Get Involved

The Association offers a range of opportunities to get involved.  A few of these opportunities include Board of Directors, Program Advisory Boards, Corporators, Administration, Programs, and Fundraisers.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer of The Association For Community Living, please email us with your name, phone number(s), email, and any other information you would like to provide. Someone from The Association will contact you.

Opportunities to Get Involved:
Board Of Directors | Board Committees | Program Boards | Corporators | Administration

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is a working board. It develops The Association’s Strategic goals, policies and annual budget and hires and oversees the Executive Director.

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Board Committees

Board members join committees of the Board where the work occurs. The Board committees are:

• Development
• Executive Committee
• External Communications
• Finance And Audit
• Human Rights Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Personnel

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Program Boards

The Association has an unique structure – separate programs that operate very independently.Within family services, this approach is enhanced with Program groups and Boards comprised of families.

Program Boards function like the agency’s Board. They share a common mission - providing services that promote dignified community living.They operate independently, do strategic planning, establish direction, advocate independently, and control their program’s budget and expenses. The Association’s Board approves the Program Board’s budget recommendations.

The Association also develops supportive relationship with family groups and their Boards.It provides a variety of administrative support including financial services, investment, human resources, information technology, development and external communications.

• Community Resources for People with Autism
• Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts 
• Family Support
• Family Empowerment
• Greater Athol Area Advocates for Families with Special Needs
• Multicultural Families of Amherst Area

Corporators

Corporators¹ is a membership category of The Association comprised of community and business leaders.Corporators are people who care about The Association, value what our programs do and want to help support our mission of promoting dignified community living for children and adults with developmental disabilities, such as mental retardation, Down syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Corporators want to promote and support our mission by:

• serving on Board committees and special projects to provide outside help and expertise;
• staying connected and in touch with Association’s goals and direction;
• attending at least one Corporator meeting per year, plus attending the annual meeting, holiday party or other functions to provide support;
• providing a resource to reach out to their communities to communicate our message, and to help expand community knowledge and support of The Association for Community Living;
• Making an annual financial contribution to The Association for Community Living.

The term is three years, with no limit to the number of terms, and the time commitment is at the Corporator’s discretion.

Individuals who became Corporators during the program’s inaugural year were awarded the title “Founding Corporator”.

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Administration

External Communications Assistant
Support communications efforts by the External Communication office so that the image of The Association is enhanced and The Association obtains more visibility and financial support.

Development Assistant
Assist the Development staff in fundraising and other development functions.

Grant Researcher
Support the efforts of the development office by identifying and researching grant opportunities.

Campaign Committee
Assist the Board of Directors and Board Development Committee to achieve the agency’s annual fund raising and friend raising goals.