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Sunday, March 2, 2014

My Housing Workshop

If you live in Metro Boston, come on down!

A Full Life Ahead: What Makes A House A Home

What: Advocates is joining forces with Massachusetts Families Organizing For Change to present their popular event series, A Full Life Ahead, at our Life Skills & Learning Center in Ashland, Mass. The series focuses on transition, employment, housing, friendships, and other topics that will lead to interdependent, full lives in the community for young adults with disabilities.

Join us for our first workshop together, “A Full Life Ahead: What Makes a House a Home?” Parents, Robin Kantrowitz and Susan Senator, will discuss challenges and successes of setting up and maintaining living arrangements for their sons. Jeff Keilson, senior vice president at Advocates, will discuss a variety of options including Adult Family Care, Shared Living, and group homes.

When: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 from 7 – 9:00 p.m.

Where: Advocates Life Skills & Learning Center 290 Eliot Street Ashland, MA 01721

Contact: Please RSVP to FamilyServices@AdvocatesInc.org or call (508) 628-6801. Space is limited!

posted at 5:58 pm 2 comments

2 comments

Ah, I wish I lived closer! Good luck with your workshop, and I hope you’ll post a summary here.

— added by Michael Forbes Wilcox on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 5:15 am

Hope it went well, looking forward to hearing about the event!

— added by kim mccafferty on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 3:02 pm