Thank you for beginning your path to foster or adopt children involved with Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
DCF trains foster parents so they have the skills needed to nurture children who have experienced trauma and to work in partnership with birth families. Our training program, the Massachusetts Approaches to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP), provides these enhanced parenting skills that will help you meet the challenge of foster parenting.
Out of an abundance of caution, DCF staff will not be hosting in person MAPP classes at this time in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. All MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
Social Workers from the DCF recruitment line, 1-800-KIDS 508, are available to answer any additional questions.
Guide Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) Trainings
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Boston Region
At this time, all MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call 1 (800) 543-7508.
BOSTON REGIONAL ADLU (Regional Adoption Unit)
Boston Regional Office, 1785 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119
HARBOR AREA OFFICE:
Harbor Area Office, 80 Everett Avenue, Suite 100, Chelsea, MA 02150
Date/Time: Monday and Wednesdays 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturdays *9:00AM-3:00PM
- 10/18/21
- 10/20/21
- 10/25v
- 10/27/21
- 11/1/21
- 11/3/21
- 11/8/21
- 11/10/21
- 11/13/21 *Saturday
HYDE PARK AREA OFFICE:
Hyde Park Area Office, 1530 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Date/Time: Monday & Wednesdays
5:00PM-8:00PM
Saturday (9:00AM-3:00PM)
- 9/20/21
- 9/22/21
- 9/27/21
- 9/ 29/21
- 10/4/21
- 10/6/21
- 10/12/21
- 10/13/21
- 10/16/21 * Saturday
JACKSON SQUARE AREA OFFICE:
Jackson Square Area Office, 1785 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119
Date/Time: Tuesday and Thursdays 4:30pm-7:30pm
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- · 9/2/21
PARK STREET AREA OFFICE:
Park Street Area Office, 50B Park Street, Dorchester, MA 02122
Date/Time: Tuesday and Thursdays 6:00pm-9:00pm
- 6/24/21
- 6/29/21
- 7/1/21
- 7/6/21
- 7/8/21
- 7/13/21
- 7/15/21
- 7/20/21
- 7/22/21
- 7/27/21
- 7/29/21
Date/Time: Tuesdays 6:00pm-9:00pm
- 11/16/21 *Monday 6-7:30pm
- 11/17/21
- 11/24/21
- 12/01/21
- 12/08/21
- 12/15/21
- 12/29/21
- 01/05/22
- 01/12/22
- 01/19/22
- 01/26/22
Jamaica Plain (MSPCC/Eliot) for Adoption Applicants Only (Private Agency)
MSPCC/Eliot 3815 Washington Street, Suite 2 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Contact:
Sybil A. Turk, LICSW, Direct Line: 617.587.1519
Date/Time:
The Home for Little Wanderers (Private Agency)
This online training is 30 hours and is required by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Families who complete MAPP Training will be eligible to comlete Home studies. Home studies are required for adoption of DCF “Waiting Children” or becoming Intensive Foster Parents.
Date/Time: Virtual Training
Contact: For more information or to register for the training, please visit our website: http://www.thehome.org
Central Region
At this time, all MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call 1 (800) 543-7508.
Central Regional offers Rolling MAPP at each office. Rolling MAPP is a continuous cycle of training and your social worker will arrange for when you can enter and complete 10 consecutive sessions.
CENTRAL ADLU (Regional Adoption Unit)
Central Regional Office, 5 Brussels Street, Worcester, MA. 01601
Date/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Rolling Mapp
NORTH CENTRAL AREA OFFICE
North Central Area Office, 690 Mechanic Street Suite 100, Leominster, MA 01453
Date/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Rolling Mapp
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA OFFICE
South Central Area Office, 185 Church Street. Whittinsville, MA 01588
Date/Time: Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- 7/1/21
- 7/8/21
- 7/15/21
- 7/22/21
- 7/29/21
- 8/5/21
- 8/12/21
- 8/19/21
- 8/26/21
- 9/2/21
Date/Time: Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- 9/23/21
- 9/30/21
- 10/7/21
- 10/14/21
- 10/21/21
- 10/28/21
- 11/4/21
- 11/18/21
- 12/2/21
- 12/9/21
WORCESTER WEST AND EAST AREA OFFICES
Worcester East Area Office, 151 West Boylston Drive, Worcester, MA 01606
Worcester West Area Office, 5 Brussels Street, Worcester, MA. 01601
Date/Time: Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Rolling Mapp
SPANISH MAPP
Bienvenido! Estamos contentos de invitarle a que asista a nuestro programa de entrenamiento de pre-licencia para las familias que aspiran proveer crianza (foster) y familias pre-adoptivas en los Sábados.
Children's Friend, Inc (Private Agency)
505 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Contact: Sue Uryasz-(508) 753-5425 or suryasz@childrensfriend.org
Registration: Registration required. Space is available.
Location: Children’s Friend Adoption Virtual MAPP Training
Date/Time:
Northern Region
At this time, all MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call 1 (800) 543-7508.
NORTHERN ADLU (Regional Adoption Unit)
Regional Office. 280 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
CAMBRIDGE/BURLINGTON AREA OFFICE
Cambridge Area Office, 328 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA 01803
Date/Time:
CAPE ANN AREA OFFICE (SALEM)
Cape Ann Area Office, 45 Congress Street, Building 4, Salem, MA 01970
FRAMINGHAM AREA OFFICE
Framingham Area Office, 300 Howard Street, Framingham, MA 01702
Date/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays,6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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GREATER LOWELL AREA OFFICE
Greater Lowell Area Office, 2 Omni Way, 2nd Floor, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Date/Time: Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- 5/24/21
- 5/26/21
- 6/2/21
- 6/7/21
- 6/9/21
- 6/14/21
- 6/16/21
- 6/21/21
- 6/23/21
- 6/28/21
Date/Time:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- September 14, 2021
- September 16, 2021
- September 21, 2021
- September 23, 2021
- September 28, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- October 5, 2021
- October 7, 2021
- October 12, 2021
- October 14, 2021
Date/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- September 14, 2021
- September 16, 2021
- September 21, 2021
- September 23, 2021
- September 28, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- October 5, 2021
- October 7, 2021
- October 12, 2021
- October 14, 2021
Date/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- November 9, 2021
- November 16, 2021
- November 18, 2021
- November 23, 2021
- November 30, 2021
- December 2, 2021
- December 7, 2021
- December 9, 2021
- December 14, 2021
- December 16, 2021
HAVERHILL AREA OFFICE (Joint Session with ADLU)
Haverhill Area Office, 3 Ferry Street, Bradford, MA 01835
Date/Time: Tuesdays 6 PM - 9 PM
- September 14, 2021
- September 21, 2021
- September 28, 2021
- October 5, 2021
- October 12, 2021
- October 19, 2021
- October 26, 2021
- November 2, 2021
- November 9, 2021
- November 16, 2021
LAWRENCE AREA OFFICE
Lawrence Area Office. 280 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
LYNN AREA OFFICE
Lynn Area Office, 330 Lynnway, Suite 201, Lynn, MA 01905
METRO NORTH AREA OFFICE (WAKEFIELD)
Metro North Area Office, 200 Harvard Mills Square, Suite 420, Wakefield, MA 01880
Date/Time:
Southern Region
At this time, all MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call 1 (800) 543-7508.
SOUTHERN ADLU (Regional Adoption Unit)
Southern Regional Office, 110 Mulberry Street, Brockton, MA
Date/Time:
ARLINGTON
Arlington Area Office, 30 Mystic St. Arlington, MA
Date/Time: Tuesdays 6 PM - 9 PM
- 8/3/2021
- 8/10/2021
- 8/17/2021
- 8/24/2021
- 8 /31/2021
- 9/7/2021
- 9/14/2021
- 9/21/2021
- 9/28/2021
- 10/5/2021
BROCKTON:
Brockton Area Office, 110 Mulberry Street, Brockton, MA 02302
Date/Time:
CAPE COD
Cape Cod Area Office, 500 Main Street, Hyannis, MA
Date/Time: Wednesdays, 6-9 pm
- 5/5/2021
- 5/12/2021
- 5/19/2021
- 5/26/2021
- 6/2/2021
- 6/9/20201
- 6/16/2021
- 6/23/2021
- 6/30/2021
- 7/7/2021
COASTAL (Braintree)
Coastal Area Office, 220 Forbes Road Rear, Braintree, MA 02184
Date/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- 6/1/2021
- 6/3/2021
- 6/8/2021
- 6/10/2021
- 6/15/2021
- 6/17/2021
- 6/22/2021
- 6/24/2021
- 6/29/2021
- 7/1/2021
FALL RIVER:
Fall River Area Office, 1822 North Main Street, Suite 400, Fall River, MA 02720
Date/Time: Tuesdays, 6-9 pm
- 6/22/2021
- 6/29/2021
- 7/6/2021
- 7/13/2021
- 7/21/2021
- 7/27/2021
- 8/3/2021
- 8/11/2021
- 8/18/2021
- 8/24/2021
NEW BEDFORD
New Bedford Area Office, 651 Orchard Street, Suite 400, New Bedford, MA 02744
Date/Time:
Mondays and Thursdays 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
- May 24, 2021
- May 27,2021
- June 3, 2021
- June 7,2021
- June 10, 2021
- June 14, 2021
- June 17, 2021
- June 21, 2021
- June 24, 2021
- June 28, 2021
PLYMOUTH
Plymouth Area Office, 44 Industrial Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Date/Time:
TAUNTON
Taunton Area Office, 1 Washington St, Suite 200, Taunton, MA 02780
Date/Time: Mondays 6-9 pm
- 4/26/21
- 5/3/21
- 5/10/21
- 5/17/21
- 5/24/21
- 6/7/21
- 6/14/21
- 6/21/21
- 6/28/21
- 7/12/21
Date/Time: Mondays 6-9 pm
- September 13, 2021
- September 20, 2021
- September 27, 2021
- October 4, 2021
- October 18, 2021
- October 25, 2021
- November 1, 2021
- November 8, 2021
- November 15, 2021
- November 22, 2021
Western Region
At this time, all MAPP training groups will be held virtually via WebEx by invitation once your application is completed and approved.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call 1 (800) 543-7508.
WESTERN ADLU (Regional Adoption Unit)
Western Regional Office, 140 High Street, 4th floor, Springfield, MA 01105
Joint Group with Berkshire Area Office
Date/Time: Saturdays 9 AM - Noon
- April 17, 2021
- April 2, 2021
- May 1, 2021
- May 8, 2021
- May 15, 2021
- May 22, 2021
- May 29, 2021
- June 5, 2021
- June 12, 2021
- June 19, 2021
If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Lothrop at 413-281-0994.
BERKSHIRE AREA OFFICE (Pittsfield)
Berkshire Area Office, 73 Eagle Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Joint Group with Adoption Unit
Date/Time: Saturdays 9 AM - Noon
- April 17, 2021
- April 2, 2021
- May 1, 2021
- May 8, 2021
- May 15, 2021
- May 22, 2021
- May 29, 2021
- June 5, 2021
- June 12, 2021
- June 19, 2021
If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Lothrop at 413-281-0994.
GREENFIELD AREA OFFICE
Date/Time: Tuesday’s & Thursday’s 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Class is full)
- June 15, 2021
- June 17, 2021
- June 22, 2021
- June 24, 2021
- June 29, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- July 6, 2021
- July 8, 2021
- July 13, 2021
- July 15, 2021
Date/Time: Tuesday’s & Thursday’s 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Sept 7-Oct 7
HOLYOKE AREA OFFICE
Holyoke Area Office, 261 High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
ROBERT VAN WART AREA OFFICE (Springfield)
Van Wart Area Office, 112 Industry Avenue, Springfield, MA 01104
Date/Time:
SPRINGFIELD AREA OFFICE
Springfield Area Office, 140 High Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield, MA 01105
Date/Time:
- May 24, 2021
- May 26, 2021
- May 31, 2021
- June 2, 2021
- June 7, 2021
- June 9, 2021
- June 14, 2021
- June 16, 2021
- June 21, 2021
- June 23, 2021