Grupos de Apoyo

Usted puede encontrar la informacion hacerca de estos talleres en nuestra pagina de Facebook o en la página de talleres. Grupo de apoyo para los padres de familia con niños con Syndrome de Down:   CENTRO Dias: Segundo Jueves de cada mes Hora: 10:00am – 12:00pm Numero telefónico: (508) 798-1908

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Youth Adult Leadership Opportunities

Some local Massachusetts organizations that promote self-advocacy and leadership: Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD): We empower youth with disabilities to reach their full potential by providing transformative mentoring programs, youth development opportunities, and inclusion expertise. We offer four direct-service programs for youth with disabilities in the Boston

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Self-determination and Self-advocacy

Looking for some tips on how to get started in feeling empowered to be your own self-advocate? There are some great tip sheets and websites that support youth with disabilities. 1.  Check out what the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability says about self-advocacy. 2.  Learn about Kids As Self Advocates (KASA) a national,

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Community Engagement for Parents & Families

Community Engagement for Parents & Families
Community engagement is at the heart of all the Federation’s work. We understand that when the adults in a child’s life work together consistently, children thrive. High quality family and community engagement leads to improved social, academic, and health outcomes for children and youth. Furthermore, “engagement strengthensRead more

Leadership for Parents & Families

Leadership for Parents & Families
Family Leadership Development Investment in parent and caregiver leadership will help foster leaders in the home, school and community. FCSN will focus on how processes and practice in education and healthcare exclude linguistically diverse families. FCSN will nurture individual families’ self-expertise, help them to discern their ownRead more