Karen Stein 12/10/21 Karen Stein 12/10/21

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!

Karen Stein 12/6/21 Karen Stein 12/6/21

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.

Karen Stein 12/2/21 Karen Stein 12/2/21

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.

Karen Stein 12/1/21 Karen Stein 12/1/21

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!

Karen Stein 11/29/21 Karen Stein 11/29/21

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!

Karen Stein 11/24/21 Karen Stein 11/24/21

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!

Karen Stein 11/16/21 Karen Stein 11/16/21

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!

Karen Stein 11/15/21 Karen Stein 11/15/21

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.

Bridges Homeward Writer 11/10/21 Bridges Homeward Writer 11/10/21

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!

Bridges Homeward Writer 11/8/21 Bridges Homeward Writer 11/8/21

Putnam Place’s Latest Outing: In The Treetops Of Massachusetts

Randi Souza, the Program Director for Putnam Place, is always organizing excursions like these because the opportunity to have fun and try new things is especially meaningful for residents in group homes!

Karen Stein 11/3/21 Karen Stein 11/3/21

Join Us This Saturday for City on a Hill's Foster Care and Adoption Seminar!

This exciting seminar is for anyone interested in learning more about the needs of children in our community as well as the many opportunities to step in and support those impacted by foster care.

Karen Stein 11/1/21 Karen Stein 11/1/21

This November, Support CFCS When You Shop at the Mt. Auburn Star Market!

This November, every time you purchase a $2.50 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag at the Star Market on Mt Auburn Street, $1 will be donated to us!

Karen Stein 10/28/21 Karen Stein 10/28/21

Sean Murphy Joins the CFCS Board of Directors

Sean Murphy, Director of Design and Construction at Liberty Mutual, is a versatile real estate professional with deep and varied experience spanning over 35 years in leadership roles

Karen Stein 10/19/21 Karen Stein 10/19/21

Spotlight on CFCS: Claralys Gonzalez

Claralys Gonzalez started at CFCS as an intern in 2020. Today, she’s a Family Support Specialist in our Family Support & Stabilization program, who dreams of providing more therapeutic services to Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities!

Karen Stein 10/12/21 Karen Stein 10/12/21

Intensive Foster Care Hosts Awesome Movie Night

Our Intensive Foster Care Program recently hosted a movie night for youth in our care and their siblings in different foster homes to relax and have fun!

Karen Stein 10/7/21 Karen Stein 10/7/21

CFCS Recognized as One of America’s Most Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for Eighth Year

We are proud to continue to be part of this list of amazing workplaces who strive to make adoption and foster care supported options for every working parent.