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June 20, 2018
Framingham Source
Advocates to Build Caregiver-Friendly Community in MetroWest
Caring for a family member with any type of disability has been shown to have a significant impact on the caregiver’s health and workplace productivity.
May 9, 2018
The Boston Globe
Emerging stronger: The inspiring story of Baby Girl Butterfly
A special note from Advocates: The Boston Globe story below follows Nina, also known as "Baby Girl Butterfly," a young girl with a rare diagnosis.
May 8, 2018
Kite-ness was in the air: Kite Day 2018
On Saturday, April 28, the Autism Alliance, a program of Advocates, capped off Autism Awareness Month with “Random Acts of Kite-ness” during their annual sensory-friendly Kite Day.
May 5, 2018
MetroWest Daily News
See Me 5K race Saturday for mental health awareness
Keith Scott is accustomed to the snap judgments people make against those with mental health challenges.
“They automatically assume they know things about you that they can’t possibly know, because they haven’t gotten the chance to know you as a person,” he said.
April 25, 2018
The MetroWest Daily News
Framingham officials discuss opioid crisis
As attitudes in the “war on drugs” change, the city is hoping to tackle the opioid crisis as a public health problem rather than a law enforcement one.