The Arc of Massachusetts Launches Family Caregiver Recognition Campaign

by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

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...

Updated Remote Learning Guidance from DESE

by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Updates

Recently, it was announced that Massachusetts schools would remain closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. DESE followed up with *updated* remote learning guidance, including a 25-page intensive guide on remote learning, along with prerequisite content...

A look at Mainstreet, an inclusive housing project

by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates

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 leaders share their social isolation stories on WBUR

by Rachel | Apr 6, 2020 | Featured, Northeast, Uncategorized, Updates

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...

Coping with Covid-19: MFOFC Family Leader featured on ABC News

by Rachel | Apr 6, 2020 | Southeast, Uncategorized, Updates

A current member of this year’s Southeast Family Leadership Series, Michelle Winchell, has been collaborating and sharing the experience and insight she gained from her background in education to help others navigate remote learning during the Coronavirus...

COVID-19 Special Education Resources

by Rachel | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized, Updates

Life has changed drastically for many, including students receiving special education services in Massachusetts. Parents now have the added responsibility of monitoring and making sure their children are keeping up with their school work. MassPAC/FCSN has created...