What’s New
at Bridges Homeward
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Vivienne Campbell Foster Parent of the Year Award!
Sarah Thomas and Aldric Henry are great advocates for the youth they care for, going the extra mile to support permanency for youth in foster care. We are honored to partner with them!
Bridges Homeward is the New Healthy Families Provider for the Harbor Area
Healthy Families is a free and voluntary support program for first-time parents age 23 and under. We’re providing Healthy Families services to families in Chelsea, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Charlestown!
Putnam Place Resident Graduates Valedictorian of His Class, Will Attend College on Scholarship This Fall
When Teame came to America as an unaccompanied refugee minor in 2018, he only spoke a few English phrases. Teame’s dedication to hard work and education sets a standard for us all! Congratulations, Teame! We can’t wait to see what you do in the future.
Rosa Espiritusanto Promoted to Family Support & Stabilization Manager
Rosa joined Bridges Homeward because she fell in love with our mission and the community work we do. Congratulations to Rosa!
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!
Thara Young Promoted to Family Support & Stabilization Program Director
Congratulations to Thara! Read about her amazing journey at our agency and her empowering approach to managing her team.
Celebrating Angel and Zavion’s Adoption
Congratulations to Angel and Zavion! Read this interview to learn more from their adopted dads, Ryan and Matt, about what their adoption means for their family.
Maggie Smith Promoted to Family Support & Stabilization Assistant Program Director
Congratulations to Maggie! In this post, she shares about this exciting change and what her new duties entail.
New Name, New Site
You already know Cambridge Family & Children’s Service. Now it’s time to meet Bridges Homeward! Starting today, we are the same organization, people, and programs you have known – just with a different name and look.
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?
Developmental Disabilities Program Hosts Virtual Holiday Party for All
Last week, our Developmental Disabilities Program hosted their annual holiday party on Zoom. A very special thanks to our DDP staff for all of their hard work arranging such a successful virtual event!
Thank You to City on a Hill Church!
We want to express our gratitude to City on a Hill Church for hosting an incredible Foster Care and Adoption seminar in November. They have been a longtime partner of our agency and a great collaborator in our foster parent recruitment efforts!
Want to Foster or Adopt? Join Our Massachusetts Approaches to Partnership in Parenting Training Beginning January 2022!
Are you ready to foster or adopt a youth in foster care? Join our Massachusetts Approaches to Partnership in Parenting training series beginning January 2022! Sessions held virtually on Saturdays from 9 to 12 AM.
Developmental Disabilities Program Promotes Sheila Krausert to Assistant Program Director
Sheila has made an outstanding impact on our Developmental Disabilities Program since joining the team in 2015. We are pleased to announce that this fall, she became our Developmental Disabilities Program’s first-ever Assistant Program Director!
Garaudie Lenescat Promoted to Teens Learning Choices House Manager
Since 2018, Garaudie has been a dependable and creative staff member at Teens Learning Choices, our group home for young women ages 16 to 21. In her new role as TLC House Manager, Garaudie will be guiding TLC’s Milieu Counselors!
Heather Hall Promoted to Developmental Disabilities Program Coordinator
Heather has been an indispensable case manager in our Developmental Disabilities for many years. As DDP Coordinator, she will manage our Intensive Flexible Family Support Services Program and facilitate our new Family Support Center Advisory Council!
Louis's Hero Day
Earlier this year, we were surprised and amazed to hear that Louis, a six-year-old boy in our Adoption program, saved the life of his school librarian using the emergency skills his foster mom Veronica taught him.
Adoption Staff Attend First Adoption Matching Event in Over a Year
Adoption matching events are one of the most effective ways to find adoptive families for children and teens. It was so exciting to attend our first matching event since before the pandemic!