What’s New
at Bridges Homeward
TiVi Cakes is Donating 10% of All Their Proceeds to Bridges Homeward
Thank you to TiVi Cakes owner Carlene Green-Paul, who is a former foster parent and a great friend to our agency!
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.
Claudia Garcia, LICSW Joins Our Board of Directors
Claudia has over 10 years of experience in clinical social work and runs her own private practice. Welcome, Claudia!
Thank You to Harvard University Employees Credit Union!
HUECU donated $10,000 to our agency for the 2021 holiday season! They have been consistent and generous supporters of our agency for more than 20 years.
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!
Cambridge Savings Bank Donates Gift Cards to Help Families Have a Warm Holiday Season
Thank you to Cambridge Savings Bank, one of our biggest supporters!
CFCS Receives $5000 Grant from Cambridge Community Foundation
We want to express our gratitude to our partner, Cambridge Community Foundation, an awesome charitable foundation that funds nonprofits in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are grateful for their continued support!
This Holiday Season, You Can Support Remarkable Young People Pursuing Their Dreams
Together, we can help youth and families in our communities have the resources they need to achieve their dreams!
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.
Our FY21 Impact Report is Here!
Our latest Impact Report is full of stories about the adaptation, community and resilience that came out of our work over the past year.
This Holiday Season, Shop for CFCS with AmazonSmile
This holiday season, you can help change the lives of those in need by shopping with AmazonSmile!
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!