Goddard House Affiliations & Partnerships
Professional, academic and community affiliations and partnerships are a vital part of our Goddard House mission. Schools, groups and organizations around Brookline and Boston partner with us for on-site and community-based programs that enrich the lives of all participants.
Professional Affiliations
- Alzheimer’s Association – Massachusetts Chapter
- American Society on Aging
- Brookline Chamber of Commerce
- Brookline Community Aging Network
- Brookline Council on Aging / Brookline Senior Center
- LeadingAge Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Assisted Living Association
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
- Multicultural Coalition on Aging
- West Suburban Alzheimer’s Partnership
- Stone Rehabilitation & Senior Living
- Presentation Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center
Academic Affiliations
Goddard House enjoys training partnerships with some of the finest academic institutions in Boston. Students intern at Goddard House for a semester or full academic year to gain skills within their specialties to work in the fields of Gerontology or Alzheimer’s care. We also host students who conduct projects and offer programs to residents throughout the year ranging from Brookline High School to Harvard Medical School.
Students are supervised on-site by Goddard House staff in addition to academic faculty at their schools. Interns lead groups and offer opportunities for individual contact to residents though our program department. Current partners include:
- Berklee College of Music – Undergraduate Music Therapy
- Boston College – Graduate School of Social Work
- Emmanuel College – Undergraduate Psychology
- Endicott College – Undergraduate Art Therapy
- Lesley University – Graduate Students in Expressive Arts Therapies and Counseling Psychology
- Simmons College – Undergraduate Exercise Physiology
Community Affiliations
Opportunities abound for our residents to participate in Boston’s world-class cultural and educational offerings and in Brookline’s wealth of community resources including:
- American Repertory Theater Community Connections
- Arnold Arboretum
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Coolidge Corner Theater Screenings
- From the Top Center for the Development of Arts Leaders
Concerts & Programs at Goddard House:
- Parkinson’s Foundation
- Berklee College of Music
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Boston Conservatory of Music
- Brookline Public Library
- Brookline Music School
- National Public Radio’s ‘From the Top – Center for Development of Arts Leadership
- Harvard Mihnuet Performance Troupes
- New England Conservatory of Music
- PetPals