Foster or Adopt with Bridges Homeward This Year!
Waiting for a sign? Here it is!
Are you ready to offer a safe, nurturing, loving home to a youth in foster care? Then you should join our Foster and Adoptive Parent training series starting February 2024!
This training is a required 30-hour course for anyone in Massachusetts who is interested in adopting or fostering youth in foster care. If you would like to enroll, get in touch with us today! Contact us at familyservices@bridgeshomeward.org. Or, call our office at 617-876-4210 and ask to speak with a member of the Family Services team. We will guide you through the process step by step.
Space is limited, and applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications are due by January 26.
Training Schedule
All trainings are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 PM on Zoom. Access to Zoom and an internet connection are required.
Session 1: February 6
Session 2: February 13
Session 3: February 15
Session 4: February 22
Session 5: February 27
Session 6: March 5
Session 7: March 12
Session 8: March 14
Session 9: March 19
Session 10: March 26
This training consists of 10 3-hour modules. Participants are required to attend 9 of the 10 modules. Both members of a couple must attend training together.
Participants are enrolled in MAPP training after they have completed an application and the pre-screening process, which includes background record checks and a physical standards/safety check of the home.