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...
NAMI Cape Cod: Family-to-Family Mental Health Support
Virtual Series, June 8th – July 27th, 2026, with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) of Massachusetts. The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available...
NAMI Massachusetts Statewide: Family-to-Family Mental Health Support
Virtual Series, June 18th – August 6th, 2026, with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) of Massachusetts. The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available...
“Path to Healing” Peer Group led by Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities
The Fourth Tuesday of Each Month, with the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission. An independent state agency, the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) protects adults with disabilities ages 18 through 59 from abuse or neglect...
Engaging Parents & Families with Mental Health Needs
Westborough, MA, June 25th, 2026, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. PPAL is offering an in-person training on family engagement for professionals and providers involved in child and family services. This workshop will...
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...
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...
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...
Ask The Advocates! Monthly Virtual Drop-Ins
Virtual, with the Arc of Bristol County, the first Wednesday of each month. Ask The Advocates!Monthly Virtual Drop-Ins. Do you have questions about the special education process? Wondering how to request evaluations from your student’s...
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...
Autism Welcoming Drop In Groups for All Ages: Natick Mall
Natick Mall, MA, Mondays, July 6th – August 17th, 2026 ,with the Autism Alliance in Metrowest. Open 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Autism Welcoming Center, Natick Mall, 2nd Floor. A drop-in, parent-supervised program for autistic children, teens,...
Meeting the Moment – Community Conversation & Resource Fair
Northampton Senior Center and on Zoom, July 14th, 2026, with the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons and MassAbility. The third in a series of community conversations, hosted in partnership with MassAbility, to...
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...
SEPAC Summer School Webinars for Massachusetts Schools
Online, throughout Summer 2026, with the Federation for Children with Special Needs in Massachusetts. The free sessions will run on Tuesday evenings from 7-8pm on Zoom, will end on July 28th, and are open to...
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...
NAMI Massachusetts Family-to-Family Mental Health Support: Western Mass
Greenfield, MA, September 15th – November 3, 2026, for Families in Western Massachusetts, with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) Western Mass. The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills...
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...
NAMI Massachusetts Family-to-Family Mental Health Support: Winchester Communities
Winchester, MA, September 19th – November 7th, 2026, for Families in the Winchester, MA, communities, with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) NAMI Cambridge-Middlesex – Central Middlesex. The course provides family caretakers with education...
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...
