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July 6, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates

Person-centered living arrangements: Three things you can do now to get started

Over the past several months, MFOFC explored alternatives to conventional models of long-term living arrangements for people with disabilities through the Housing Webinar Series that recently concluded. We shared stories about families who have successfully created living arrangements or housing through the process of person-centered planning for their children.  Here’s what we learned. It is […]

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June 22, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

Sagrario y la estrella del apoyo integrado

In this video, Sagrario, MFOFC Board Member, explains and walks you through the Integrated Supports Star, a tool and principle of the Charting the LifeCourse framework. Way to go, Sagrario! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with families and the world 🌎 En este video, Sagario, un miembro del consejo directivo, explica la […]

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June 3, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates

The Time is Now for Person-centered Living Arrangements

Webinar series on housing wraps up this month Since September (well before the pandemic), our webinar series on housing set out to explore the benefits of person-centered living arrangements for people with disabilities. Parents and practitioners shared examples of the person-centered approach to creating living arrangements that empower adults with disabilities to live independently or […]

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MFOFC presents two free screenings of Kelly's Hollywood
May 26, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Metro-Boston, Uncategorized, Updates

Join MFOFC for a FREE screening of Kelly’s Hollywood- 2 dates available!

The Metro-Boston Region of Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change is pleased to announce the PREMIERE of Kelly’s Hollywood in Massachusetts! We’ll be hosting two FREE Friday night Film Screenings and Q&A sessions with the director of the award-winning film, Kelly’s Hollywood. How to Join Us MFOFC will be streaming the film LIVE on Friday, May […]

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May 4, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance on Hospital Visits

Last week the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office released guidance on disability rights and reasonable accommodations during the pandemic. The guidance lays out accommodations that may be necessary in workplaces, apartment buildings, hospitals, and stores that remain open to the public. Access the guidance and read the press release by following this link: https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-issues-guidance-on-disability-rights-during-covid-19-pandemic To download […]

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Arc of Massachusetts Family Caregiver recognition campaign
May 4, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

The Arc of Massachusetts Launches Family Caregiver Recognition Campaign

We just received word that our partners at The Arc of Massachusetts launched a new campaign to recognize family caregivers who are working hard to support the needs of their children and they need your help! The theme of the new campaign is Honoring Families: Admiring the Dedication, Persistence, and Strength of Family Caregivers. Over […]

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May 4, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates

A look at Mainstreet, an inclusive housing project

The services cliff and its impact Parents face considerable anxiety as adult children with disabilities encounter the services cliff – an end to support services – when transitioning from high school. A lack of access to support services for young adults at this critical juncture often translates to unfavorable prospects in higher education, employment and […]

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“When he’s at school he has a 1:1 aide, he has a physical therapist. He has all of these people. When he’s at home, he has: me…”
April 6, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Northeast, Uncategorized, Updates

Family leaders share their social isolation stories on WBUR

MFOFC Co-Chair, Sophia Johannson, and MFOFC family leader, Elizabeth Bostic, made waves on the radio this past week on a piece produced by Boston’s NPR News Station, WBUR. These two moms, along with another family caregiver in Massachusetts, painted a vivid picture of just how complex life can get when families are shut in caring […]

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Multilingual resources for Coronavirus
April 6, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

Multilingual Covid-19 Resources

In a search for materials available in Vietnamese for the families she serves, Oanh Bui, MFOFC family leader, compiled this great list of links to information about Coronavirus (Covid-19). She not only found a wealth of resources in Vietnamese, but a bunch of other languages which might be helpful for your communities as well. You’ll […]

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April 6, 2020  |  By Rachel  |  In Events, Featured, Imagining Better, Updates

Imagining Better: Person-Centered Planning and Living Arrangements

Here at MFOFC, we are driven by the vision of empowerment for individual and family support that includes planning, choices and decision-making. Person-centered planning is very much in line with this vision, as it puts the individual at the center, helping them develop a vision, plan for their future and foster an environment to help […]

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