MSPCC Leadership Update
MSPCC is excited to announce the appointment of Nancy Allen-Scannell as our new Executive Director. Nancy joined MSPCC in 2006 and most recently served as the Director of External Affairs. She has spent almost two decades developing and strategically implementing …
Thank you for being a Turning Point
Thank you for being a Turning Point My last week at MSPCC coincided with our annual Turning Points dinner. For 10 years, the evening has been my chance to showcase MSPCC’s good work. This year was no exception. Chaisek Flores, …
Investing in Our Future
Investing in Our Future The first few years of a child’s life can dramatically shape their future for years to come. When a child is raised with emotionally healthy caregiving, they develop the ability to trust in the people and …
MSPCC Announces New Statewide Director of Adoption and Foster Care Services
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children proudly announces the appointment of Emily Rouleau, LICSW, to its Director of Adoption and Foster Care Services role. Emily is a licensed social worker who has dedicated her professional career to …
MSPCC Gets Into The Holiday Spirit
If you looked at MSPCC’s office during December, you might think you transported to Santa’s village with all the toys and festive wrapping paper around. However, you won’t see elves scurrying around or old Saint Nick here, just dedicated staff …
November is National Adoption Awareness Month
Director of Adoption Services Sybil Turk still remembers one of the first families she worked with in helping adopt a child from foster care. “The child was a seven-year-old girl with a history of significant trauma,” she said. “The family …
Inside the Lives of Foster Parents
“I Miss My Other Daddy” Deb and Bill Sweet are foster, adoptive, and biological parents. Deb recently posted a story on her blog, Because I Stay, giving an insight into her life and what it is like to be a …