Massachusetts Network of Foster Care Alumni
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Student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy group on campuses nationwide, the nonprofit organization works to increase students' awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community.
The William J. Wolfe Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to talented, motivated individuals who have received services through the Key Program, Inc. (Key), Key’s Children’s Charter Division or a MA State youth-serving Agency (Dept. of Children & Families or Dept. of Youth Services). The Fund honors Key’s founder, William J. Wolfe, who maintains a life long commitment to social, educational, health, and human services. Scholarship candidates must have a demonstrated social commitment and wish to pursue an educational or vocational certificate/degree beyond high school.
The goals of the clinical scholarship program are:
http://key.org/documents/ArticleonDFB5thAnnualEvent2014_001.pdf
We provide education, training, support. The help those who are unemployed, under-employed, at risk, people with disabilities, as well as those with limited marketable or language skills
We offer monthly child care trainings. All trainings are free to any member provider who belongs to our system, including CDA certificate training. We provide a full child care curriculum which is offered in a convenient weekly format, for providers who like to customize their curriculum. Our full curriculum is also free to all of our family child care providers. Also, we are introducing a new on-line pilot program of newly developed child care products in January which will be advantageous to all Bethel Child Care providers and it will be FREE.
Interactive resource for students and educators with guidance on paying for school, finding a school, exploring a career and making a plan for how to realize your goals.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/college-101/types-of-colleges-the-basics
From birth through the many transitions of children's lives, Birth to Three will work with you to identify resources, match you with professionals and peers, and refer you to appropriate services. Free programs and open play times with age specific playgroups and the opportunities for social and emotional growth.
For parents –
•peer support and expert modeling
•workshops, guided conversations, training
Free programs and open play times with age specific playgroups and the opportunities for social and emotional growth. playgroups led by a family support specialist and a lending library of books and kits
Groove School is an after school program offering lessons in dance, theater, and musical instruments.
Peace Camp is offered during winter and summer, as a vocational conflict resolution and promoting nonviolence.
Camp Starfish provides a 1:1 staff-to-camper ratio at all times to enable success, build social skills, teach coping mechanisms, and help children who have difficulty finding success in traditional settings. We are a one-of-a-kind summer camp, year-round support and advocate for children and families. We encourage you to learn more about Starfish and the campers and families who have had their lives changed by their powerful experiences here. Then, we hope you will join us, becoming a camper, family, staff member, teacher, social worker, donor or friend who has seen the difference a Starfish summer can make.
Scholarship Opportunity for Casey Family Services foster. Between the ages of 16 and 49 and you're thinking about, starting, or currently attending college or university in pursuit of a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree, or a professional degree including law or medicine but not a Ph.D. Up to $10,000 in total over the course of your education, to be utilized within 10 years of your application date funds may be used for tuition or other expenses directly related to educational pursuits for example, required books, student activity fees, registration fees, dormitory room and board, or living expenses while enrolled as a student.
Centro Las Americas (CLA) now runs three Family Support Centers dedicated to provide support services to developmentally disabled clients and their families by coordinating medical appointments, community integration activities, respite services, case management services, information & referral, family support groups and workshops.
Program components include: academic support, life skills training, parent / adolescent mediation, community service connection, and emergency support.
The goal of this program is to promote the well-being of adolescents between the ages of 12 through 17 and their families by providing appropriate culturally and linguistic supportive services, building on the existing strengths of the family, and empowering families to make their own decisions in an effort to reduce or eliminate child abuse and neglect.
Featured services include: Free on-line search for child care, building partnerships to help families, collecting accurate statistical information on Massachusetts child care, information on state vouchers and training for parents, providers, employers to name just a few.
Parenting Education and Support Programs help parents with young children enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to be the best parents they can be. Group-based series are led by trained professionals and provide opportunities for parents to learn new skills, connect with peers, and receive information and resources.
Groups are accessible and held in child-friendly spaces, such as elementary schools and childcare centers.
http://childrenstrustma.org/our-programs/parenting-education-and-support-programs
College Parents of America provides members with the advantages of valuable benefits and advocacy that protect and maximize their family's college investment and the resources to support their student's achievement.
Boston-area students planning for higher education can come to a College Planning Center—located in Boston, Brockton, and Chelsea—for guidance on choosing a college, applying for financial aid and scholarships, managing money, and choosing a major or a career. We also offer college guidebooks, study aids, computer access, and info on HiSET (GED), ESL, and technical/vocational education opportunities. Find a college planning center near you.
http://www.asa.org/for-students/college-planning/#collegeplanninglocations
The number of foster care scholarships continues to grow, and the early part of the century saw several states codify new assistance and tuition waiver programs for foster kids and adoptees.
Public and private scholarships originate at the state and federal levels, providing access to college for former foster children. Each program employs unique application protocols, so specifics are best handled by individual program administrators and campus financial aid offices.
We serve people who are homeless, facing foreclosure or eviction people, or ready to purchase a home or launch a small business. Provides support and services for low-income people. Call for services and addresses.
978-459-0551
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