by Rachel | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Metro-Boston, Uncategorized, Updates
MassFamilies is proud and excited to share a recent podcast featuring Jaya Pandey, a Metro-Boston Family Leadership Series graduate from Fitchburg. Jaya shared her experience as a mom of a child with disabilities and blogging as a way of giving the world a glimpse...
by Rachel | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
I was asked if I could share what it means to me and my family to get vaccinated. I am very grateful to have been able to receive the first dose of Moderna for Covid-19. I was able to receive the vaccine during Phase 1, because I am a home-based worker for the...
by Rachel | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
Like so many our world came to a crashing halt on March 16, 2020. It really hasn’t moved forward in almost a year. It has become so very lonely for our daughter Grace. No school, limited visitors, limited nursing support, and the constant fear that my job as a...
by Rachel | Jan 22, 2021 | Advocacy, Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
Do you or a loved one have an Intensive Supports Waiver, Adult Supports Waiver, or Community Living Waiver? The public input process is open for amendments to these waivers. You can find the following information on the mass.gov website by following this link:...
by Rachel | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates
A future in which your child lives independently is possible. Learn how eight families did it. “How will my child live after my time?” “Where will she live?” “How can I help him live in a place of his own?” We know these are some of the questions that...
by Rachel | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
As we close out this year and reflect on the rollercoaster ride that has been 2020, we realized we have a lot to be grateful for as an organization. We took a moment to make a short list of all the amazing things that happened with MassFamilies this year, and we would...