Author: Richard Delanders

  • Office to Host  Eat and Greet in Culinary Arts at Concord Farm on December 5th!

    Office to Host Eat and Greet in Culinary Arts at Concord Farm on December 5th!

    DOC Correction Officers and Staff at Concord Farm… Mark Your Calendars… Join the Office of the Ombudsman for our facility Eat and Greet, Thursday, December 5, 2024, in Culinary Arts at Concord Farm! The Eat and Greet for DOC staff is from 6:00am to 8:30am! Laurie Andersen and the Office team are looking forward to seeing…

  • Office to Host Massachusetts Treatment Center Eat and Greet on November 21st!

    Office to Host Massachusetts Treatment Center Eat and Greet on November 21st!

    DOC Correction Officers and Staff at MTC… Mark Your Calendars… Join the Office of the Ombudsman for our facility Eat and Greet, Thursday, November 21, 2024, at MTC! The Eat and Greet for DOC staff is from 6:00am to 8:30am! Laurie Andersen and the Office team are looking forward to seeing you there!

  • Office to Host MCI-Norfolk Eat and Greet on November 18th!

    Office to Host MCI-Norfolk Eat and Greet on November 18th!

    DOC Correction Officers and Staff at MCI-Norfolk… Mark Your Calendars… Join the Office of the Ombudsman for our facility Eat and Greet, Monday November 18, 2024, at MCI-Norfolk! The Eat and Greet for DOC staff is from 6:00am to 8:30am! Laurie Andersen and the Office team are looking forward to seeing you there!

  • Office to Host NCCI Gardner Eat and Greet on November 15th!

    Office to Host NCCI Gardner Eat and Greet on November 15th!

    DOC Correction Officers and Staff at NCCI Gardner… Mark Your Calendars… Join the Office of the Ombudsman for our next facility Eat and Greet, Friday, November 15, 2024, at NCCI Gardner! The Eat and Greet for DOC staff is from 6:00am to 8:30am! Laurie Andersen and the Office team are looking forward to seeing you there!

  • Office to Host MCI-Shirley Eat and Greet This Week!

    Office to Host MCI-Shirley Eat and Greet This Week!

    DOC Correction Officers and Staff at MCI-Shirley… Mark Your Calendars… DOC staff – Join us for our next facility Eat and Greet, Friday, November 1, 2024, at MCI-Shirley! The Eat and Greet begins at 6:00am! Laurie and the team are looking forward to seeing you there!

  • Office Launches DOC Staff Eat and Greets at DOC Facilities

    Office Launches DOC Staff Eat and Greets at DOC Facilities

    The Office of the Ombudsman is thrilled to bring its Breakfast Eat and Greets to DOC facilities throughout the state. Be sure to keep your eyes open for the Eat and Greet at your facility. We look forward to connecting.

  • September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month!

    September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month!

    The Office of the Ombudsman cares about you! You matter! If you, or anyone you know or work with, is struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide, get help or support. Getting help is the brave thing to do! It takes strength and power to seek help for yourself or someone you know or work…

  • Office Sponsors Staff Appreciation Breakfast at SBCC – DOC Retirees Participate

    Office Sponsors Staff Appreciation Breakfast at SBCC – DOC Retirees Participate

    The Office of the Ombudsman organized an appreciation breakfast for the Department of Correction staff of Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center on September 10th, 2024. Breakfast became a much better celebration when at least fifteen retirees from the Department of Correction participated by cooking, providing breakfast foods, and by showing up to participate. It was an excellent…

  • Office to Host a 1-Day Wellness Conference For DOC Staff – October 9, 2024

    Office to Host a 1-Day Wellness Conference For DOC Staff – October 9, 2024

    The Office of the Ombudsman to host a one-day conference exclusively for Massachusetts Department of Correction staff to provide strategies, connections, and resources to advance wellbeing. Register by 10/02/2024 by clicking HERE, or by clicking on the poster below. Topics Include: Nutrition; Physical Wellness; Balancing Work/Life; Post Traumatic Growth; Psychological Wellness; and Financial Wellness When:…

  • Office Instrumental in Struggle Well Partnership with MA DOC

    Office Instrumental in Struggle Well Partnership with MA DOC

    The New England Struggle Well team is grateful to the Office for introducing the Boulder Crest Foundation’s Struggle Well program to the MA Department of Correction (DOC). The Office is pleased to have been the catalyst for connecting these two great organizations for the benefit of DOC staff.