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

Attleboro Area
Families Supporting Families
Shannon Paul
508-695-4930

Autism Spectrum Disorder/Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome-Autism Connection
978-902-3661
Charlotte Gray or Erin Knyff

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complex Needs
Parents of Children with DS
and Complex Needs
Sarah Cullen
781-221-0024

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

Fitchburg Area
The local Arc has support groups
for parents of children under 22
and for caregivers of adults
Cheryl Robillard
978-343-6662 x128

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

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

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

Mosaic Down Syndrome
Support Group
Sonya Cabral
617-308-7441

New Bedford Area
“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 Area
South Shore D.S. Parent Group
(Based out of offices of the local Arc)
781-585-1310 

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

South Shore Area
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
Patria Espinal
617-953-6589

Western Massachusetts
Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Mass.
Toby Dowling
413-427-0452

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
Champlain Valley Down Syndrome Group
Lisa DeNatale
802-922-0428
Website

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

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