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MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE FOR FAMILIES (MAFF) |
About MAFF
MAFF Area Representatives
Newsletter
Membership
Contact MAFF
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 Social Services (DSS) and the MSPCC's Kid's Net Program to improve the system of care for the children in DSS 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, DSS or other systems that impact foster care. MAFF hosts an annual conference for parents and DSS 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 Officers and Representatives for 2006 - 2007
President:
Cheryl Haddad, North Central Area Office
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Western Region |
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| Greenfield Area Office |
VACANT |
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| Holyoke Area Office |
Dee Adams |
(413) 786-9085 |
| Pittsfield Area Office |
Lynn McLear |
(413) 743-1196 |
| Springfield Area Office |
Elena Medina |
(413) 732-3687 |
| Van Wart Area Office |
Felicita Nieves |
(413) 782-3554 |
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Southeast Region |
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Attleboro Area Office |
VACANT |
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Brockton Area Office |
Stacey Driscoll |
(508) 894-4023 |
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Cape Island |
Theresa MacDonald-Dyer |
(508) 833-7133 |
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Fall River Area Office |
VACANT |
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New Bedford Area Office |
VACANT |
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Plymouth Area Office |
Christine Webb |
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Northeast Region |
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| Cape Ann Area Office |
VACANT |
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| Haverhill Area Office |
Bill LaPierre |
(978) 372-6136 |
| Lawrence Area Office |
Cruz Maria Gill |
(978) 975-2642 |
| Lowell Area Office |
Rhonda Valiente |
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| Lynn Area Office |
VACANT |
(781) 598-4698 |
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Central Region |
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| North Central |
Jessica Mercier |
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| South Central |
Aileen Dellana |
(508) 949-3370 |
| Worcester East |
Donna Pinnow |
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| Worcester West |
Lisa Jenkins |
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Boston Region |
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| Dimock Street Area Office |
VACANT |
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| Harbor Area Office |
Isabel Esgano |
(617) 455-1013 |
| Hyde Park Area Office |
VACANT |
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| Park Street Area Office |
Anita Byron |
(617) 825-0042 |
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Metro Region |
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| Arlington Area Office |
Sue Cox |
(781) 270-5420 |
| Cambridge Area Office |
Patricia Hazelton |
(781) 275-2209 |
| Framingham Area Office |
Nancy Flanagan |
(508) 877-5091 |
| Malden Area Office |
Barbara Bardsley |
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| Weymouth Area Office |
Paula Rodstrom |
(617) 689-0271 |
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.
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.
To become a member, fill out the MAFF Membership Form and send it to:
MAFF
c/o MSPCC
99 Summer St.
Boston, MA 02110
Contact MAFF
For more information about MAFF, contact Michele Benkis at 617-587-1666 or mbenkis@mspcc.org.
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