Budget & PolicyGovernment AffairsNewsWorkforce Initiative January 16, 2024 Act Now: Ask Governor Healey to Include Budget Increases to Alleviate the Workforce Shortage Crisis Advocates: Governor Maura Healey will release her FY25 state budget next week. Please take a… Katerina 0
Budget & PolicyGovernment AffairsNewsWorkforce Initiative January 8, 2024 Update From The Arc of Massachusetts: Briefing by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) on the 9C Cuts Announced by Governor Maura Healey Update From The Arc of Massachusetts: Briefing by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) on… Katerina 0
Budget & PolicyGovernment AffairsLeo's LettersNewsTurning 22Workforce Initiative January 4, 2024 Leo’s Letter: Addressing the Human Cost of the Workforce Shortage Crisis In this week's video message, Executive Director Leo Sarkissian highlights two recent pieces by the… Katerina 0
Budget & PolicyGovernment AffairsLeo's LettersNewsTurning 22Workforce Initiative December 21, 2023 Leo’s Letter: Introducing The Arc’s Guide to Personal Advocacy for IDD and Autism Services and Supports In this week's video message, Executive Director Leo Sarkissian provides an overview of the current… Katerina 0
Budget & PolicyGovernment AffairsLeo's LettersNewsTurning 22Workforce Initiative December 15, 2023 Leo’s Letter: Why We Need To Pivot As We Advocate for Funding in the New Year In this week's video message, Executive Director Leo Sarkissian provides an outline of why we… Katerina 0
Government AffairsLeo's LettersNewsSelf DeterminationWorkforce Initiative November 30, 2023 Leo’s Letter: Working as a Community toward Wins for Individuals with Disabilities In this week's video message, Executive Director Leo Sarkissian highlights what the Government Affairs team… Katerina 0
Government AffairsNewsSelf DeterminationWorkforce Initiative November 16, 2023 Advocates for Self-Directed Services: Make Self-Direction Work for Everyone. Take Action NOW! The continued workforce crisis calls the Commonwealth to use a variety of strategies to address… Katerina 0
Government AffairsNewsWorkforce Initiative October 19, 2023 Act Now: Contact Your Legislators to Cover ABA and AAC for Adults with MassHealth Advocates, it’s coming down to the final weeks before a break in the session. We… Katerina 0
Government AffairsLeo's LettersNewsWorkforce Initiative September 28, 2023 Leo’s Letter: Two Steps Forward and How Many Steps Back? In 2018, when we published our workforce report outlining a four-step strategy to solve the… Katerina 0
Government AffairsNewsWorkforce Initiative September 25, 2023 Advocates: Ask Your Legislators to Act on the Workforce Crisis Now! The Arc is grateful for the advocacy from our community regarding our top priority bills… Katerina 0