Your Access Advocates

09/04/2026

Career Opportunities with Your Access Advocates, Inc!
At Your Access Advocates, Inc (formerly Center for Living & Working), we believe access changes lives.If you're looking for work that matters, where your voice, experience, and compassion make an impact, then YAA is the place for you.

Individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply!
Visit https://youraccessadvocates.org/get-involved/careers/ for more information about employment with YAA!

09/02/2026

The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Workforce Council will recruit PCA candidates in the following towns: Andover, Boston, Brockton, Canton, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Quincy, Woburn, Worcester

How Skills Trainers Can Help:
If you know a consumer-employer currently looking to hire a PCA, it is essential that they post their job on the Mass PCA Directory. If the job is not posted, it won't be seen by PCA candidates.
https://www.masspcadirectory.org/

Jobs listed on the Mass PCA Directory stay visible to PCA candidates for 30 days.
https://www.masspcadirectory.org/

The Mass PCA Directory is the primary tool the PCA Workforce Council uses to connect PCA candidates with open positions. There are 405 new PCA workers on the Directory.

We appreciate your support in strengthening the PCA workforce.

If you have questions about this email, reach out to us at: [email protected]

09/01/2026

Check out YAA's September 2026 Youth Calendars!

If you are interested in TAP or Pre-ETS services through YAA, please visit our website at www.youraccessadvocates.org or reach out to [email protected]

To download these Calendars go to:
https://youraccessadvocates.org/2026/09/sept2026-preetscalendar/
https://youraccessadvocates.org/2026/08/september2026-tapcalendar/

08/28/2026

Career Opportunities with Your Access Advocates, Inc!

At Your Access Advocates, Inc (formerly Center for Living & Working), we believe access changes lives.

If you're looking for work that matters, where your voice, experience, and compassion make an impact, then YAA is the place for you.
Individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply!

Visit https://youraccessadvocates.org/get-involved/careers/ for more information about employment with YAA!

08/25/2026

The PROTECT Act
https://www.mass.gov/protecting-people-from-ice
Governor Healey signed the PROTECT Act, the strongest protections against ICE in the nation. The bill keeps ICE out of courthouses, schools, child care centers, hospitals and health care facilities, while also providing stronger protections for parents in case they are detained or deported, banning new 287(g) agreements and allowing civil rights claims to be made against government officials, including ICE agents.

08/20/2026

Youth Consumers! Join us for our Pre-ETS Single Topic Workshops
Workshops will be held In-Person at the YAA office
18 Chestnut Stret, Suite 540, Worcester, MA

RSVP is required - please scan the QR Code or visit bit.ly/4wcwsSm

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

08/14/2026

Your Access Advocates Board Member Manny Guerra, Community Organizer Benji and Independent Living Program Manager Steve Stolberg tour the new Phoenix at Curtis for residents of all abilities.

The new Curtis at Phoenix is for residents of all abilities. We too...