Karen Stein 9/6/19 Karen Stein 9/6/19

ABLE Account Training for DDP Clients and Community

We're proud to now offer annual trainings to our DDP clients on how to use and make the most of their Attainable accounts.

Karen Stein 9/4/19 Karen Stein 9/4/19

A Foster Parent’s Perspective: Creating Permanency in Foster Care

Today, we have a detailed post about one of our foster family's strategies for encouraging permanency for the youths they care for.

Karen Stein 8/30/19 Karen Stein 8/30/19

The Shining Stars of August

Congratulations to this month's Shining Stars!

Karen Stein 8/28/19 Karen Stein 8/28/19

Karmen Jackson Promoted to Young Parents Support Program Coordinator

Karmen steps into this role after joining the Family Support & Stabilization team full-time in June.

Karen Stein 8/26/19 Karen Stein 8/26/19

CFCS and Bob Gittens Featured on WCVB Channel 5

Last week, CFCS and our Executive Director Bob Gittens were featured on Chronicle on Channel 5 as part of a segment on adoption.

Karen Stein 8/23/19 Karen Stein 8/23/19

Three Adoption Placements in Three Single-Parent Homes

At CFCS, we welcome and encourage families of all compositions and backgrounds to apply to become pre-adoptive or foster parents.

Karen Stein 8/21/19 Karen Stein 8/21/19

The Biggest FSS Event of the Year

Our Family Support & Stabilization program recently took the families they serve on an all-expenses-paid trip to Canobie Lake.

Karen Stein 8/19/19 Karen Stein 8/19/19

Foster Parenting, the President Way

We sat down with Tara President to talk about her and her husband Eric's approach to foster parenting. Tara and Eric have been foster parents with CFCS for the past ten years.

Karen Stein 8/14/19 Karen Stein 8/14/19

The TLC Kitchen Renovation is Complete

The renovation, which was funded by a generous grant from the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, created more space in the kitchen for the residents to gather and eat together.

Karen Stein 8/12/19 Karen Stein 8/12/19

The Effect the Opioid Epidemic is Having on Children

Between March 2014 and February 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families removed more than 700 infants who were born drug-exposed from their families.

Karen Stein 8/9/19 Karen Stein 8/9/19

Generous Red Sox Ticket Donation Brings IFC Family to the Ballpark

Donations of tickets to fun experiences allow us to provide not just the baseline of good care for our families; they help us go above and beyond to brighten their lives in as many ways as we can.

Karen Stein 8/5/19 Karen Stein 8/5/19

A Dream Deferred?: Bob Gittens’s College Admissions Scandal Op-Ed Published in the Provider

Executive Director Bob Gittens wrote an op-ed reflecting on the vast disparities illuminated by the college admissions scandal, and how they relate to the experiences of the youth we serve who are aging out of the foster care system.

Karen Stein 8/2/19 Karen Stein 8/2/19

CFCS Receives Major Grant from the Clipper Ship Foundation for Permanency

We are pleased to announce that we have received a $73,500 grant from the Clipper Ship Foundation to support our efforts in fostering permanency for our residents at Teens Learning Choices!

Karen Stein 7/31/19 Karen Stein 7/31/19

Thara Young, Family Support & Stabilization Assistant Program Director, Awarded Scholarship from Providers' Council

We are pleased to announce that Family Support & Stabilization Assistant Program Director Thara Young has been awarded the 2019 Provider’s Council Graduate Leadership Scholarship!