Community Resources

Community Resources

• Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
• Local Public Schools & Collaboratives
  • Braintree SEPAC 
  • Cohasset
  • Hingham
  • Milton
    • Milton SEPAC
  • Norwell SEPAC 
  • Scituate
  • Quincy
  • Randolph
  • Weymouth
    • Weymouth SEPAC
  • Pilgrim Area Collaborative
  • South Shore Collaborative

Housing & Residential

• MassAccess Housing Registry
• Massachusetts Aging & Disabilities Information Locator (MADIL)
• Massachusetts HUD 

Support Services

• Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (PLAN)
  • PLAN’s mission is to educate and advocate for people with disabilities by letting them know that Special Needs Trusts are an option for their loved ones with disabilities. PLAN is The Arc's exclusive Special Needs Trust partner.
  • More info about PLAN
  • Info on special needs trusts and benefits
• Public Records Division, The Massachusetts Secretary of State
• Department of Transitional Assistance
• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
• New England INDEX
• Brain Injury Support Groups
• Down Syndrome Support & Play Groups

Post Secondary Options

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• ETS
• College Board
• Mass Community Colleges

Local Agencies

• Road to Responsibility
• Work, Inc.
• Friendship Home
• Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc. (BAMSI)
• Toward Independent Living and Learning (TILL) 
• New England Village
• Grow Associates

Other Resources

• Community Resource Guide
• Racism Resources
• Greater Massachusetts Special-Needs Events
• Caring.com Memory Care Facilities
• Drew's Trips
  • Drew’s Trips is a family-run company providing recreation and travel services for people with disabilities, and they recently expanded to the South Shore. The company has been in business since 1983 and is managed by father-daughter duo, Drew and Alexia. Each trip they offer provides a supportive, safe, and above all, happy experience for the individuals they serve.

Massachusetts State Office

The Arc of Massachusetts
217 South Street 
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: (781) 891-6270
Fax: (781) 891-6271
arcmass@arcmass.org
www.arcmass.org

National Offices

The Arc of the United States
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 534-3700 / (800) 433-5255
Fax: (202) 534-3731
Email: info@thearc.org
www.thearc.org