community Celebration of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on Tuesday, March 28. [...]

ServiceNet’s Rooster Café Hosts Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Guests

ServiceNet recently hosted Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh (pictured right), Acting Undersecretary of Human Services Dana Sullivan, and Commissioner of [...]

Developmental Disability Awareness Month is Opportunity to Understand and Embrace Differences

March marks Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, an important time to demonstrate support for people living with developmental disabilities.    According to the Centers for Disease Control [...]

Brain Injury Awareness Day on March 4 Offers Opportunity to Educate and Reduce Stigma

March 4 is Brain Injury Awareness Day, part of a national month-long awareness campaign to help increase public awareness of brain injuries. The goal of this month is to reduce […]

DBIS Senior Director of Operations Michael Lalak on Rewards of Doing What’s Best for Those Around Us

Michael Lalak discovered his passion for human services while still in college, but it wasn’t the career path he’d planned for. During a summer break, he worked at a camp […]

Direct Care Worker Alaisha Giles Speaks at 14th annual Legislative Breakfast

ServiceNet’s Alaisha Giles recently spoke at the 14th annual Legislative Breakfast, hosted by the Holyoke/Chicopee Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and Citizen Advisory Board (CAB).   [...]

Creativity and a Drive to Make a Difference Fuel Jason Skalski’s Passion for Vocational Services

Jason Skalski is the Program Director of ServiceNet’s Berkshire Vocational Services (BVS), which helps people with autism, developmental, physical, or mental health challenges gain the necessary [...]