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Massachusetts Family Leadership Series

Family Leadership Program

Boston, Massachusetts - Suffolk County

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Jun 3, 2026

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Greater Boston

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Provider overview

The Massachusetts Family Leadership Series gives families of people with disabilities in the Metro and other DDS regions a multi-month leadership, advocacy, community, and policy training pathway.

The Family Leadership Program supports Massachusetts families of people with disabilities through regional leadership training, networking, advocacy skill building, and ongoing alumni opportunities.

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Ages
Families of people with disabilities, with preference for families whose loved one is DDS eligible
Season
Annual regional cohorts, with in-person and virtual sessions over three to six months
Cost
Families should confirm current application, DDS region eligibility, participation cost if any, travel expectations, and accommodations for the current cohort.

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Family Leadership Program

The source says the series is offered by DDS region, including Metro; families should confirm the current session location or virtual format.

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Family Leadership Series regional training

DDS-region family leadership training with advocacy, community, policy, vision, and peer learning for families connected to disability supports.

Ages
Families of people with disabilities, with preference for families whose loved one is DDS eligible
Season
Annual regional cohorts, with in-person and virtual sessions over three to six months
Schedule
The source describes annual regional training in DDS regions; families should check posted region dates and cohort format.
Cost
Families should confirm current application, DDS region eligibility, participation cost if any, travel expectations, and accommodations for the current cohort.
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The official Family Leadership Series page says the series is offered annually in each DDS region, including Metro, gives preference to families with a loved one who is DDS eligible, and describes in-person and virtual training over three to six months with leadership, community, vision, policy-making, and finding your voice topics.
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Family Leadership Series regional training

The official Family Leadership Series page says the series is offered annually in each DDS region, including Metro, gives preference to families with a loved one who is DDS eligible, and describes in-person and virtual training over three to six months with leadership, community, vision, policy-making, and finding your voice topics.

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Inclusion and support details

What the provider says: The Family Leadership Series page describes FLS, DDS regions, Northeast, Southeast, Central, West, Metro, families with a loved one who is DDS eligible, in-person training, virtual training, three to six months, leadership, community, vision, policy-making, and Finding Your Voice.

Access notes to confirm: Families should ask which DDS region they are in, whether Metro cohort dates are open, whether sessions are virtual or in-person, how to request interpretation, captioning, respite, transportation, or other accommodations, and whether alumni leadership activities are available afterward.

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What we found: The official Family Leadership Series page says the series is offered annually in each DDS region, including Metro, gives preference to families with a loved one who is DDS eligible, and describes in-person and virtual training over three to six months with leadership, community, vision, policy-making, and finding your voice topics.

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Is Massachusetts Family Leadership Series reviewed for quality by Inclusive Programs Guide?

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