Waystone Health & Human Services
General Info
Program Name
DESE/DDS Program
Agency Office
439 South Union Street #401
Lawrence, MA 01843
Phone
978-685-9471
Program Type
Support
Business Filing Type
Corporation
Organizational Type
Non-Profit
Transportation options
not included
Contact
Taylor Warren
Email
Services
Family Support, Skills Training
Populations Served
Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities
Eligibility Requirements
DDS eligibility
Narrative
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Department of Developmental Services (DESE/DDS)
- Supports children and young adults ages 6-22. A DDS referral is required from the Northeast region (serving Merrimack Valley, Greater Lowell, Central Middlesex, Metro North, and North Shore DDS offices), in partnership with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
- Provides in-home services and supports for children and young adults who may be at risk of being placed in a residential school
- Supports with service navigation, behavioral/skills training, and finding more resources and community supports. This promotes skill building, independence, and community participation.
Licensure
Client Information
Staff to Client Ratios
clients to every staff person
Age Range of Clients
6 years to 22 years
Towns Served
AMESBURY, ANDOVER, BEVERLY, BILLERICA, BRADFORD, BYFIELD, CHELMSFORD, CONCORD, DANVERS, DRACUT, ESSEX, EVERETT, GEORGETOWN, GLOUCESTER, GROVELAND, HATHORNE, HAVERHILL, IPSWICH, LAWRENCE, LEXINGTON, LOWELL, MANCHESTER, MARBLEHEAD, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, MIDDLETON, NEWBURY, NEWBURYPORT, NORTH ANDOVER, NORTH BILLERICA, NORTH CHELMSFORD, NORTH READING, PEABODY, READING, ROWLEY, SALEM, SALISBURY, SWAMPSCOTT, TEWKSBURY, TOPSFIELD, WEST NEWBURY, WESTFORD, WILMINGTON, WOBURN
Record last updated on 15/05/2026