MFOFC Now Accepting Applications for Advocacy Bootcamp 2019!

by Rachel | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized

MFOFC is excited to announce that the application period for the 2019 session of Advocacy Bootcamp just opened up! Advocacy Bootcamp is designed to equip you with the advocacy skills you need to empower power your child to a lead rich, meaningful, and exciting life....

Southeast Family Leadership Series Now Taking Applications

by Rachel | Jul 12, 2019 | Family Leadership Series, Featured, Southeast, Uncategorized, Updates

The 28th SE Family Leadership Series will kick off November 2019! The Family Leadership Series focuses on supporting families to advocate for their family member with disabilities to live in their communities as naturally and typically as desired.  Families...

Policy News for June 2019

by Rachel | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized

OLMSTEAD: 20 YEARS LATER This month, advocates across the country recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Olmstead Act (June 22, 1999). The Olmstead Act ruled that people with disabilities have the right to supports in the most integrated setting. Learn more about...

UMass Amherst Partnership Advancing Advocacy!

by Rachel | May 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Uncategorized, Updates, West

Sue Crosby, the MFOFC West Regional Coordinator, has been helping advise a group of students from UMass Amherst who are completing service learning/capstone projects related to disability rights and advocacy. Dental Health Bill Raj, one of the students Sue has been...

FY 2020 Budget Ask

by Rachel | Mar 31, 2019 | Advocacy, Uncategorized, Updates

Each year, Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change (MFOFC) prepares an overview of our asks regarding the annual state budget. Download the PDF or click on the image to view MFOFC’s budget requests, or simply read on to see what funding priorities MFOFC...

Now available: MFOFC 2019 Legislative Bill Priorities

by Rachel | Mar 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

Each year, Mass Families establishes legislative priorities for the year. These priorities are in response to current legislation that affect individuals with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts and their families. Download the PDF or scroll down to learn...