Making Friendships where you live – eBook

This book is part of a collection of resource materials called the “Building Friendships at Work Toolkit”.  It is designed tol help organizations that provide employment supports take better advantage of opportunities to facilitate relationships between the people they support and their co-workers—especially co-workers who do not have disabilities — in community settings.

Making Friends where you live:

• • • We can’t overestimate how important it is to support people in developing friendships. In this Toolkit we’ll share some strategies that can help make these connections wherever someone may live.-Lesllie  Kinney, Mary Ann Brennen, Jim Ross
• General Strategies for Supporting Friendships Between People With and Without DisabilitiesSPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENT LIVING SITUATIONS FOR ADULTS (18+)a. Facilitating Friendships for Those Who Live at Home with Their Familyb. Facilitating Friendships for Those Who Live in 24-Hour Group Settingsc. Facilitating Friendships for Those Who Live in Less than 24-Hour Individual Supportsd Facilitating Friendships for Those Who Are in Home Sharing Settings (including Shared Living and Adult Family Care)ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR FRIENDSHIPSa. Person-Centered Planningb. Circles of Supportc. Community Interest Surveyd. 150 Things You Can Do to Build Community

  e. Community Mapping

Widening the Circle (Expanding opportunities for friendships between people with and without disabilities) is a project under the auspices of The Arc of Massachusetts, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS).

Download the Making Friendships Where You Live Toolkit (PDF)

You can find out more about W idening the Circle at thearcofmass.org/programs/widening-the-circle/.