Welcome to Pathlight

We offer a broad range of services tailored to people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism, and their families. These include (but are not limited to) residential programs, performing arts, sex and relationship education, recreation and enrichment activities, behavioral supports and medical care. We also provide support and resources for families so that they can be the best advocates for their family members.

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Pathlight Programs

Adult Family/Foster Care. A man with Down Syndrome and a light skin tone is leaning over in front of an older woman with a light skin tone and white hair. She keeps her hands on his shoulder while smiling. They are both standing in front of a flowering bush.

Adult Family Care

A Medicaid/MassHealth funded program, Adult Family Care pays family and non-family caregivers for their care of eligible adults with physical, cognitive, or medical disabilities. AFC is a residential option for individuals who cannot safely live alone, but don’t require the level of support that is typical of group residences.

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Autism Connections. A middle-aged woman with a light skin tone and a man with Down Syndrome and light skin tone smile as they hang their arms around each other's shoulders. On the right, an older man with a light skin tone smiles at both.

Autism Connections

Autism Connections is the Autism Resource Center for western Massachusetts, serving Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties as well as the North Quabbin area. We connect parents to each other and to helpful professionals and schools with expert advice, and the community with autism awareness.

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Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts. A girl with Down Syndrome and a light skin tone smiles as she hugs a woman with a light skin tone, wearing a grey trilby. The woman holds the girl with one arm and smiles at the camera.

Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts

The Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts was started in September 1999 by parents who had a common interest in sharing information and resources in caring for their children.

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Family Empowerment. In front of grassy dunes, a woman with a dark skin tone is wearing glasses with her hand on her hip and smiles. On the left in the foreground, a girl with a dark skin tone gives a thumbs up while looking at the camera. On the right, a boy with a dark skin tone squints as he looks off to the side.

Family Empowerment

Whether you are caring for a preschooler, a school-age child, a teenager in transition years, or an adult at any life stage, we will help you find state and local resources to develop a unique plan of action and a community supportive of your needs.
We’ve been there. We can help.

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Residential Supports. An older woman with a light skin tone in a wheelchair laughs while sitting at a table. A nurse with a dark skin tone in bright pink scrubs and a face mask leans over to speak with her.

Residential Supports

At Pathlight, we believe that all people want to live fulfilling, happy lives. We believe this is possible despite personal challenges, disabilities, or medical issues. Our residents receive all that they need to experience the full journey of life.

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Shared Living. A woman with a light skin tone and short black hair smiles at the camera on the left side. On the right, an older man with a medium skin tone is wearing a tie-dye shirt with the text, chilling, and sits beside the woman while looking at the camera.

Shared Living

Shared Living enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities and those fortunate to love and care for them, as well as the communities in which these families thrive.

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Whole Children and Milestone. A young girl with a disability and light skin tone is wearing a red shirt while singing West Side of the Bridge in the foreground. Behind her are other children wearing different-colored shirts.

Whole Children and Milestones

Whole Children and Milestones offer afternoon and Saturday programs and classes for people of all abilities. The goal of our social and recreational programs is to meet each individual at their skill level in the most appropriate environment. Whole Children is our program for kids and teens from ages 3-18. Milestones Recreational is an extension of our Whole Children program for adults 18 and up.

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Milestones Day

Funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), the Milestones Day program supports individuals 18 and older with developmental and intellectual disabilities during the day, Monday through Friday. The goal of our program is to help each individual with the skills they need to transition to a meaningful and engaged life in the community and to keep them active and learning after they’ve left school.

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Whole Selves

Whole Selves

People with disabilities need honest relationship education. Whole Selves can help. Whole Selves is an evidence-informed, healthy relationships curriculum based on more than 10 years of successful teaching in community and school settings.

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Mission

Pathlight partners with people with disabilities to create opportunities and build relationships throughout their lives.
 

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Vision

We want to live in a world where people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism are recognized for their full human potential; where they are empowered to build an engaged and connected life, made up of the people and activities that they choose and that are meaningful to them.
 

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Birth to Preschool
School Age
Transition Age
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Birth to Preschool

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Birth to Preschool

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learning and growing

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Transition Age

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Adult

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living, loving, and working in the world

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