Bright Futures Adoption Center
Bright Futures Adoption Center understands that the decision to build your family through adoption will be one of the most complicated and life-changing steps that you will ever take – one that is joyous for you at its heart, but that can also spark concerns and anxiety. Many of the professionals at Bright Futures Adoption Center have had their lives enriched by adoption, so we understand your excitement and anticipation as you build or add to your family.
We also understand that your life experience has brought you to this point, so we will really listen as we provide you with the information, counseling and resources you need to make an informed decision about whether to proceed and, if you do, what sort of adoption makes the most sense for you
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Your local DCF or foster agency offers various services for foster children and families. Parents have access to training and educational resources as well as support groups.
Foster children also have health insurance covered. The DCF provides foster families with a stipend to cover care needs like food and board. The state also offers a clothing allowance every three months that helps to reimburse parents.
A case worker visits resources families every other month or as needed, and children in foster care are also assigned a social worker. These resources are invaluable points of contact for foster parents.
Local support organizations provide further support, such as resources and helplines. Foster families in Massachusetts also form groups to assist one another, share stories, and give advice. It's an excellent opportunity to create new connections and learn more as a parent.
Ratings and Reviews
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Apr 26, 2022
I've probably spent the better part of the year and a half deciding whether or not to post a review about this agency. I was a adoptive parent through this agency and while I do feel that comparative to other agencies their cost effectiveness for the work that they do is more beneficial, the service that I received was lackluster. without going into legal details for privacy reasons, I will state that I adopted a child through their agency and unfortunately found myself on the other side of an issue where my spouse became identified as an unfit parent. I allowed various agencies to get involved and conduct an investigation into that situation, but also into my ability to be a single parent. I have been cleared from several outside agencies and provided with documentation of that. When I approached Karen, the Director of the program, I was met with a great deal of resistance, evasion, and ultimately deceit. Their explanation to me was that the birth family no longer wanted to have a relationship with me and did not want me to parent their child. I ultimately discovered that this was not correct via direct confirmation from the birth mother and had filed numerous complaints Against the agency and the individual responsible for my adoption as I felt she provided a conflicting role as an agency mediator and a parent advocate. My complaint mainly has to do with how the agency dealt with the issue at hand, the level of deceit to me, and their inability to appropriately close out a difficult situation for all parties. I have since contacted numerous administrative leaders at the agency to request a meeting in order to understand their decision making and get some closure after a year and a half of some intensive therapy into that situation. Those attempts have gone ignored. I do not leave reviews lightly and I do still believe that this agency provides a valuable service for their cost, but in the event that you feel you may need an advocate who will focus on your best interests, I do not suggest utilizing this agency as I believe they will always have the agencies best interest in mind and not the adoptive parent. I have been fortunate enough that through our own communication, the birth family and I have been able to process some of our grief and feelings which has been therapeutic on both ends and that is no thanks to this agency who was paid and should be providing that service in order to provide an appropriate social service regardless of a situation. It's been almost 2 years and I still have not received any response to my attempts at having a productive conversation that was assessed in some understanding regarding the decisions that were made in my adoption journey. I find that very disheartening and poor service provision for an agency providing social services.