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Action Alerts Government Affairs News Supporting Families Workforce Initiative

October 21, 2025

We Want to Hear from You: Take The Arc’s Fall 2025 Survey!

The Arc of Massachusetts wants to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our Fall 2025 Survey. This survey seeks to understand your experiences with access and…

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Government Affairs Health Policy News

October 21, 2025

Four of The Arc’s Priority Bills Have Been Reported out of the Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities

We are excited to share that four of our priority bills were recently reported out of the Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities: Universal Changing Tables, Supported…

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October 14, 2025

Hope. Advocacy. Results.: The Arc of Massachusetts 2024-2025 Annual Report

I am excited to share with you The Arc of Massachusetts’s 2024-2025 Impact Report. Thanks to the generosity and support of our community, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and…

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