• Consider Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent

    Many children, of all ages, need love, care, and parenting. Please consider becoming a foster or adoptive parent for one of these children.You can learn more by email or by calling 1-800-KIDS-508.

  • Upcoming Foster Care/Adoption Informational Meetings

    Learn how you can change the life of a child by becoming a foster or adoptive parent.

  • Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) Trainings

    There is support for all foster and adoptive parents. If you become a foster or adoptive parent, a DCF Family Resource Worker can arrange for one of these classes.

  • Fingerprinting Schedule

    All prospective foster and adoptive families are now required to complete a national fingerprint check prior to being approved as a resource.

  • Pre-Adoptive Support Group

    The Department of Children and Families (DCF) Northern Region Pre-Adoptive Support Group is for approved adoptive families who are either waiting to be identified as a permanent resource for a child/children in the care of the Department, or for families that have been identified as a resource for a child/children and are in the process of transitioning the child/children into their home. The group is co-sponsored by The Department of Children and Families and The Kids’ Net Program, through The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC).

    The group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Jordan's Furniture, 50 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, Ma. If you have any questions or would like to attend, please contact Sue Genovese at 978-337-6500 or suegenovesehelp@gmail.com.