Events Calendar

Join us for an informal way to meet other newer families, share and connect for families whose child with Down syndrome is 0-3 (until 4th birthday).  Please email Sarah Cullen at scullen@mdsc.org to request Zoom registration link.

Join the 21 Shades group, an inclusive support group for all families of African heritage in Massachusetts who love someone with Down Syndrome, for a monthly meetup. The group meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 7-8 pm. Monthly support meetings consist of check-ins, topic specific educational workshops, and social activities to engage families.  For more information please email Jessica at javila@mdsc.org.

Does your teen or adult loved one with Down syndrome also have a mental health diagnosis such as Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or Bipolar Disorder? Often these illnesses bring on a change in daily living skills, mood, or interest in activities once enjoyed. Seeing these changes and regression in your loved one can be very difficult.

Please join other parents and caregivers for a support group meeting facilitated by Mary-Frances Garber, a licensed genetic counselor providing supportive genetic counseling in her private practice, Listening, Reflecting, Healing in Needham. She has been a consultant with the MDSC for the past 8 years providing insight and support to many families.

Please note that individualized psychiatric treatment will not be provided at this meeting. This meeting is meant to serve as a venue for families with loved ones with Down syndrome and mental health concerns so that they may obtain mutual support with professional supervision.
Please email mentalhealth@mdsc.org to register or for more information.

Join us at Ingaldsby Farm for an afternoon filled with hay rides, apple or pumpkin picking, apple cider, donuts, and pumpkin decorating!

One family member or support person is encouraged to join each self-advocate for this event.

Cost: $10 per pair (self advocate & family member/support person)
*scholarships available – please contact bharvey@mdsc.org

Register for Ingaldsby Farm!

Join this interactive workshop to acquire knowledge of a structured and systematic process employed by educators and families who are most successful during and post-pandemic,
in meaningfully addressing IEP goals of students, particularly learners with extensive support needs, in home and inclusive school environments; be given access to tools and resources to facilitate their implementation of the nine-step process; and be provided best practice indicators for self-assessing their current level of implementation of this process.

Presented by Dr. Richard A. Villa, President, Bayridge Consortium, Inc.

Part of the MDSC Educators Forum Webinar Series. This webinar will be recorded and available for one month after the live date.

Join MDSC friends and DJ Dan on Zoom to kick off Halloween weekend! Costumes are encouraged, dance moves are a MUST! Bring your own snacks or whatever you might like to eat!

Register for AIM Halloween Costume Party!

Join us for an informal way to meet other newer families, share and connect for families whose child with Down syndrome is 0-3 (until 4th birthday).  Please email Sarah Cullen at scullen@mdsc.org to request Zoom registration link.