Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Human Services, Mental Health, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Youth Development

Mission: To heal and strengthen the lives of children and families.

Target demographics: child & families

Direct beneficiaries per year: 18,000 people

Geographic areas served: 11 sites throughout Massachusetts

Programs: Mental health - this division is a licensed mental health clinic that provides mental health assessment and therapy for individuals, families, couples, and groups. These services include psychiatric evaluations, acute psychiatric crisis and psychopharmacology.

community support - this division reaches into the community to serve children and families in need of support and assistance. The types of services include support and role models for children, support and advocacy for young parents, pregnancy prevention counseling, case management services to families, sexual abuse counseling, and parenting counseling.

adoption services - this division provides older children and special needs adoptions to families primarily in massachusetts. The older children division provides services for children who have been in the custody of the department of children and families. The special needs division provides services to assess the children's needs and identifies the type of family best suited to meet them. The adoption program also includes a post-adoption services program known as adoption journeys. Adoption journeys' services include parent and youth support groups, home-based counseling, parent and young adult liaisons, adoption-competency training, and respite care.