MIKE SMITH was 5 years old when he met Justin Pasquariello and Vanessa Fazio. Pasquariello, then 22, had started a Boston-based mentoring program for kids in foster care, and Fazio was […]
Foster care
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Only half of foster children graduated on time last year
In 2020, as COVID closed schools for the last three months of the year, only half of students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families graduated on […]
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Only half of foster children graduated on time last year
IN 2020, as COVID closed schools for the last three months of the year, only half of students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families graduated on […]
Posted inOpinion
Independent foster care reviews needed at DCF
WHEN WE LEARNED of David Almond’s death on October 21, 2020, we were heartbroken. Tragically, this was not the first time we had seen a child die while under the […]
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State scrambles to get federal money to former foster youth
FOR A YOUNG ADULT who has aged out of the foster care system, $3,200 can mean the ability to put a deposit on an apartment, purchase car insurance, or buy […]
Posted inOpinion
1 in 5 foster children never find permanent home
IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME we pick up a newspaper, there is another story about the challenges faced by children in foster care. It’s heartbreaking to think about those children, […]
Posted inOpinion
We know how to fix the foster care crisis
WITH THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN in foster care spiking and an inadequate number of foster parents available to provide a safe home, Massachusetts’ foster care system is overwhelmed. The solution […]