News & Perspectives

November 21, 2019

The Family Center stuck with us the whole way

Wenonah and her husband, Dan, wanted to adopt a baby girl to add to their growing family. When learning that the young girl had a baby sister on the way, they immediately decided to adopt both girls.
November 13, 2019 • Perspectives

november is youth homelessness awareness month

Did you know that as many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness?
October 11, 2019 • Press Releases

the children’s trust receives $10,000 grant to conduct child sexual abuse prevention training in lawrence and lowell

Investment by Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation will address gaps in the prevention of child sexual abuse
October 1, 2019 • Perspectives

lasting effects of childhood trauma

Child abuse and neglect have devastating consequences not only for children, but also families and communities.
October 1, 2019 • Perspectives

a second chance at motherhood

Kaylan was six days sober when her seven-year-old daughter, Kiara, died in a tragic car accident.
October 1, 2019 • Children's Trust News

Cummings and Riley Foundations Help Create SAFE Child Communities

The Children’s Trust was awarded two $100,000 grants to develop a framework for the implementation and evaluation of our SAFE (Stop Abuse For Every) Child Communities initiative.
September 26, 2019 • Perspectives

I hate to think how differently things would have been if it wasn’t for Healthy Families.

Regina Serverius participated in our Healthy Families program and shares her story and how the Children's Trust impacted her life and the lives of her children.
September 19, 2019 • Children's Trust in the News

as a teen mom, I had no clue: home visitor program helps young parents

Healthy Families Massachusetts partners with first time young parents to give them the tools and resources to ensure children grow up safe and healthy.