Media Coverage

The Children’s Trust is partnering with researchers from Harvard-affiliated programs and the Greater Boston Food Bank on a new study that looks at how promoting healthy eating and reducing food insecurity can improve parent and child health.

Child sexual abuse is preventable. Yet too often, action starts only after abuse occurs. We can change that. By giving schools and youth-serving organizations the tools to recognize early signs of risk and to put safety plans in place, we can stop abuse before it happens.

When families receive support before they reach crisis, children stay safe and families thrive. Originally published in The Boston Globe, this Letter to the Editor highlights the power of concrete support.

Too often, the conversation begins after abuse has occurred, but we can invest time and resources into prevention efforts so that abuse never occurs.

Fathers have a powerful, positive impact on their children’s lives. That’s why, as part of our work to strengthen the systems that support families, we are shifting culture and programs to better engage dads.

Fatherhood in jail is limited to letters, phone calls, and inch-thick plexiglass that bars intimacy. But that plexiglass was shattered, and the concrete mass that is the Hampshire County House of Corrections became a home for a few hours Wednesday night. 

Soon after Rosibel Marcano gave birth to triplets at the age of 20, she lost her mother — her major support during the early stages of parenthood. Marcano on Tuesday pointed to a home visitor program as pivotal in helping her and her husband navigate parenting, through her grief.

One man aspired to be a father who listens when listening is needed. Another rattled off the many traits that he wants to be as a father, ending with, “Most importantly, I will love her.” These were just a few of the things the 2024 graduates of the Nurturing Fathers program aspire to be as fathers.

Healthy Families of Berkshire County was presented the Public Relations Award by the Children’s Trust at its annual Celebration Day in Boston. This award is given annually to a program that assists the Children’s Trust in getting the message of family support out to the public and demonstrates creativity, collaboration and relationship-building.