by Rachel | Aug 28, 2019 | Family Leadership Series, Uncategorized, Updates, West
Calling all Western region Family Leadership Series Grads! You’re invited to a gathering of MFOFC West FLS alumni on: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 South Hadley Public Library 2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA 01075 The goal of the meeting will be to catch up with how...
by Rachel | Aug 9, 2019 | Central, Featured, Northeast, Southeast, Uncategorized, Updates, West
La Región del Noreste de Familias de Massachusetts Organizadas para el Cambio (Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change) le invita participar en un Campamento de Abogacía ESPECIAL. Esta sesión del campamento de Abogacía tendrá lugar en Malden, Massachusetts, en...
by Rachel | Jun 27, 2019 | West
Multicultural Community Services hosted a special needs trust training May 30, 2019, for families at their office in Holyoke and MFOFC’s Western Coordinator, Sue Crosby. Sue reported that approximately 20 families and providers met with attorney Hyman Darling...
by Rachel | May 16, 2019 | Updates, West
Here are some other things that have been going on in the West: Social Media Safety Workshop a Success Last year at the 2018 DDS Family Support Conference, I attended at breakout session on social media safety. Following the presentation , I was asked by several...
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...
by Rachel | Nov 30, 2018 | Family Leadership Series, Featured, Uncategorized, Updates, West
The West Region Family Leadership Series will kick off soon! We still have space for a few more participants, so we have extended the application deadline to December 15, 2018. The Series focuses on supporting families to advocate for their family member with...