After a demanding week of tryouts, the Marshfield High School Boys Soccer team recently joined JPH for a wellness experience designed to give student athletes an opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and reset before the start of the new school year. Welcomed into the rustic barn overlooking the peaceful JPH property, the team began with a short substance abuse prevention conversation focused on the impact substance use can have on mental health, relationships, and athletic pe

Hello Community! Long before JPH at Ferry Hill became what it is today, it was home to my family. When my children were young, we lived on this property, and so many of my memories of raising them are woven into these fields, trails, and the river that surrounds us. Walking into the caretaker cottage today, I am often brought back to those years, to the quiet moments and the everyday beauty of life here. That sense of connection and nostalgia continues to deepen my commitment

$5 million “We Believe” campaign to support critical facility and program enhancements for rapidly growing Marshfield nonprofit

Enjoy music and want to help improve mental health? JPH just held their 3rd birthday celebrations by hosting some bands to help fundraise for their holistic and mental health improvement programs. Check out the event with MCN! Tiny & Sons Auto Glass is MCN's lead sponsor.

Building on its mission of holistic wellness and community connection, the James P. Harrington Organization (JPH) today announced the launch of enhanced corporate and organizational retreat offerings at its historic Ferry Hill estate in Marshfield.

An historic Marshfield farm is being restored and reimagined as a tranquil wellness retreat. By Jennifer H. McInerney, South Shore Home, Life & Style, Fall 2025 Edition Photos by Kjeld Mahoney On the banks of Little's Creek in Marshfield, a salty breeze floats over an expanse of marshland, casting tiny ripples over the water and causing the leaves on a nearby tree to flutter gently. Tied to its branches are small strips of cotton fabric-each representing a wish or a thought o

WATD 95.9 News & Talk Radio, South Shore Massachusetts Diana Harrington Scolponeti, Executive Director of the James P Harrington Organization, and the group’s Development Director Beth Winn, speak with WATD’s Christine James about the work being done by the organization.

State Funding Validates JPH’s Role as a Grassroots Force for Community Mental Health across Boston’s South Shore Marshfield, MA — September 9, 2025 — The James P. Harrington Organization (JPH) announced today that it has been awarded a $250,000 state earmark in the Massachusetts FY26 budget—the third consecutive year the nonprofit has received this critical funding. The earmark, championed by State Senator Patrick O’Connor with strong support from local legislators, underscor

JPH, a nonprofit organization in Marshfield dedicated to fostering community well-being, recently concluded its pilot Teen Wellness Retreat series, co-created in partnership with Cohasset High School and Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition. The retreat, which wrapped up on World Mental Health Day, focused on raising awareness of mental health and substance use prevention among students from Cohasset High School, offering them an immersive, empowering approach to self-care. This un

By Liz Woodard - The Cohasset Anchor “Together is a beautiful place to be” says the wall tapestry hanging across the wooden slats of the historic barn. This message is the heart and soul of the James P. Harrington Organization at Ferry Hill in Marshfield, MA. Co-founder, program director and Cohasset resident Katie Sheerin, along with her partners, have made it their mission to be “a nurturing and inclusive community of wellness, healing and transformation.” At sunset t