April 2, 2020 | Issue #35

COVID-19 Updates: April 2, 2020 In the latest updates from The Arc of Massachusetts, learn more about the upcoming federal stimulus checks, The Arc’s ongoing advocacy work, PPE guidance, congregate care programs, and more. Read more from The Arc.

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This week, we launched our new series of COVID-19 focused, half-hour webinars on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Be sure to sign up for future sessions of the series, focusing on local and federal updates, as well as supports and resources. Next week's sessions are sponsored by the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism .

Have you missed any of this week's COVID-19 webinars so far? Don't worry. Head on over to our YouTube channel and watch Leo's Monday webinar, Kerry's Tuesday webinar, and Maura's Thursday webinar now. Be sure to subscribe to The Arc's YouTube channel to be the first to know when the new webinars are posted.

Have you taken The Arc's COVID-19 Community Outreach Survey yet? Available in 6 languages, the survey is helping The Arc gauge the needs of our community and where we need to focus our advocacy during this crisis. Spread the word, because we're closing the survey next week.

In case you missed it: The Arc's 65th Anniversary Commemorative Short Film is now available to view on our YouTube channel. Hear from major players in The Arc's history, families, and self-advocates as they relate what The Arc has meant to them over the course of their lives.

An Update on Advocate

Because COVID-19 is a fast-moving, fluid situation with daily changes to regulations, funding, and health and safety, we know that information we might have published in our quarterly printed newsletter Advocate will be out-of-date by the time it reaches your mailbox. Therefore, we are delaying the publication of Advocate . If you know of someone who would like regular updates, encourage them to join our mailing list by visiting www.arcmass.org and clicking on the “Subscribe” button in the upper right hand corner.

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