African American Family Support Group (21 Shades)
Federation for Children with Special Needs (Boston)
Roxanne Hoke-Chandler
617-399-8343

Attleboro
Families Supporting Families
Shannon Paul
508-695-4930

Autism Spectrum Disorder/Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome-Autism Connection
978-994-1663
Charlotte Gray or Erin Knyff

Boston Children’s Hospital
The Down Syndrome Program Speaker Series
Angela Lombardo
857-218-4329
Website

Boston/Greater Boston
Moms Potluck Group
Melanie Perkins McLaughlin
617-699-1962

Berkshires
BCARC Down Syndrome Family Group
Jessica Dennis
413-499-4241 x276

Brockton
Brockton EI/BAMSI support group
Susan Stratoti
508-326-9872

South Bay EI support group
Rachel Thomas
781-249-0629

Cape Cod
Cape Cod Down Syndrome Group
Michelle Corcoran
508-367-7163
Website

Central Mass.
Central MA Down Syndrome Resource Group (Shrewsbury)
Debbie Frost
508-792-1979

D.A.D.S group (Statewide)
Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome
Jeff Roback
339-788-1460
Website

Fitchburg
Arc support groups for parents of children under 22
Arc support group for caregivers of adults
Eileen Ganong
978-343-6662 x125

Grandparents
Grandparents Support Group
Sarah Cullen
781-221-0024 x206

Holden
“Family Hope”
Jennifer
508-829-7533

Malden
Malden Down Syndrome Support Group
Wendy Tobin
781-605-1691

MetroWest
MetroWest Parents of Children With Down Syndrome
Cheryl Caira
508-877-6475

Middleboro
21 FrienDS
Melissa Oddi-Morrison
508-947-3559

New Bedford
“The Parent Support Group”;
Advocacy Resource Center
Addie Perry
508-996-8551

North of Boston/ Merrimack Valley
Morning Travelers Play/Support Group
Sharon Randall
978-974-0191
Website

Plymouth
South Shore D.S. Parent Group
781-585-1310 (Arc Office)

Southeastern Mass.
21 FrienDS
Kim Legendre
508-989-2706

South Shore
South Shore Arc (Weymouth) Support Group
Jeanne Zarrella
781-848-8935

South Shore Parents and Siblings of Children over 30
Taffy Nothnagle
781-383-0895

Spanish-Speaking
Familias Latinas Unidas por
el Sindrome de Down
Francisco Zamudio
781-801-9319

Western Massachusetts
Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Mass.
Tanya Wheeler
413-562-7395

OUT OF STATE:
Rhode Island
Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island
401-463-5751
Website

New Hampshire
Northern New England
Down Syndrome Congress (NNEDSC)
603-622-6904
Website

Maine
Southern Maine Down Syndrome Family Network
866-571-2223
Website

Connecticut
Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress
888-486-8537
Website

Vermont
Welcome Call
Gina
802-233-2355

NATIONAL:
National Down Syndrome Congress
1-800-232-NDSC
Website

National Down Syndrome Society
1-800-221-4602
Website