Share resources and updates about health care legislation and how it affects families of children with special needs, promote opportunities for families to work in partnership with profession- als in the health care service system, and support each other in our advocacy efforts on behalf of children. c/o Federation for Children with Special Needs
Information and referral, advocacy, workshops and support groups. Offers support in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. (Closed referral system DCF). Makes referrals to the Southeastern Mass. Legal Assistance Cor- poration, to provide legal services for children with disabilities. Intakes for referrals are processed by phone only.
A national grassroots network advocating on behalf of children with special health care needs regarding health care reform on the state and federal level.
Dedicated to raising awareness of the need to screen, identify, and develop medical treatments and protocols to enhance the lives of those affected by rare diseases.
A one-stop place for Ethiopians and Africans seeking to orient themselves to life in America; education, training, social activi- ties, housing, medical advocacy, immigration paperwork.
A project of MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation, providing educational advocates for children who receive services from the Department of Children and Families.
EPIC prepares young people with disabilities to be actively engaged community leaders through education, leadership development and community service.
Dedicated to those affected by EDS. Information on current re- search, support networks, information for schools and more can be found on their website.
State-specific resources for state and local education and early intervention systems, sample letters (in 13 languages), litera- ture search tool, and parent centers, families and educators to improve programs and results for children with disabilities.
Provides free legal assistance and training to people with disabil- ities throughout the state in areas including special education services, accessibility, and discrimination.
Promotes inclusion by guiding statewide development of policies people with disabilities to participate in the political, economic, and social mainstream of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Serves the Cape Verdean community in the Greater Brockton area by providing social services, education, health, employ- ment, referral services and consular assistance.
Wellness and exercise programs that help people with arthritis lead healthier, active lives with online and off-line resources.
An independent nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attor- neys, advocates, and parents. Our primary mission is to secure high quality educational services for children with disabilities.
Serving Franklin County and North Quabbin area, provides social and advocacy services and child care referrals.
Provides its clients with home-based clinical services, residential and group homes, supervised Pre-independent and Independent Living apartments, and several levels of intensive foster care.
Provides 1:1 tutoring and assessment services to all ages in all subject areas. Specializing in working with individuals who learn differently.
Offers disability benefits and educational services including ergonomic evaluations, education and training programs, vocational rehabilitation services, assistance with Social Services Disability Insurance SSDI-applications and appeals.
To facilitate full participation in all aspects of life by persons with disabilities, the Commission works to remove architectural, procedural, attitudinal, and communication barriers.
Provides information and referral, advocacy, independent living program, deaf and hard of hearing independent living program and peer assistive technology program.
To prevent unnecessary institutionalization of the elderly and disabled, while providing worthwhile jobs for local people.
Serves a broad spectrum of caregivers from the parents of chil- dren with special needs to the families of wounded soldiers.
Applications for public insurance, answers question about cover- age, public programs, private and non-group insurance options, multilingual services, pharmacy programs and low cost dental services.
Hosts Mayor’s Health Line; offers comprehensive child, adoles- cent, and family health programs; community-based initiatives for the homeless.
To facilitate full participation in all aspects of life by persons with disabilities, the Commission works to remove architectural, procedural, attitudinal, and communication barriers.
Houses the nation’s newborn screening clearinghouse; included are current support and services information and links to individ- ual state’s programs. Supported and funded as a result of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act passed in 2008.
Helps refugees and other immigrants with basic needs, legal advice, Counseling and training to become self-sufficient; also provides resettlement services.
Provides special education advocacy services to families of chil- dren with special needs for meetings, mediation, BSEA Hearings, and letter writing trainings.
Provides a forum and rich library of white papers on behavioral health and wellness topics. Offers a quarterly newsletter and educational booklet, as well as an email support group for families and professionals.
Learn- ing Ally is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering students of who are dyslexic, blind and visually- impaired who read and learn differently so that they may thrive.
A statewide self-advocacy organization to ensure that people with cognitive and developmental disabilities are treated equal- ly. Our mission is to empower self-advocates through education.
Special education advocacy, tutoring, and disability awareness training for schools. Also provides in-home visits, benefits advo- cacy, parent support groups, and summer camperships.
Provides Family Leadership Series and works to educate the com- munity about advocacy, services, and local, state and federal resources for individuals with disabilities.
National organization of family members and supporters dedi- cated to improving the national early intervention program for eligible infants and toddlers and their families.
