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Southeast Family Leadership Series Now Taking Applications
The 28th SE Family Leadership Series will kick off November 2019! The Family Leadership Series focuses on supporting families to advocate for their family member with disabilities to live in their communities as naturally and typically as desired. Families...
Policy News for June 2019
OLMSTEAD: 20 YEARS LATER This month, advocates across the country recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Olmstead Act (June 22, 1999). The Olmstead Act ruled that people with disabilities have the right to supports in the most integrated setting. Learn more about...
Partner Updates – June 2019
Check out some highlights from across the state from our partners! The Disability Law Center, Massachusett's Protection & Advocacy organization, is working on setting its priorities for 2020. The DRC wants to hear from you! Learn more about their current...
Special Needs Trust Training for Families held in Holyoke
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 from the...
Central Coordinator Position OPEN
MFOFC, in partnership with HMEA, is seeking a qualified candidate for the Central Coordinator position. The description is below: HMEA seeks a part time (approx. 20 hours/week) person in Central MA to implement annually: a three weekend - leadership training series...
From the Desk of Sue Crosby: MFOFC Western Region Updates
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...
UMass Amherst Partnership Advancing Advocacy!
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...
Calling ALL Family Leaders! Register for the ADVANCED FAMILY LEADERSHIP TRAINING
APPLY ONLINE The Northeast Region invites graduates of the Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change Family Leadership Series and Advocacy Bootcamp to apply to participate in an Advanced Family Leadership Training on Wednesday, June 5, to Thursday, June 6, 2019 in...
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...
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