Children & Family Support

Designed to provide families and caregivers with the tools and resources they need to deliver safe, comfortable, well-informed, and nurturing support to their family members in all aspects of home and community life.
1. Family Support Center
- Informational resources and referrals
- Respite
- Flexible Funding / Stipend
- Group-based art therapy, music therapy, and social skills training
- Family activities
- Recreation
- Support Groups
- Latino Parent Support Group
- Elder Care Support Group
- Parent Support Group
- Parent Advisory Group
- Parent Training/Workshops
2. Intensive Services (DDS Referral Required)
- Children’s Intensive Flexible Family Support (IFFS) Program, ages 3-22
- Regional program- Central Middlesex, Lowell, Metro North, Merrimack Valley
- North Shore program
- Lowell specialized program
- Merrimack Valley specialized program
- Regional DESE/DDS Program, ages 3-22
- Lowell and Merrimack Valley Turning 22 IFFS, ages 18-23
- Merrimack Valley Young Adult IFFS, ages 23-29
- Merrimack Valley (Latino) Medical Program, children and adults
- Merrimack Valley Agency With Choice (AWC), ages 23 and up
- Merrimack Valley Elder Caregiver Program
- Merrimack Valley SSQUAL services