The “Mansfield Mothers”

1970’s

1971 – Founders Katharine Sangree and Henry Stokes bring their vision of “education for life” for individuals with autism to fruition, establishing Amego, Inc.

1972 – The Amego School in Quincy, Massachusetts, welcomes its first students.

1976 – Amego opens its first year-round residential home and respite facility for six children in Hingham, Massachusetts.

1980’s

1984 – The “Mansfield Mothers,” Mrs. Ervena Belcher, Mrs. Thelma Wright, and Mrs. Marion Muller, join Katharine Sangree in advocating for services and financial support to secure a better future for their sons. In May 1984, the first adult residential home opened in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Jim Belcher was the first adult funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), whose primary diagnosis was autism.

1987 – Amego opens the second adult residential home in Plainville, Massachusetts.

1989- In May of 1989, Amego opens its third adult residential home in Plainville, Massachusetts.

1989- In December of 1989, Amego opens its second children's residential home in Norton, Massachusetts.

1990’s

1994 – Dr. Barbara Brown is named President and Chief Executive Officer. During her thirteen-year tenure, Amego strategically expands to include sixteen residential homes.

1995- Amego moves the Amego school, adult day program, and administrative offices in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Norwood, Massachusetts.

2000’s

2002- Amego relocates the Amego school, adult day program (Community-Based Day Supports), and administrative offices to Mansfield, Massachusetts.

2003 – Amego serves seventy-three children and adults across sixteen residential homes, the Amego School, and the adult day program.

2008 – John Randall, MPA, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA, joins Amego as President and Chief Executive Officer.

2008- Amego opens its first adult Day Habilitation program in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

2009 – Amego purchases 33 Perry Avenue in Attleboro, Massachusetts, establishing it as the home of the Amego School, the adult CBDS Program, the adult Day Habilitation Program, and administrative offices.

2010’s

2011 – At the request of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Amego assumes leadership of seven additional residential homes, one Adult Day Habilitation Program, including CBDS, in the MetroWest Region of Massachusetts.

2012 – Amego expands its services by acquiring BEST Clinical Network, providing insurance-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services, consultative support, and clinical care for children and adolescents with autism.

2012 – Amego’s ABA insurance-based services, Amego Clinical Network, opens a center-based facility in Norton, Massachusetts

2016- Amego relocates its Adult Day Habilitation Program to Northborough, Massachusetts.

2018 – Amego Clinical Network opens a second Center-Based facility in Franklin, Massachusetts.

2019- Amego opens the new state-of-the-art Amego School for children ages 8 -22 in Franklin, Massachusetts.

2020’s

2020 – Construction begins on a new campus in Franklin, Massachusetts, featuring six residential homes, a community building, and a recreational park for children attending the Amego School.

2020 – Amego celebrates 50 years of care, support, and lifelong learning.

2021- At the request of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Amego assumes the operations of thirty additional adult residential homes and nine independent living Apartments.

2022 – Amego opens a state-of-the-art residential campus in Franklin, Massachusetts, with six residential homes, a community building, and a recreational park for children ages 8 to 22.

2022- Amego partners with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), opening two adult transition homes to meet the needs of adults awaiting their forever home placement.

2024 - Amego opens two five-person adult homes in Franklin, Massachusetts, introducing a new model that allows adjacent homes on a single property and expands future opportunities for the Adult Services Division.

2022 – Amego celebrates its 50-year legacy, honoring its founding in 1971, with an elegant gala at Granite Links Golf Club.

2022 – Amego serves twenty-eight communities across Southeastern, Central, and MetroWest Massachusetts, supporting more than 600 individuals in 90 residential homes for children and adults, as well as eight independent-living apartments.

2023- Amego opens an adult group home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

2025 – Amego opens a new Adult Day Habilitation Program and CBDS Program in Holbrook, Massachusetts.