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The latest version of the Family TIES of Massachusetts Directory of Resources for Families of Children and Youth with Special Needs is now available! View online or contact the Regional Coordinators at 800-905-TIES to get your copy.
We always welcome information about more community programs, especially from families. Just fill out our Directory Add form and mail or email to the address on the top of the form. Thank you for sharing with us!
(The Directory is available in PDF format only. You will need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™in order to view these pages. Acrobat® Reader™is available at no cost and can be downloaded by clicking here.)
Inroduction
Family TIES of Massachusetts is a parent-led organization that strives to meet the information and support needs of families of children and youth with special needs, and professionals who work with them. As parents of children with special needs, we have experienced the satisfaction of our children and families when our emotional and health-related needs are met.
What kinds of support can our staff offer? Our Regional Coordinators assist parents in finding agencies, community-based organizations, and support networks to meet their family’s and children’s needs for assistive technology services and adaptive equipment, childcare programs, assistance in the educational or legal systems, financial supports, and managing transitions in their lives. Our Parent-to-Parent Program is an avenue to provide one-to-one emotional support for parents, who care for their children and families.
This Directory is meant to be used only as a starting point for your inquiry for community services and support programs when you have a question like WHERE TO TURN for help. The inclusion of a program in this Directory does not represent an endorsement by the Federation, nor does an omission represent any form of disapproval by the Federation or any of its funders. We have over 900 state agencies and nonprofit community organizations identified as starting places for assistance of one kind or another…and our Regional Coordinators are familiar with additional, local resources as well. Still, we know we have not found them all! We always appreciate learning of new programs from parents and professionals – please share your favorites with us!
Our Directory is divided into 5 sections:
Section 1: Resources by Topic lists programs by topic headers.
Section 2: Resources A-Z contains an alphabetic listing of all community programs.
Section 3: Early Intervention contains information about Early Intervention services; visit the Family TIES website for an up-to-date listing of programs and their contact information.
Section 4: State Agencies contains contacts for state agencies supporting families.
Section 5: En Español y Em Português lists programs for Spanish and Portuguese families.
Special Words of Thanks
Thanks again to John Sullivan, Gisel Pimentel, and Sonya Fort at the Federation for their skillful support. Thanks, too, to our funding agency, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, for sponsoring this effort and printing books for dissemination. Added words of thanks to our friends at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, MDPH, and to the many parents and professionals who support our efforts.
About the electronic version of the Directory:
This change in format allows us to update the electronic version of our Directory. As a result, we make available a Directory Add Form on the website. Forms may be submitted by fax to the Program Directory. We anticipate making periodic updates to the online version of the book, brining more up-to-date information to you. The website’s WORD version allows visitors to print out a single page of information, for your convenience.
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