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...
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...
Family Resource Toolkit from DESE
Schools must provide a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) regardless of where students are spending the day. DESE released a letter that offered guidance for families on coping with the changing landscape of education, as well as a Family Resource Toolkit last week...
How to Properly Use PPE
Thanks to our friends at the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, MFOFC has been working hard to distribute protective masks across the state. We wanted to make sure everyone had information about how to properly use them. Thank you to our partners at...
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...Upcoming Events
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