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Please join us for the first session in this year’s Ron Hurd Memorial Lecture Series. Ron was a long time Board Member, supporter and benefactor of Arc Community Services and this series is dedicated to his memory.

“THINKING ABOUT HOUSING FOR YOUR CHILD”

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 6:30pm at Arc Community Services, 564 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA

“Thinking About Housing for your “Adult” Child” is relevant for many families.  The reality is only about 15% of adults receiving services from DDS will receive 24/7 residential supports as adults. Even for those who do, there is a move toward self-direction of services. For others, cobbling together personal resources with an array of other government subsidies is the order of the day.

Learn what resources are out there, and why it is important to start planning for this milestone in your family member’s life as early as possible.

The best advice is to plan early, very early. This presentation includes not only planning suggestions, but practical tools as well, including a checklist for parents. Cathy says she’d love to have families with children in elementary school to help them begin life planning at that time. For families with a child in high school and beginning to think about transitioning to adult services, planning for housing needs to be given a great deal of careful thinking. Families of children who are already adults will also benefit from this training too. As you can tell, this workshop is for EVERYONE!

The presenter, Catherine Boyle is herself the parent of a 20 year old with autism and the President of Autism Housing Pathways, a clearinghouse on self-directed housing. Catherine is also a publisher of St. Mary’s Curriculum for Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, a member of the Adult Services Subcommittee of the Mass. Autism Commission, commissioner of the Winchester Housing Authority, a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds a certificate in adapting curriculum from UMASS Boston.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS INFORMATIONAL SESSION!

RSVP is required. Participants may register for the entire series or for individual sessions. While sessions are geared to families, professionals and the general public are also welcome to attend. RSVP by email to e.ganong@arc-matson.org or by telephone to Eileen Ganong at 978-343-6662, ext. 125.Sessions without sufficient registration may be cancelled.