WELCOME TO FAMILY TIES!
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Family TIES of Massachusetts is a statewide information and parent-to-parent support project for families of children with special needs and chronic illness. Our staff of Parent Coordinators have offices in regional offices of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Family TIES serves as the Central Directory for Early Intervention services in Massachusetts. Our online EI Directory contains contact information for individual programs across the state.
Our site offers information about services, supports, and personal experiences from Early Intervention through transition to adulthood. The Family TIES Parent-to-Parent Program provides a unique type of support among parents who share similar life experiences. This is YOUR PLACE, and we look forward to hearing from you.
- SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE (the gardens are happy, even if we are not so pleased with the weather)...call Family TIES Regional Coordinators if you need help identifying recreational activities for your child with special needs.
- Click for just-released 2009 MassHealth Income Standards!
- Please help us to keep our Support Group listings current. If you know of a support group that we should add (or has changed its meeting info), please let us know. To find a local group where you can meet other parents, click to see the Regional listings.
- Do you know that Mass. Family Voices, our Family-to-Family Health Information Center, can help you learn more about health services and health insurance, including MassHealth?
- Community volunteers: Are you looking for a way to reduce the cost of food for your family? Check out SERVE NEW ENGLAND, a nonprofit organization that offers food at a 40% discount to anyone - YES, ANYONE - who provides volunteer services in their community. Serve New England also offers COLLEGE AND CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS! Check the website for details.
- The Mental Health How-To Guide, compiled by the Boston Bar Association and Children's Hospital, is a great resource for understanding resources and services for children of all ages, including its new Chapter 7, AGING OUT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
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Early Childhood
Learn more about what's new with Early Intervention by making contact with the Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project.
Families of young children with special needs can contact our staff to learn about community programs for your children - and ask about attending a local "Let's Get Organized" workshop. This is the best time to get into the habits of good organization, when your children are young! Contact us at 800-905-TIES (8437)
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Health Updates
Have you visited the website of Massachusetts Family Voices, our state chapter of a national grassroots organization for families of children with special healthcare needs? The Calendar of Events includes Family TIES workshops. Join the active listserv, where you can learn and share with many other parents and professionals supporting children with special needs. Also, learn more about free interactive, educational conference calls.
Looking for information about SWINE FLU (H1N1)? Click for updates (including condition info in multiple languages).
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Words of ThanksThe Emergency Preparedness workshop has me ready for anything. Bring it on! Parent of 2 children with disabilities
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Looking for a Family TIES workshop?
That schedule - and more - is
in the Calendar of Events section
of the Mass. Family Voices website.
Hot off the press - 12th Edition!
Click on the book to visit the online edition
of our Directory of Resources for Families of Children
and Youth
with Special Needs - or call us toll-free at 800-905-TIES to get your copy.
 Download Adobe Acrobat Reader now!
UPDATES to the Directory are coming in June! Check online for details!
Remember to share information about RESOURCES with us - spread the wealth! Complete a Directory Add form to tell us about a great resource in your community. Thank you for sharing with us!
Need to find out which "region" you are in - to find the right Regional Coordinator for information about local activities or support groups? Click here.
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