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Cardinal Cushing Centers provides individuals of all ages and abilities opportunities to discover the benefits of a supportive and vibrant intergenerational community. We are proud of our nationally recognized opportunities for learning, working, living and playing together.

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April 12, 2012cheryl1

Cardinal Cushing Centers’ Cheryl Clark Receives 2012 maaps Excellence in Teaching Award

Plympton resident Cheryl Clark, special education teacher at Cardinal Cushing Centers, has been selected by the Massachusetts Association of Approved Private Schools (maaps) to receive the 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award. The award ceremony and luncheon will take place during the 34th Annual maaps Conference on May 4th. Cheryl is the second Cushing staff person to receive an award from maaps. The first was June Smith in 2011 who received the Albert E.Treischman Memorial Award for Exceptional Direct Service to…

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  • Growth on Horizon at Cardinal Cushing Centers

    HANOVER — With a few minutes until closing, 21-year-old Erick Conroy rushes with his co-workers through the Iron Kettle Inn to clear dishes from the lunch rush. Nearby, other young workers sort donations in a thrift store and work the register at a bakery.

  • Braintree St. Coletta Day School Hosts Special Olympics Training Program

    The St. Coletta Day School, a school in Braintree that caters to children with moderate to severe special needs, hosted a motor skills training program the morning of Friday, April 13. The St. Coletta Day School works with 25 students with disabilities daily. READ MORE>>

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  • A Parent’s Worst Fear: When Down Syndrome Leads to Alzheimer’s

    Sometimes days go by and even weeks when I do not think about it.

    However, it was a Sunday, an ordinary day, when I was forced to think about it. Dorothy called me. I knew Dorothy from a previous position I held in the disability world. She and her husband are devoted parents to Cheryl, who has Down syndrome.

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