MARSHFIELD, TAUNTON, MA, ISSUED JANUARY 14, 2025… Road to Responsibility (RTR; http://roadtoresponsibility.org), one of the region’s largest and most successful nonprofit organizations supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently broke ground on its 51st residential program, located on Range Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts.
The single-story building is being constructed by VHS Transportation/Patriot Investment Corp. of South Easton. Upon completion, it will be leased to Road to Responsibility by VHS Transportation/Patriot Investment Corp.
The Taunton residential program is scheduled for completion by late spring/early summer. This home will provide much-needed housing for five adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have aged out of the educational system. In doing so, it will be helping to alleviate the long list of people awaiting such services through the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). The double impact of the COVID pandemic and the sustained workforce crisis that followed prevented the typical development of new homes throughout the state over the past five years.
Similar to other RTR residential programs, the Taunton home will offer a supportive environment with a wide range of services, 24-hour staffing, and independent living options including smart technology.
“We are very happy to be in a position where we can help some of the people who so desperately need this service and we are thrilled to be expanding our network of services in the Taunton-Attleboro area!” said Christopher T. S. White, Ed. D., president and CEO of Road to Responsibility. “Our partnership with VHS Transportation/Patriot Investment Corp. will result in a thoughtfully designed house with the necessary supportive services to meet the needs of the individuals who will call it their home.”
Celebrating more than 35 years of making lives better, Road to Responsibility, Inc. (RTR) was established in 1988 with the overarching belief that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve to have full, rich, and rewarding lives in the community, and therefore works to provide the means, the opportunity, and the support necessary to allow citizens with disabilities to take their place as productive members of the community. RTR offers residential, work/employment, day habilitation and other day supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RTR supports individuals with very diverse needs, including those with significant challenges who would otherwise go unserved if not for RTR. It succeeds where other organizations often fail, through the use of an integrated clinical behavioral approach. This model has proven successful and yielded positive results for the organization and the individuals served.
Road to Responsibility offers services to almost all the towns and communities throughout the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts, operates 51 residences as well as co-operative and supportive living apartments, and manages nine day-service locations that focus on education, employment, and community enrichment. Road to Responsibility’s main office is located at 1831 Ocean Street, Marshfield, MA. For more information, please visit www.roadtoresponsibility.org.
Photo: Matt MacDonald, Chris White, and Vinny Savill III.
