Partners in Child Development is a non-profit, community based agency that has served children and their families since 1974. Each year the agency provides hundreds of children and their families with the opportunity to grow and develop to achieve their full potential through services such as early intervention, a developmental day school, pediatric therapy and parent support services.
Creative Living, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1986 by Rosalie Ruggiero and Dr. Larry Larsen with the support of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation (DMR), now the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). We were approved by the IRS for 501 (c ) (3) status on March 24th, 1987. We purchased the home at 368 South Main Street in Andover in 1988 and have been using it ever since for programs in support of our mission. While we are a private, non-profit organization and receive no state-funding, we are certified by DDS. In September 2013, Creative Living received a two-year Quest Certification with 100% of the licensing indicators met.