WORCESTER, Mass. — Easterseals Massachusetts (ESMA) announced today a $50,000 multi-year pledge from Claremont Companies, reinforcing the real estate firm’s long-term commitment to expanding disability and community-based services across the Commonwealth. The pledge will be fulfilled through annual contributions of $5,000 over the next 10 years.
Claremont Companies, a Bridgewater, Massachusetts–based real estate investment, development, and asset management firm, recently deepened its relationship with ESMA following a visit by members of its executive leadership team to The Bridge Center, ESMA’s 22-acre campus in Bridgewater. The site offers year-round recreational and equine-assisted programming and is undergoing significant restoration and expansion.
After closing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bridge Center merged with Easterseals Massachusetts in fall 2022. Since then, ESMA has been working to restore the property while expanding critical services, including hippotherapy, outpatient therapy, and adapted recreational programs such as cooking, exercise, and social skills groups. These efforts support ESMA’s broader goal of providing a comprehensive continuum of services that engage individuals from early childhood through adulthood.
“We are incredibly grateful for Claremont Companies’ generosity and their commitment to building a long-term partnership with us,” said Paul Medeiros, President and CEO of Easterseals Massachusetts. “This support enables us to continue delivering life-changing disability and community services to individuals and families throughout the state.”
For more than 80 years, Easterseals Massachusetts has been a leader in disability services, offering programs in rehabilitation, assistive technology, youth and veterans’ services, employment and transition support, and disability advocacy.
“We are honored to support an organization doing such impactful work,” said Patrick Carney, Chairman and CEO of Claremont Companies. “Knowing that this contribution will help more students succeed in college, more adults participate fully in the workforce, and more individuals gain independence through assistive technology makes this partnership especially meaningful.”
