What’s New
at Bridges Homeward
Changes and challenges in child welfare practice
Before she was the Director of the Office of the Child Advocate for Massachusetts, Maria Mossaides served as Executive Director of our very agency from 2008 to 2015. For our 150th anniversary, we are honored to have her share her reflections on some of the biggest shifts in child welfare practice throughout her career.
Maddie Made It Out of Intensive Foster Care
For National Foster Care Month, we’re proud to share this story that exemplifies our Intensive Foster Care team’s dedication to helping every child find permanency.
Six Youth Adopted On National Adoption Day
Read about the five wonderful families whose adoptions we celebrated on National Adoption Day 2022!
An Adoptive Family’s Unique Path to Permanency
For the first months of their relationship, Amy and Josh only knew their future adopted daughter Laura over Zoom. Read more to find out how (as Amy and Josh like to say) Laura ended up adopting them in October 2021!
Reuniting Youth With Their Families
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to the work of our Intensive Foster Care and Family Stabilization staff and our amazing foster parents, six youth are reunifying with their parents!
Bridges Homeward Awarded $350,000 Cummings Grant
Thank you to the Cummings Foundation for this generous grant! This will go a long way to help us change the lives of many young people and families
Danny Celebrates His 10th Birthday With His Family!
Thanks to Intensive Foster Care social worker Genevieve, Danny got to celebrate and connect with his biological family on his big day!
Family Across State Lines: A Permanency Success Story
Last year, our Adoption and Family Services teams had to make a tough choice: should Baby Eli be adopted by his committed uncle, who lived out of state, or his loving foster parents of two years?
Intensive Foster Care Hosts Awesome Movie Night
Our Intensive Foster Care Program recently hosted a movie night for youth in our care and their siblings in different foster homes to relax and have fun!
Celebrating Ava’s Adoption
Adoptive parents Kate and Matt first met Ava when she came to their foster home at just 5 days old. Ava is the first youth they’ve fostered they won’t ever have to say goodbye to!
Celebrating Samantha’s Adoption
“We will support and encourage her to do anything she wants to do. We hope she has the confidence to not let anything hold her back.” Congratulations to Jillian, Michael and Samantha on Samantha’s recent adoption legalization!
CFCS Residential Services Program Awarded the Highest Accreditation by CARF
We’re pleased to announce that our Residential Services program has received a three-year accreditation certificate, the highest level of accreditation the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities offers!
Life in a Group Home: Life Skills Training
One of the most important programs we run for the residents in our group homes is Life Skills Training! Today we’re sharing a snapshot of what our residents at Putnam Place have been learning about this fall.
How Do You Teach a Youth in Foster Care to Meet Milestones?
Intensive Foster Care social worker Hannah Bowe shares her experiences helping youth in foster care navigate their transition out of the system into adult independence.
What Permanency Means for Residents of Putnam Place
What does permanency mean for the young men who live in our group home? Today, we talk about where our residents come from and how we support them in achieving permanency.
Working with Birth Families as a Foster Parent
June is National Reunification Month! Today, we hear from Audanette, a foster parent who is a superstar at working with birth families to reunify them with their children.
Supporting Dads, with Family Support & Stabilization
We believe all parents deserve the opportunity to strengthen their skills and support networks. Today, we have a quick run-down of just some of the ways our FSS program supports dads!
Demystifying Adoption from Foster Care, Part 2
Adoption social worker Andrea Rosenstein is back to bust more myths about adoption!