Developmental Services

Adult Family Care (AFC) is built on a powerful idea: that people with disabilities and complex medical needs can—and should—be supported to live in the community, in homes filled with […]

Family Empowerment, a Pathlight program of ServiceNet, is helping families connect with other families this summer, not only through insightful program events, but also through their fun summer [...]

Family Empowerment started with local families of children with disabilities asking a simple question: Why isn’t there support for us right here in our own community? In 1994, tired of […]

The Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation has awarded ServiceNet a $10,000 grant to support Pathlight legacy programs, including Whole Children, Milestones, Autism Connections, Family [...]

April is recognized as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, and April 2 marked World Autism Day — a time to celebrate autistic individuals, learn from their experiences, and renew our […]

Almost forty organizations and a large crowd of families attended the Transition Resource Fair in April at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. Family Empowerment hosts [...]

Parenting and giving care to someone with a disability isn’t easy, and taking time for oneself to be creative, relax, and socialize with others doesn’t always come often. Whole Children™ […]

The DDS Holyoke and Chicopee Citizens Advisory Board recognized ServiceNet’s Rooster Café as a Champion of Inclusion during the 20th annual Community Celebration of Intellectual & [...]

We are excited to announce that ServiceNet’s Prospect Meadow Farm has been selected as a finalist in the “Best of the Valley 2025” Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) category. The [...]

On March 8, the Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts (DSRGWM) hosted a celebration at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee, bringing together more than 300 attendees—roughly 100 [...]