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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.
150 Years of History
For 150 years, we’ve built bridges between the youth and families we serve and the resources that help them stabilize, find love and safety, and pursue fulfilling lives.
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.
Bridges Homeward Recognized as Most Adoption-Friendly Nonprofit in America
Thank you to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for recognizing us once again! We are proud to be featured for offering comprehensive, high-quality benefits to our staff who adopt and foster youth.
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!
Andrea and Greg Seay Win the 2023 Vivienne Campbell Foster Parent of the Year Award
Andrea and Greg Seay work hard every day to make sure the teenagers in their care feel loved and at home. We are pleased to recognize their outstanding work!
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!
We Need LGBTQ+ Foster Parents!
LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in foster care. In order to help these youth feel validated, we need warm, accepting foster parents. We are looking for parents who can affirm the identities of LGBTQ+ youth even if they do not identify as LGBTQ+ themselves!
Become a Guest Speaker for our Foster Parent Support Group!
Are you an expert on topics related to parenting, life skills, and foster care? Get involved today!
Join Us for MAPP Training this Spring!
We are offering MAPP training this Spring! This training is required for anyone planning on adopting or fostering youth. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays starting April 25, from 6PM to 9PM. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and are due by April 14th!
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.
We Need BIPOC Foster Parents!
Keeping youth attached to their culture and identity is crucial in their upbringing, especially for those in foster care. While achieving this may be easier said than done, a healthy first step is making sure there are plenty of foster families who share their identities!
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.
Want to Foster or Adopt? Start Your Journey with Us in January 2023!
MAPP training is a required 30-hour course for anyone in Massachusetts who is interested in adopting or fostering a youth in foster care. Our upcoming MAPP training begins January 2023!
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 October 2022!
MAPP training is a required 30-hour course for anyone in Massachusetts who is interested in adopting, fostering, or mentoring through our Weekend Family Connections Program. Our Fall MAPP training begins this October!