b'20122022: And Here We Are!NEVs fifth decade ushered in a newNEV moved its CBDS program into Executive Director, Gail Brown, who,a beautiful corporate park on Winter like her predecessor, would overseeStreet in Pembroke. Conveniently the growth of the organization whilelocated near a vast array of also responding to some of NEVsbusinesses and a major highway, biggest challenges. the program also received a new name: the Career & Community Consistent with national trendsExploration Center or CCEC. and federal requirements thatMore than 75 people attended prohibit segregation of peoplethe ribbon-cutting ceremony to with disabilities, on January 1,mark the opening, including State 2014, Massachusetts DepartmentRepresentative Josh Cutler, 6th of Disability Services eliminatedDistrict Plymouth, who delivered a funding for any new shelteredcongratulatory message from the 48 workshop admissions andCommonwealth of Massachusetts established deadlines for theHouse of Representatives on the Governor Charlie Baker and Gail Brown closure of all sheltered workshopopening of the new center.New England Villageprograms in the state. In response, on January 2, 2015, NEVsDuring this decade, NEV also struck sheltered workshop program inup a partnership with Colchester Hanson officially ended and NEVsFarm, which offered individuals who Community Based Day Serviceswere interested in the agriculture (CBDS) program began. industry the opportunity to work at the farmplanting, harvesting, and One of the distinct differencesproviding animal care. between a sheltered workshop program and a CBDS day program isIn 2014, NEV responded to yet that the latter occurs in communityanother government funding settings where the majority of otherchallenge that threatened its very participants do not have disabilities.existence: meeting the community A rural setting like Hanson wasintegration requirements of the not particularly conducive tonew Centers for Medicare & community integration, so Gail wasMedicaid Services (CMS) Home and tasked with finding a facility in aCommunity-Based Services (HCBS) Brian Ballem with Dapple more centralized location. In 2019,rule. The new rule stated thatNEV_50Year_95x95_v5Final.indd 48 6/8/22 4:33 PM'