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St. Martha and St. Mary
Plainville & Wrentham MA
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Plainville & Wrentham MA
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Join us for our family gatherings where foster-, adoptive-, and kinship foster-families can get together. Kids can meet kids with families similar to their own. Parents can meet other parents dealing with similar family issues and share....Read More -
Our next event is a pre-holiday family event for November’s National Adoption Month. It will take place in the St. Mary hall on Friday November 17th from 5-8pm. If you’d like to help with this event or if you’d like your family to attend this or other meet-ups at the North Attleboro or Franklin YMCA, then contact us for more information at [email protected], Visit our website, www.FAFCma.org.Read More
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The members of Friends of Adoption and Foster Care would like to thank the parishioners of St. Martha and St. Mary’s Collaborative for their generosity. The Backpack Drive was a great success and the bags will be donated to the Whitinsville and Waltham offices of DCF. With each bag, a child will know someone cares.Read More -
Help us fill backpacks and donate them to the Arlington and Whitinsville offices of the Department of Children and Families. These backpacks will be distributed to the social workers for children entering foster care with next to nothing....Read More -
We're so thankful for the support of Father Joe and everyone else involved at the collaborative! In total, FAFC received 33 cans of formula, 1,255 diapers, and 1,996 wipes....Read More -
The Friends of Adoption and Foster Care are asking for your help this Spring. They're in need of diapers (in their original packaging) of any size, as well as wipes, baby formula of any kind, and gift cards to purchase these. The donations will be given....Read More -
The Friends of Adoption and Foster Care (FAFC)is starting its annual St. Mary's Backpack Drive (St Martha parishsioners welcomed!). The backpacks will be donated to the Arlington and Whitinsville offices of the....Read More -
We would like to thank all of the contributors to our recent drive for diapers, wipes and baby formula. Through your generosity we are able to donate 1,816 diapers, 3,760 wipes, and both bottled and powdered formula....Read More
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The Friends of Adoption and Foster Care (FAFC) is holding a Formula, Diaper, and Wipes Drive beginning this weekend (June 18) and continuing until July 17th. This drive will benefit foster families and "at-risk" families in the....Read More -
The commitment is not huge: seeking caring adults, like yourself, to help a teen for 1 or 2 nights. When home is no longer a good place, a teen....Read More -
Thank You from Friends of Adoption and Foster Care FAFC would like to thank St. Martha/St. Mary for your generous support for the Backpack Drive. With your help FAFC was able to deliver 122 backpacks....Read More
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November is National Adoption Month. If you’ve ever thought about fostering, adopting or mentoring a child or a teen who is aging out of foster care, now’s your chance. Put your talents and love to work and make a difference in the life...Read More
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The Friends of Adoption and Foster Care fills backpacks with school supplies, new stuffed animals, PJs, and personal care items for foster children. DCF social workers will have them on hand, so when a child is....Read More
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...For those wanting to do more for foster/adoptive families, we invite you to come to our Parenting and Planning meeting this Wednesday, July 7th at 6:30pm in the Teen Room of St. Mary's rectory. Any foster, kinship, or adoptive families...Read More
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Friends’ dropbox. We recently delivered over 750 diapers, 1,380 wipes, 6.5 pounds of formula, and $275 in gift cards. The DCF workers....Read More -
On behalf of the Arlington office of DCF, the FAFC would like to thank all who have been contributing...Read More
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The Friends of Adoption and Foster Care of St. Martha and St. Mary has received a request from the Department of Children and Families. Foster families and other families struggling with the impact...Read More
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...will be providing information about fostering a child after the 12:00pm Mass next Sunday, March 8th. Please stop by the table at the back of the church if you'd like to speak to someone from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or pick up a pamphlet for information on how you can become a foster parentRead More
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A retired couple with much more to give have opened their home to foster children. They will be serving as an emergency placementRead More
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