Past events for Massachusetts Department of Children & Families

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a virtual meeting on September 7, 2022. This meeting will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on May 4, 2022.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 15, 2022.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 2, 2022.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 5, 2022.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on November 18, 2021.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on October 7, 2021.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 9, 2021.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 9, 2021.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 1, 2021.

DCF and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services will conduct a public hearing to obtain comment and feedback on reports submitted to the Administration for Children and Families for SFY22.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on July 8, 2021.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on June 17, 2021.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on June 2, 2021.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 11, 2021.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on April 15, 2021.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 16, 2021.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 11, 2021.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on March 3, 2021.

The Area Board of the Haverhill area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Jan. 28, 2021.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 19, 2021.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Jan. 14, 2021.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 6, 2021.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on November 19, 2020.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on November 17, 2020.

The Area Board of the Plymouth area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on November 5, 2020.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 29, 2020.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 17, 2020.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on September 2, 2020.

The Area Board of the Plymouth area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on August 6, 2020.

DCF and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services will conduct a public hearing to obtain comment and feedback on the report.  The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 1:00- 2:00 p.m. via WebEx.

The monthly meeting of the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The Area Board of the Plymouth area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on May 7, 2020.

The Area Board of the Lynn area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on February 18, 2020.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on February 13, 2020.

February 2020 Meeting of the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The Area Board of the Plymouth area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on February 6, 2020.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 23, 2020.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 23, 2020.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on January 23, 2020.

The Area Board of the Cape & Islands area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Jan. 16, 2019.

The Area Board of the Coastal area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Jan. 9, 2020.

The Area Board of the New Bedford area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Jan. 8, 2020.

The Area Board of the Cape & Islands area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Nov. 21, 2019.

The Area Board of the Fall River area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Nov. 14, 2019.

The Area Board of the North Central area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Nov. 13, 2019.

The Area Board of the Metro North area office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Monthly meeting of the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

This is the monthly meeting of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Commission

The Area Board of the Coastal office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 3 at 9 a.m. at the Coastal DCF office in Braintree

The Area Board of the Lynn office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Tuesday, December 18 at 8:30 a.m. at the Lynn DCF office.

The Area Board of the Worcester East office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 5 at 6 p.m. at the Worcester East Area DCF office, 151 West Boylston Dr., Worcester, MA 01606

The Area Board of the Fall River office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 7 at 6 p.m. at the Fall River Area DCF office, 1561 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720

The Area Board of the New Bedford office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Wednesday, November 7 at 6 p.m. at the New Bedford Area DCF office, 651 Orchard Street, 4th Floor, New Bedford, MA.

The Area Board of the Lynn office of the Department of Children and Families will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 18 at 8:30 a.m. at the Lynn DCF office. The agenda is posted under the heading Additional Resources.

DCF has prepared and submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Pre-Expenditure Report for SFY19. This is a public hearing to obtain feedback.

Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) proposes to amend its Records regulations, at 110 CMR 12.00, under the authority of M.G.L. c. 18B, § 7(i); and M.G.L. c. 119, § 37.

The Department of Children and Families proposes to amend its Case Closing regulations, 110 CMR 9.00 et. seq., under the authority of G.L. c. 18B §§ 3 and 7 and G.L. c. 119 §37 and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §3.