Massachusetts Advocates for Children

Lawrence Inclusion Initiative

With the risk of increased segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities following the pandemic, MAC will launch a community engagement process in Lawrence to create system-wide changes to successfully include students during the recovery and beyond. Lawrence is at a crossroads, with an urgent need to expand inclusive options.

CATEGORY: Community Change
LOCATION: Boston, MA
AMOUNT: $300,000
YEAR AWARDED: 2021
WEBSITE: www.massadvocates.org


Empowering Parents to Advocate for Inclusion

Massachusetts Advocates for Children is working to remove the barriers that exist in education to create equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn, grow, and thrive. The organization focuses its advocacy efforts on children and youth who face significant barriers, inequities, and/or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity, culture, or immigration … Continued