About MSPCC
OUR MISSIONMSPCC is a private, nonprofit society dedicated to leadership in protecting and promoting the rights and well being of children and families. |
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An 18-year-old father of two learns how to raise his children safe, healthy and ready to learn...
A young, Spanish-speaking mother, once reported for child abuse brings her daughter to an MSPCC Parent Center where together they are learning coping skills through bilingual classes and support groups...
An eagerly awaited phone call is made to inform a couple that their soon-to-be-adopted baby's birth mother has gone into labor...
Each day, over 1,000 lives, from all cultures and backgrounds, are directly affected for the better by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC). And the list continues to grow because MSPCC believes in what families can be.
A Legacy of Strengthening Families
MSPCC is a private, nonprofit society with a legacy of strengthening families and preventing child abuse through essential child welfare and mental health treatment and effective public advocacy. Incorporated in 1878, MSPCC serves children and families across Massachusetts with an unmatched range of services designed to respond to the individual needs of infants, children, adolescents and their families. We operate by these core principles:
- Children deserve to be safe and happy
- Children grow up best in families
Cultural Diversity in MSPCC Staff and the Families We Serve
Our agency employs a culturally-diverse staff of 460 dedicated individuals working in communities across Massachusetts. For example, nearly 53 percent of MSPCC's direct services staff in our Healthy Families home visiting programs are Hispanic. The children and families we serve also make up a diverse group, with Hispanic families representing 40 percent of the total. Both in the home and in community-based centers, MSPCC addresses the needs and concerns of multicultural and linguistic minority families. And, our research shows that 99 percent of the families we serve say MSPCC workers understand their culture.
MSPCC is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Programs and Services
MSPCC's comprehensive array of programs and services includes child abuse and intervention programs, mental health treatment, and adoption services that place the agency in a class by itself. Services are provided both in the home and through seven community-based locations across the Commonwealth. Whenever possible, MSPCC assists families in the home where true family dynamics occur naturally. Support services, training, daycare and more are offered through the network of community-based centers.
Who We Serve
The children and families that MSPCC serves vary greatly by circumstance, situation and reason for seeking or receiving services. They come from biological, adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Some have been referred by public or community agencies, others by family or friends, or in many cases they have found us on their own.
We're Making A Difference
In Massachusetts alone, a child is reported for abuse or neglect every eight minutes. With "Prevention" as the Society's middle name and the focus of its services, MSPCC strives each day to make a difference in that statistic and more. For example, last year MSPCC programs and services touched the lives of nearly 60,000 children and families:
- Adoption Services (275)
- Family Support and Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention (4,264)
- Early Intervention Services (1,598)
- Mental Health and Child Abuse/Neglect Intervention (15,511)
- Day Care and After School Programs (104)
- Foster Parent Training and Support (7,753)
- After-Hours Helpline (28,771)
The Future
MSPCC is positioned to be the premier children's service and advocacy organization and industry resource in Massachusetts and beyond. Through a refocused commitment to our mission of strengthening families and preventing child abuse, the agency faces the future, making every effort to ensure that children are not only safe and healthy, but have the opportunity to thrive.