The World Got Smaller: The Spirit of The Guild During COVID-19

The Guild for Human Services

Join us on Wednesday, March 16th from 1-2 p.m. for our screening of The World Got Smaller: The Spirit of The Guild During COVID-19

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought life as we knew it at The Guild to a standstill. Almost overnight, school and residential staff pivoted to move classrooms to students' residences, create supplemental day programming for adults, and live with those they served during quarantine. Residents were separated from their loved ones for months on end, all the while navigating the ever-changing state mandates and policies. Through it all, The Guild’s community adapted and grew stronger. This short film features interviews with Guild staff, students, residents, parents, and community partners and provides a first-hand look at how the pandemic curtailed the community life of individuals with intellectual disabilities.Visit <a href="https://www.guildhumanservices.org/world-got-smaller-spirit-guild-during-covid-19" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://theworldgotsmaller.com/</a> for more information.You will receive the Zoom webinar link in a confirmation e-mail upon registering for this event. Check out the trailer for The World Got Smaller: The Spirit of The Guild During COVID-19 below!:

Get to know the film cast with weekly updates on our <a href="https://www.guildhumanservices.org/blog" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">blog</a>! We recently sat down with <a href="https://www.guildhumanservices.org/blog/meet-cast-get-know-nathalie-etame" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nathalie Etame, Residential Manager</a>, and <a href="https://www.guildhumanservices.org/blog/meet-cast-get-know-raji-ravichandran" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Raji Ravichandran, Teacher</a>, and discussed their background and how the pandemic impacted their job responsibilities. Stay tuned as we interview more staff, students, residents, parents and community members featured in the film.Advance reviews:"The World Got Smaller eloquently tells the inside story of a disability agency and school, which had to pivot like others during the pandemic. Seeing how the pandemic stole the day-to-day choices of the residents and students should galvanize us all to keep fighting for inclusion and community life in the post-pandemic era" -Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director, <a href="https://thearcofmass.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Arc of Massachusetts </a>“This film captures how changing protocols, visitation restrictions and staffing shortages at human services agencies limited daily life for people with disabilities during the pandemic. It also tells the story of some of the incredible workers in the human services sector, and the great lengths they went to in keeping those they cared for safe during a challenging time. The World Got Smaller demonstrates how crucial it is, now more than ever, to invest in human services and ensure people with disabilities and others needing supports receive the essential care they need.” -Michael Weekes, President/CEO, <a href="https://providers.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Providers' Council</a>“This thoughtful, touching documentary shines a necessary light on the devastating impact the early days of the pandemic had on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families, and agency staff. The stories shared by each of the parties interviewed are truly compelling and at times, quite heartbreaking. After viewing this film, I am not only filled with enormous admiration for the innovation and dedication shown by staff, but I am also in awe of the resiliency of the individuals served and their families." -Patty Ames, Member Services Director, <a href="https://www.addp.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers</a>"This was so wonderful and moving! We loved listening to everyone's perspective of life over the past two years! It truly reinforced our opinion: The Guild staff are a remarkable, dedicated, compassionate group of people and we truly feel blessed to be part of this amazing community." -Sue and Norm S., parents of Guild adult resident

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