The New England Center for Children® (NECC®) took a historic step toward securing its long-term sustainability and global mission with the creation of an endowment fund: The L. Vincent Strully, Jr. Endowment Fund for NECC. Announced at the 2022 Children of Promise Gala, this fund honors NECC’s visionary founder, former CEO, and current executive advisor, […]
Teacher and Staff Increases Accommodated Student Body Expansion During the 2024-25 Academic Year, The New England Center for Children (NECC) boasted record growth in student enrollment. NECC welcomed 52 students, including 29 in the day school and 23 in the residential program, marking it the largest single-year increase in the school’s history. This milestone was […]
Continuing a Legacy of Autism Advocacy Through Community Partnerships APEX Entertainment®, New England’s largest indoor family entertainment center, has once again teamed up with The New England Center for Children (NECC) to support children with autism. This football season, every time New England rookie kicker Andy Borregales makes a field goal, APEX will donate $100 […]
This summer, NECC received a donation of flatware from ANNOVA, serving as a powerful reminder that meaningful support comes in many forms. When an NECC staff member reached out to the company in urgent need of new forks after noticing the students tended to throw them away, he didn’t expect a response quite like the […]
Stephanie DeLuca has been working as a tutor in The New England Center for Children’s (NECC) Consulting & Public School Services Partner Program in Pinkerton, NH, since January 2022. She was nominated by a colleague because she “shows up to work every day with a smile on her face. Stephanie is always so patient and […]
Kristin Buchanan, MSEd, BCBA, NECC’s Executive Director of Gulf Consulting, was featured in the Arab Insights Care Magazine for her role in the future of multidisciplinary autism care in the UAE. In the interview, Kristin shares her journey from starting as a teacher at NECC Southborough to launching NECC’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai clinics. Read […]
Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, Director of Research July of 2023, the Research Newsletter covered prevalence estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; Maenner et al., 2023) from its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring network (ADDM) project. Autism prevalence was estimated to have increased to 1 in 36 children at the age […]
Udo Dike, a rehabilitation counselor for The New England Center for Children’s (NECC) Newcastle Road residential team, was nominated for Staff Spotlight by a colleague because she is “a supportive teammate, an excellent leader when on duty, and someone with a heart that truly understands others.” How long have you worked for NECC? I have […]
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Stroka, assistant director of creative, has worked at The New England Center for Children (NECC) for three years. She was nominated for Staff Spotlight by a colleague for her “unwavering enthusiasm, exceptional work ethic, and dedication to excellence. Lizzy consistently brings positive energy to the workplace (some might even consider her a human […]