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MFOFC
News 2008
Latest News
10/24/08: Question #1 - Eliminate Income Tax - Important
information to know before you vote on this question
10/10/08: 2 new upcoming events have been added to the Calendar.
10/09/08: Silent Auction Photos
now online - join us for A Taste of Autumn, fundraising event for MFOFC
on November 1, 2008.
09/25/08: IT'S NOT TOO LATE!
The deadline to register for the MFOFC Annual Conference has been extended
until October 1st. Please join us on Saturday, October 4th. Click
here for more information.
09/22/08: Northeast Regional Newsletter - September 2008
is now available. [Download
in Acrobat format] 
09/22/08: Western Regional Newsletter - Fall 2008 is now
available. [Download
in Acrobat format]
08/25/08: WE NEED YOUR WRITTEN
TESTIMONY - FAMILY SUPPORT: Health & Human Services, Public
Hearings in Boston (August 27) & Springfield (August 28). For
complete details click here
08/25/08: The Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) invites you to
"Working Together 101" - a legislative reception in Arlington,
MA on October 7. Click here for further details
and the event flyer.
08/08/08: SAVE THE DATE! -
November 1 Silent Auction Fundraiser - Help support MFOFC! For more information,
click here.
08/07/08: Annual Flexible
Family Support Plans (FY2009) have been added to this site.
08/06/08: MFOFC Annual Conference (October 4, 2008)
- the Events Calendar has been updated and a new flyer is now available.
View it here.
07/28/08: NEW - The Chapter
171 State Agency Contact Liaison List has been added to this site.
Now you can easily locate and reach out to the right person at each agency
by phone or email.
07/09/08: 2nd Annual MFOFC BBQ to be held on August
23rd at Dunn State Park in Gardner, Mass. For
further information click here.
05/28/08: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Annual
Consumer Conference at Northeastern University, Boston - Complete
Details
05/22/08: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Please complete this
important Chapter 272 survey as soon as possible - CLICK
HERE FOR INFO
05/21/08: SAVE THE DATE - October
4, 2008! Be sure to add this date to your calendar. It's the
date of the upcoming MFOFC Annual Meeting in Marlboro, Mass. Further
details are coming soon so please check back.
04/28/08: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission - SURVEY
OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USERS’ NEEDS IN MASSACHUSETTS. For
complete details click here.
04/22/08: Finding Passion for People, the 24th Annual
Human Rights Conference will be held on June 10th, 2008 at the DCU Center
in Worcester. For
complete details, registration form, schedule and speakers click here.
04/01/08: Family Matters
Spring 2008, the newsletter of MFOFC is now available.
03/23/08: The Stone Soup Conference has been postponed to
a future date. Please check back soon for the new date. Conference
details, registration form and directions.
03/17/08: ARC of Massachusetts invites you to make your
voice heard: ARCMass seeks participants in their Health Care Survey. Self-advocates,
parents/guardians, and professionals are invited. Take the survey and
report your experiences with health care access! To
participate or to find out more, please click here.
03/05/08: Four FY 2008 Flexible Family Support Plans have
been added to this web site: Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts
Department of Mental Health & Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
and Mass. Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Click
here for the reports and additional information on Chapter 171.
02/15/08: THE WINNERS! Click
here for a complete list of the 2008 Calendar Raffle Winners.
02/13/08: The DME Access Project: Would you like to participate
in a study on durable medical equipment? The Massachusetts Consortium
for Children with Special Health Care Needs invites parents to participate
in a study designed to improve part of the health care system for families.
Learn more about
the DME Access Project and how you can help.
02/08/08: SAVE THE DATE! Stone Soup - Bringing Together
a Community [Sopa de Piedra]. Conference will take place on Saturday,
March 29 in Tyngsboro, MA. Conference details,
registration form and directions.
01/30/08: SAVE THE DATE! Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities
Council and The Arc of Massachusetts 30th Annual Legislative Reception
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Grand Staircase Hall,
The State House, Boston
01/30/08: Coming Up - March 1, 2008 - Visions of Community
2008 - A Conference for families of children with Special Needs and
the Professionals Who Serve Them at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
MA Conference
Web Site
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Note
to the Members of the Press:
For information and expert commentary on issues relating to this organization
and legislation affecting individuals with disabilities and/or chronic
illnesses, please call:
Dianne
Huggon, MFOFC Statewide Coordinator
Phone: 800-406-3632
Email: mfofc@comcast.net
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