Community Update – August 24, 2026

by Rachel | Aug 24, 2026 | Featured, Uncategorized

Inside this Update The latest Advocacy & Family Leadership Community Update from MassFamilies includes information below (and more!) Deej Documentary Screening [Inspiring Family Leaders Through Film] The Western MA Family Leadership Program is hosting...

MassFamilies Recognizes Autism Awareness Month

by Rachel | Apr 1, 2026 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and for our statewide network of parent and family leaders and self-advocates, it is a time for celebration, reflection, and renewed commitment to building communities where every person belongs. This month, we honor the extraordinary...

Advocacy Starts With Relationships: Join Our Annual Legislator Love Note Campaign

by Rachel | Jan 19, 2026 | Advocacy, Central, Featured, Imagining Better, Metro-Boston, Northeast, Southeast, Uncategorized, Updates, West

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about candy hearts and cards. It’s also a powerful reminder that relationships matter. When it comes to advocacy, real change happens when lawmakers know who we are, what we care about, and why our communities matter. It’s easier to move...

Metro Mass and Western Mass Family Leadership Series Open for Applications

by Rachel | Dec 2, 2025 | Family Leadership Series, Featured, Metro-Boston, Updates, West

For 35 years, MassFamilies has been working to build a network of family leaders and self-avvocates in Massachusetts. Our flagship offering to accomplish that goal is the Family Leadership Series. The Family Leadership Series has helped develop family leaders to...

SNAP, Home Energy, and Health Insurance Resources for Massachusetts Families

by Rachel | Nov 14, 2025 | Featured, Resources, Uncategorized

Our network received a list of resources that may help during this time, and we are posting it here so you can easily find it. Food Assistance Alerts and Updates To learn more and stay up to date on SNAP benefit alerts, click here. Visit the Department of...

Support MassFamilies at the Flutie 5K!

by Rachel | Sep 5, 2025 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

WE NEED YOU! MassFamilies is proud to participate in the Doug Flutie 5k again this year. We hope you will join us at the Flutie 5K Walk/Run/Roll for Autism taking place on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Natick High School. Since MassFamilies is an official charity...

Advocacy at UMass Amherst

by Rachel | May 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Featured, Uncategorized, Updates, West

Since last Fall, Sue, Western Mass Family Leadership Coordinator, has been working with a group of UMass Amherst students who are involved with the Boltwood Project, a student run civil service group that focuses on the disability community. This great group of...

Representative Judith Garcia appointed Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

by Rachel | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

Representative Judith Garcia (D-Chelsea) has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities by House Speaker Ronald Mariano, a key legislative body dedicated to advancing policies that support the...

A Região Metro Mass agora está aceitando inscriçõespara a Série de Liderança Familiar de 2025

by Rachel | Jan 20, 2025 | Family Leadership Series, Featured, Metro-Boston, Training, Uncategorized, Updates

Gostaríamos de convidá-las para participar da Série de liderança familiar em português da região metropolitana. A Série de Liderança Familiar é um treinamento focado em como e por que defendemos nossos entes queridos com uma deficiência. Este treinamento será...

Spread Love with MassFamilies this Valentine’s Day

by Rachel | Jan 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Featured, Uncategorized, Updates

They say that honey catches more flies than vinegar, so let’s be sweet to our elected officials! MassFamilies invites you to join us in stealing our legislators’ hearts this Valentine’s Day with our annual Legislator Love Notes Campaign. Each...