Massachusetts Alliance for Families (MAFF)
MAFF Area Representatives
Newsletter
Membership
Contact MAFF
DCF Training Schedule
About MAFF
The Massachusetts Alliance for Families (MAFF) is an advocacy association dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for children who cannot live with their biological families and for the families who care for them.
MAFF's mission is to:
- Offer opportunities to come together and provide mutual support to each other.
- Educate the general public about the contributions that foster, kinship, guardianship and adoptive parents can make in the lives of children and about issues affecting the quality of care.
- Advocate for appropriate public policies and needed resources.
- Communicate regularly with the Membership about issues of interest to them.
- Provide professional development opportunities and other benefits and services requested by the Membership.
- Work in partnership with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and MSPCC's Kid's Net Program to improve the system of care for the children in DCF custody.
Each region has a MAFF Regional Chapter that meets at least once a year. The Regional Chapters also elect representatives to the MAFF Statewide Board. The Board meets regularly to identify issues that concern foster, adoptive and kinship parents and to plan advocacy with the legislature, DCF or other systems that impact foster care. MAFF hosts an annual conference for parents and DCF staff. Membership in MAFF is free and open to all foster, adoptive, kinship and guardianship parents as well as anyone interested in improving the foster care system.
MAFF Board Members & Area Representatives 2009-2010
President:
Cheryl Haddad - (978) 273-7150
Vice President
Patricia Moroney-Ghanem - (617) 472-3181
Secretary
Donna Pinnow - (508) 835-2883
Area Representatives
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| Metro Region |
| Cambridge Area Office |
Patricia Hazelton |
(781) 275-6294 |
| Arlington Area Office |
Sue Cox |
(781) 270-5420 |
| Framingham Area Office |
Cathy O'Brien |
(508) 259-5846 / Cell
(508) 877-9846 / Home
|
| Malden Area Office |
Karla Romero |
(781) 321-0406 |
| Weymouth Area Office |
Elizabeth Rowe |
(781) 925-4464 |
| Southeast Region |
| Brockton Area Office |
Vacant |
|
| Cape & Islands Area Office |
Vacant |
|
| Attleboro Area Office |
Barbara Bardsley |
(508) 424-0187 |
| Fall River Area Office |
Eric Larrivee |
(508) 536-5982 |
| New Bedford Area Office |
Nancy Flanagan |
(508) 877-5091 |
| Plymouth Area Office |
Vacant |
|
| Central Region |
| North Central Area Office |
Mary Sirois |
(978) 534-1994 |
| South Central Area Office |
Deb Garzulis |
(508) 234-6779 |
| Worcester East Area Office |
Vacant |
|
| Worcester West Area Office |
Rochelle Appiah |
(508) 752-0656 |
| Western Region |
|
Linda Socha |
(413) 279-1470 |
| Springfield Area Office |
Doris Jones |
(413) 221-3013 |
| Van Wart Area Office |
Felicita Nieves |
(413) 782-3554 |
| Holyoke Area Office |
Stephen Malochleb |
(413) 205-8277 |
| Greenfield Area Office |
Martha Cutt |
(413) 527-3882 |
| Pittsfield Area Office |
Lisa Richerd-Schiavi |
(413) 447-3727 |
| Boston Region |
| Hyde Park Area Office |
Sandra Gardner |
(617) 287-8888 |
| Dimock Street Area Office |
Ana Heredia |
|
| Park Street Area Office |
Eleanor Killeen |
(617) 625-8275 |
| Harbor Area Office |
Brigid Godin |
(978) 987-2959 |
| Northeast Region |
| Lowell Area Office |
Ronda Valiente |
(978) 455-6785 |
| Lawrence Area Office |
Kerri Cribbie |
(781) 246-2051 |
| Haverhill Area Office |
Candice White |
(781) 935-2969 |
| Cape Ann Area Office |
Vacant |
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| Lynn Area Office |
Vacant |
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Newsletter
The MAFF/Kid's Net newsletter is sent directly to members. It provides information about the activities of MAFF and Kid's Net, foster/adoptive care issues, and other helpful information of interest to foster, adoptive and kinship parents.
Winter 2008
Spring 2007
Winter 2005-2006
Spring 2005
Fall 2004
Membership
Membership in MAFF is free and open to all foster, adoptive, kinship and guardianship parents as well as anyone interested in improving the foster care system.
Contact MAFF
For more information about MAFF, contact Michele Benkis at (617) 587-1666 or mbenkis@mspcc.org.