April 10th Rockland rally to mobilize support of increased legislative funding for human services
MARSHFIELD, ROCKLAND, MA, ISSUED MARCH 19, 2026… 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, will co-sponsor the South of Boston Caring Force Rally on Friday, April 10th from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Double Tree in Rockland, mobilizing support for increased and sustainable legislative funding for human services.
RTR is sponsoring this rally alongside BAMSI, JRI, New England Village, Plymouth Cape ARC, REACH Inc., and Seven Hills Family Services.
The event will bring together human services providers, workers, local representatives, government officials, and other interested parties and advocates from across the region to make a strong, unified case to legislators about why increased funding for human services is essential.
Central to the rally’s message are two legislative bills introduced by The Provider’s Council, the largest association of community-based, non-profit human service organizations in Massachusetts, serving as the leading voice for advocacy, workforce development, and public policy. The bills would create a student loan repayment program for human services workers and ensure a livable wage for private, community-based nonprofit human services workers.
The South of Boston rally is one of several regional events being held in advance of the 14th Annual Caring Force Rally at the Massachusetts State House on May 13th. The Boston rally is organized by Caring Force, a grassroots advocacy initiative of The Provider’s Council, with a mission to create a stronger Massachusetts that protects its most vulnerable population while ensuring human services workers receive the pay, recognition, and respect they deserve.
“Our mission is to help the people we support live full, meaningful lives. To do that we must invest in the workforce that makes this mission possible,” said Christopher T. S. White, Ed. D., president and CEO of Road to Responsibility. “We hope to see many community members come out to join us at the DoubleTree Rockland on April 12th as we advocate for important legislative changes that will impact the future of the individuals and families we serve.”
The DoubleTree Rockland is located at 929 Hingham Street.
For more information or to get involved, please visit https://providers.org/trainings/south-of-boston-rally/.
About Road to Responsibility, Inc.
Celebrating more than 38 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 52 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.