NAMI Massachusetts Family-to-Family Mental Health Support: Cape Ann Communities
Webinar Series for Families in the Greater Cape Ann, MA, communities, Winter & Spring 2026, with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) Cape Ann Massachusetts Chapter. The course provides family caretakers with education about...
Special Education Forum for Parents & Caregivers
Virtual Events, the last Wednesday of each month, through June 25th, 2026, with .Autism Connections of Western Massachusetts. The Special Education Forum is an opportunity for parents and caregivers of students on IEPs to share...
Parenting Neurodivergent Children Support Groups
Virtual Support Groups, through December 2026, with the Parent Helping Parents of Watertown, MA. Supporting parents with children whose brains process, learn, or behave differently. This support group is open to anyone parenting a neurodivergent...
Mental Health Support & Speakers for Boston Metro Communities
Virtual sessions the first Thursday of each month in 2026, with guest speakers, through the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community. This is a peer-run community in the Metro Boston Area for people who have been...
Lunchtime Advocacy Roundtable for Massachusetts’ Families
Webinars, May 12th – June 9th, 2026, presented by the Massachusetts’ Family Leadership Series. Every month, participants network with community members to share advocacy successes/struggles, share resources, and discuss hot topics. This virtual meeting meets...
Travis Roy Legacy Grant Program for Individuals w/ Paraplegia or Quad/Tetraplegia from Spinal Cord Injury or Disorder
With SCIboston. SCIboston has announted the continuation of its quality of life grant program for individuals with a spinal cord injury or disorder and will rename it The Travis Roy Legacy Grant Program. The Travis Roy...
Pre-Planning for Family Mental Health Crisis
Webinar, June 9th, 2026, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Free for Parent and Caregivers. PPAL’s Statewide meetings are meant ONLY for parents/caregivers/family members/family partners of children with behavioral health needs. When signing...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Black Autism Coalition Support Groups
Virtual Groups, every 2nd and fourth Saturday of each month. With the Black Parent Autism Coalition in Fitchburg, MA. You are not alone. A safe, supportive space for parents and caregivers of autistic children and...
Central MA Down Syndrome Family Group
Worcester, MA, June 14thm 2026, Accessible Park Day. Families of children with Down syndrome and expectant families are invited to join families to their Accessible Park Day. * This group is part of the Massachusetts’...
Family Leadership Training for Special-Needs Caregivers in Massachusetts
Northeast and Central Regions, Applicaton Deadline is June 14th, 2026. The Metro region is announcing the 2026 Family Leadership Series for caregivers in the Metro region who have loved ones served by DDS (or may...
Self-Care That Actually Fits Into A Caregivers’s Life
Webinar, June 18th, 2026, with Autism Navigation Solutions in Stoughton. Part of their Caregiver Connection Series 2026 Webinar series. If you are caregiver to someone with autism, living in constant “What do I do next?”...
Caregiver Disability Support Group
Virtual Group, June 18th, 2026, with the Northeast Recovery Learning Community in Lawrence, MA. This is a weekly Peer Support group on Thursdays from 12-1pm via zoom for parents or caregivers to talk about their...
Massachusetts’ Sibling Support Network Summer Social
Somerville, MA, June 20, 2026. Join the MSSN Summer Social. This gathering is open to everyone in the MSSN community, and is a chance to relax, connect, and enjoy good food and good company as...
Strategies for Individuals with Autism to Effectively Access Healthcare
Webinar, June 23rd, 2026, with the Birchtree Center NonProfit of Portsmouth, NH. Free. Do you or a loved one with autism struggle to attend healthcare appointments? Join the nonprofit Birchtree’s autism experts for a free...
Race, Disability, & Intersectionality – Leading from Lived Experience
Webinar, June 26th, 2026, with the Massachusetts’ Department of Developmental Services Autism Team’s Neurodiversity Series Training Sessions. * Author, educator, and autistic self-advocate Gyasi Burks-Abbott will discuss the role of lived experience in disability advocacy...
Woo Sox Day with the Central Mass Down Syndrome Congress Group
Worcester, MA, June 28th, 2026. Members of the Central MA Down Syndrome Group will attend the WooSox take versus the Toledo Mud Hens.* Ticket purchase will get a reserved seat along the baseline. * After...
Supporting Siblings of Youth with Autism, Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Virtual Event, the first Thusday of each month, 2025, with UMass Chan Medical School | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Worcester, MA. Free. For parents & caregivers, regardless of the age of the children. This includes all...
Athlete & Caregiver Inclusive Fitness: Burlington
Burlington, MA, July 6th – August 14th, 2026, with the Burlington Recreation Department. For Ages 12+ with a disability and their caregiver. The Caregiver & Me small group classes are designed so that the neurodivergent...
Fall into “Focus”- Learn about “Focus” Vision Impairment Conference
Virtual Group, July 14th & 15th, 2026, with the Statewide Director for Vision and Vision Loss Services at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS). A monthly virtual Caregiver Support Group for anyone working with...
Finding the Funny in Frustrating
Webinar, July 16th, 2026, with Autism Navigation Solutions in Stoughton. Part of their Caregiver Connection Series 2026 Webinar series. If you are caregiver to someone with autism, living in constant “What do I do next?”...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Disability Pride Fair: Methuen
Metheun, MA, July 25th, 2026, 11am-3pm, with the Methuen Commission on Disability. Free to and open to all disabilities and all ages. Where History Meets Progress Yes We Can! Disability Pride Fair. They will have...
Supporting Siblings of Youth with Autism, Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Virtual Event, the first Thusday of each month, 2025, with UMass Chan Medical School | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Worcester, MA. Free. For parents & caregivers, regardless of the age of the children. This includes all...
Sensory Friendly Celebrate Burlington
Burlington, MA, August 7th, 2026, 6 – 8 p.m., on the Town Common, with the Burlington Recreation Department. Burlington residents only. Spots are extremely limited. For ALL AGES with a disability and their caregiver. The...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Holding on to Faith When it Feels Impossible
Webinar, August 20th, 2026, with Autism Navigation Solutions in Stoughton. Part of their Caregiver Connection Series 2026 Webinar series. If you are caregiver to someone with autism, living in constant “What do I do next?”...
Supporting Siblings of Youth with Autism, Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Virtual Event, the first Thusday of each month, 2025, with UMass Chan Medical School | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Worcester, MA. Free. For parents & caregivers, regardless of the age of the children. This includes all...
Transition to Adult Disability Info
Virtual Group, September 8th & 9th, 2026, with the Statewide Director for Vision and Vision Loss Services at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS). A monthly virtual Caregiver Support Group for anyone working with...
DCR Universal Access Program /Vision Impairment & Blindness Support Group for Caregivers
Virtual Group, September 8th & 9th, 2026, with the Statewide Director for Vision and Vision Loss Services at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS). A monthly virtual Caregiver Support Group for anyone working with...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Supporting Siblings of Youth with Autism, Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Virtual Event, the first Thusday of each month, 2025, with UMass Chan Medical School | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Worcester, MA. Free. For parents & caregivers, regardless of the age of the children. This includes all...
“Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference
Norwood, MA, with Virtual Opportunties, October 6th, 2026, with Vision and Vision Loss Services at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS). “Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference – Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Supporting Siblings of Youth with Autism, Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Virtual Event, the first Thusday of each month, 2025, with UMass Chan Medical School | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Worcester, MA. Free. For parents & caregivers, regardless of the age of the children. This includes all...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
Mental Health First Aid Training
Danvers, MA, through December 2026, with the Northeast Arc. Trainings will be held monthly in person at NeArc headquarters in Danvers. Learn skill how you can help help adults, including those with disabilities, facing mental...
