What’s New
at Bridges Homeward
Alivia’s Adoption Story
We’re excited to share this transcript of adoptive parents Cecilia and Brendan’s speech from our 150th Anniversary Celebration!
Adopt or Foster with Bridges Homeward This Spring!
Are you ready to offer a safe, nurturing, loving home to a youth in foster care? Then you should apply to join our upcoming Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) training series, starting this April! MAPP training is a required training course for all adoptive and foster parents.
Foster or Adopt with Bridges Homeward This Year!
Are you ready to offer a safe, nurturing, loving home to a youth in foster care? Then you should apply to join our upcoming Foster and Adoptive Parent training series, starting this February!
Bridges Homeward Partners with New England Patriots Foundation to Fight Foster Care Crisis
We are so excited to be a part of the New England Patriots Foundation’s Foster Care Initiative! Today we’re celebrating some of the great things that are happening thanks to this partnership.
Marissa Lacelle Earns Licensure as Clinical Social Worker
Marissa supports our foster parents as they provide the best possible care for youth in intensive foster care. Today we recognize her accomplishments.
Foster or Adopt with Bridges Homeward This Fall!
Are you ready to offer a safe, nurturing, loving home to a youth in foster care? Then you should apply to join our upcoming Foster and Adoptive Parent training series this fall!
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care this Pride Month
Did you know that one of the best ways you can support LGBTQ+ youth is by becoming a foster parent? If you’re interested in learning more about how you can make a real difference for LGBTQ+ youth, join us on Zoom on Thursday, June 15 for a virtual informational session about foster care!
How Do We Care for Youth of Color in Foster Care?
Children and teens of color are overrepresented in the child welfare and foster care systems. Acknowledging that we all see each other’s skin color, and that race matters, is a difficult and sensitive process. But it’s so important for foster parents to affirm and celebrate youth’s racial identities, along with every other part of who that youth is.
Our 2022 Impact Report is Here!
This year’s Impact Report is full of stories about the amazing growth and resilience of our youth and families over the past year.
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!
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.
Intensive Foster Care Families Celebrate the Holidays with Gingerbread Houses
In lieu of our annual winter party, our Intensive Foster Care team helped our foster families celebrate the holidays with a gingerbread house decorating contest!
Want to Foster a Child? Join Us for Virtual MAPP Training this Winter!
Our popular virtual MAPP training series has a few spots open for prospective foster parents this winter. If you’re ready to start your journey as a foster parent, get in touch today!
Our FY2020 Impact Report is Here!
Our FY20 Impact Report shares the amazing results that came from the work of our staff and supporters over this past year.
Showing Up for Pride
The Boston community couldn’t gather for Pride this year, but that didn’t stop us from celebrating Pride Month!
Want to Foster or Adopt? Join Us for Virtual MAPP Training this Spring!
Despite the circumstances, you can still take your first steps towards becoming an adoptive or foster parent with our virtual MAPP classes, coming this May!