Family Notice for the Autism Waiver Program 2019

Annual open enrollment period of the Autism Waiver Program beginning next month

The 2019 Autism Waiver Open Interest Period will be held from October 17 – 31, 2019. The English, Spanish, Portuguese and Vietnamese versions of the open enrollment application are available here. English (docx) English (PDF) Spanish (docx) Spanish (PDF) Portuguese (docx) Portuguese (PDF) Vietnamese (docx) Vietnamese (PDF) The documents have been translated into multiple languages […]

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A Full Life Ahead: Navigating the DDS ISP [Burlington]

Join us for this session of A Full Life Ahead, where we’ll welcome Hillary Dunn Stanisz, Esq. of the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts to discuss rights, process, prioritization for funding, goals & objectives, Plan of Care, and human rights. RSVP to: sara@massfamilies.org   Click on the flyer below to download or print!   This […]

Calling all Mass Family Leaders Use your Voice

Calling all Family Leaders! DDS and DMH seeking input on Services and Supports to Meet the Needs of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

We received the important message from our network about the following *urgent* input opportunity from DDS and DMH! Thanks to Cathy Boyle at Autism Housing Pathways for this important information! DDS and DMH are seeking information from YOU “to provide DDS and DMH with information about what services are necessary to best meet the community […]

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FY 2020 Budget Ask

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 supports this year. MFOFC is a proud member of the Supporting Families Campaign […]