Please join us for Christmas at Gordon - Kids Club

Late notice but thought it might be fun for some!

 

Please join us as we begin the Christmas at Gordon celebration on Thursday, December 1st at 4 p.m.

  

This is a free event for all ages – filled with holiday games and crafts – and  caroling throughout the campus.

Please visit our website for more Christmas at Gordon and Kids Club information:  gordon.edu/christmasatgordon

Merry Christmas!

Gordon College Kids Club 

978.867.4829

Craft Fun

 

Please join us on Tuesday, December 6th in the Lynn DCF office for a fun craft.  We will be making an adorable snowman, complete with lights to light up your holiday season.  These snowmen are easy to make and all supplies will be available  at no cost , you do not need to bring a thing   Space is very limited so please RSVP Nancy Lyons at 978-531-3278.- 

 

** for adults only 

Lands End at Sears coupons

$10 off $50 or $25 off $100.

If you can use this, (expires 12/15) i can pop in mail to you!

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

FREE MOS Omni passes

I have some given to me BUT they expire 11/30.

Let me know if you want them, and how many (I was given 6)

Happy Thanksgiving....

Just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

 

I am thankful for all of you who do so much for our children. 

 

I hope you enjoy your holiday and those around you!

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

Foster Children's Holiday Party

We hope you will join us! if you haven't let me know if you are coming yet, please let me know! I have only heard from 5 families!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Foster Children's

Christmas Party!

Sponsored by The Salem Rotary and Calvary Church

Saturday Dec 10^th

Location Masonic Temple, High Street, Danvers 1-4

All children will receive gifts from Santa! Come and enjoy activities, balloon artists, magicians and more!

Please RSVP with Child's name and age by Wednesday November 23rd at noon!

To Carla.King@state.ma.us

Or 978-825-3862

Letters will be sent as a reminder with location and directions!

I am sorry, but we can not accomodate bio parents or friends.  We have limited space and limited funding.

 

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

Wings for Kids!

 

One of our former foster parent runs this event each year to buy Thanksgiving Dinners for our families.  If you can attend the event, donate, or pass the info along, please do! 

 

http://www.stayclassy.org/events/detail?eid=8638

Help me support The Wings For Kids Event by making a donation and attending our event in Downtown Boston on 11/17. The process is fast, easy, and secure. I truly appreciate any support you can provide. It will benefit a great cause!

If you can’t make a donation at this point, help me reach my goal by sharing this page on Facebook and Twitter!
Or, even better, send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page!

Thanks so much for your generosity!

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

Reminder- Training

Training tomorrow night, November 15th 6:30-8:30 om

at the Lynn DCF office

"Understand Autism"

Trainers Joshua Lyons and Lynn Tourgas from TILL

 

 

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

CoCo Alert - One Day Sale on Twilight Passes

 

 

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CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort � Boston One Day Sale - $11 for Twilight Passes We are offering a one day sale on 11/11/11! Buy Thursday and Friday Twilight Passes for select future dates for only $11 each! Availability is limited to only 1,111 twilight passes, so act quickly! When we sell out, that�s it!   CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort � Boston 50 Ferncroft Road - Danvers, MA 01923 - 978.777.2500   Must purchase pass(es) on 11/11/2011 to receive discounted rate. Must select date for use of pass(es) at time of booking. Advance reservations required. Not valid on existing reservations. Subject to availability and water park capacity. Limited number of passes at discounted rate is available on select days. Not available with any other offer. Restrictions or block-out dates may apply. Not valid with group or other discounted rates. Passes are non-refundable and non-transferrable to another date. Limit 2 passes per transaction. To unsubscribe from this email list, please click here.

Helicopter Santa Party

 

 

This is for client families but I welcome and encourage foster families! We need kids to come! so please come!

 

 

 

Helicopter Santa Party

For Families with children 10 and under

Sunday December 11th

^{(raindate TBD)}

Manchester Athletic Club

1:00

 

Santa arrives by Helicopter and then the children are treated to cookies, juice and every child will receive a gift from Santa as well.

 

 

RSVP to Carla King 978-825-3862 by Nov 23rd

Please make sure you provide

Family name

Address (so directions can be mailed)

Phone and children's names, ages and genders

 

 

 

 

 

Foster Children's Holiday Party

 

 

 

 

 

Foster Children's

Christmas Party!

Sponsored by The Salem Rotary and Calvary Church

Saturday Dec 10^th

Location Masonic Temple, High Street, Danvers 1-4

All children will receive gifts from Santa! Come and enjoy activities, balloon artists, magicians and more!

Please RSVP with Child's name and age by Wednesday November 23rd at noon!

To Carla.King@state.ma.us

Or 978-825-3862

Letters will be sent as a reminder with location and directions!

I am sorry, but we can not accomodate bio parents or friends.  We have limited space and limited funding.

 

 

Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

scholarships for youth in care

 

 

The HOpe Worldwide group is once again offering four scholarships to youth attending or going to attend college, youth in our care

 

the youth have to complete the essay contest above and enter,

 

 i am hoping you will each encourage youth at your offices to apply, read this below and the application is above attached, ie essay contest

 

Four educational scholarships will be awarded ($1500, $1000, and 2 for $750) at the HOPE worldwide MLK Day celebration on January 15th, to defray the cost of fees and books to three young men or women who will attend (or who are already attending) school after high school graduation.

Eligibility requirements: (1) You must be a senior in good standing in high school with plans on attending school upon graduation; or, (2) You must already be attending (and be in good standing at) a post-high school training program or college at the present time; (3) You must be presently served by the Massachusetts DCF; and, (4) you must not be a past winner. You must be present on January 15th to receive your prize, at the Lawrence High School Performing Arts Center in Lawrence, MA.

 

saf

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From: Deborah Drake [mailto:qwdrake@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 12:18 PM
To: Lerman-Caruso, Saf (DCF); Banks, Michelle (DCF)
Subject: MLK Day

Dear Saf and Michelle,

 

Well, it is that time of year again! We are busy planning our party for the teens in Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell, and then right around the corner will be MLK Day.

 

I am attaching the Essay contest information for this year--could you perform your magic once again to get the word out? I think last year we had 39 entries, and those who won were so deserving.

 

Also, we will be awarding a $500 scholarship to a high school senior, or a teen already in an accredited program, at our Christmas party on December 10th. So I will be sending a check to the DSS Kids Fund for that person sometime in December.

 

Hope you both had a very good year. This has been a very good year for us and HOPE worldwide with many new efforts and much enthusiasm. We are in the process of starting a "Saturday Academy" at Lawrence High School for non-English speaking students and their families, which is very exciting.

 

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Debbie

 

 

Deborah M. Drake

North West Region Director

HOPE worldwide - Boston Chapter

781-820-5060 (c)

Savers: SAVE 50% on NOV 11

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This place has great bargains on top of that on Friday stuff is 50% off of the low prices. I have found Gap, Ann Taylor, all the name brands for myself, my kids, and my husband. Everyone is on a tight budget and can us all the help they can get. Pass this on. There are stores all over Mass and it benefits the Epilepsy foundation.

 

Kids grow out of clothes to fast. This is one way to be sure you have enough for the winter! Enjoy!

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Church Fair for foster care!

The Calvary Church in Danvers has partnered with DCF and the Salem Rotary for the annual foster kids Christmas party.

They got the place for us and are paying for those expenses (they got the hall for free but have to hire a fireman for a fire watch due to the number of kids)  as well as providing the food (this year we will be getting pizza!!)

 

Anyway--- The have a church fair this weekend.  The proceeds of the raffle will help pay for what they are doing.  

The flyer is attached.  Please stop on by and support their raffle table and fair.

If you are unable to make it, I can sell you raffle tickets!  You will need to let me know which item (s) you want me to put your chances in for! 

 

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

 

$40.00 gc to onion town grill in danvers port

$10.00 gc to supremes roast beef

$50.00 gc to olive garden

2 certificates for a free hair cut at snip its on 114 "to be raffled individually"

$25.00 gc to the century house

$20.00 gc to  The 99 near liberty tree mall

$20.00 gc giovannis in danvers square

$24.00 in gift certifs to tgi fridays  

 

FW: If you have older youth in care, please read and share

 

Attached is a newsletter that provides information, benefits and supports for older teens/young adults in DCF care and custody.

Please feel free to review and share with your youth.

Thank you,

 

Jennifer Hubbard

Adolescent Outreach Worker

Cape Ann/Lynn DCF

978-825-3918

 

P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

 

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From: O'Brien, Timothy (DCF)
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:43 PM
To: Adams, Lisa (DCF); Banks, Michelle (DCF); Cassano, Stephanie (DCF); Ciullo, Lisa (DCF); Cronin, Mark (DCF); Cruz, Bernadette (DCF); Frauton, Christine (DCF); Gates, Heather (DCF); Haber, Madlynn (DCF); Holdsworth, Dawn (DCF); Howard, Susan (DCF); Hubbard, Jennifer (DCF); Lopez, Lynne (DCF); Marchand, Nicole (DCF); Martin, Kathy (DCF); Messeder, Maureen (DCF); Morgan, Mercy (DCF); O'Brien, Timothy (DCF); Penney, Cheryl (DCF); Quinlan, Kristen (DCF); Rogato, Francesca (DCF); Sutton, Eyma (DCF)
Subject: Newsletter - Nov. 2011

November 2011	Fall Issue
In This Issue   ·     Network of Foster Care Alumni ·    DCF Grant and Scholarship Update ·    Adolescent Services Training Update ·    College Advising Schedule – Fall 2011 Helpful Links   To Register for a PAYA training staff must log onto PACE. (Click on logo.) U.S. Dept of Education www.college.gov www.fafsa.ed.gov www.edpubs.ed.gov       Contact Us Maureen Fallon Messeder Director 617-748-2231   Michelle Banks Program Supervisor 617-748-2430   Timothy O’Brien Education and Training 617-748-2309                         Next Issue:   ·  FAFSA Updates · DCF Internship Program ·  National Youth in Transition Database ·  PAYA Incentive Program ·  DCF Area Office Educational Open Houses	DCF Adolescent Support Services E-Newsletter   The DCF Adolescent Support Services Unit continues to seek ways to enhance communication across the state to all who are working with adolescents in DCF care.  In order to support the work of caring for adolescents we hope to use this newsletter as a means to inform the field of updates within the Adolescent Support Services Unit.    Massachusetts Network of Foster Care Alumni   “Lifetime community. Lifetime support”       Join us on Thursday, November 17th 2011 in celebrating the launch of the Massachusetts Network of Foster Care Alumni (MassNFCA)!  MassNFCA’s vision is to ensure all alumni of foster care are well-supported and well-connected throughout all phases of life.   We will gather at the New England Dream Center in Worcester from 6-8:30 PM to share an evening of discussion, discovery, dinner and dessert.  You will hear about the mission of MassNFCA, meet its Board, and network with alumni and their allies. You’ll also learn how you can make a difference by assisting with the development and success of the Network. This is the first of a series of events MassNFCA will be hosting to help build and strengthen the ties of foster care alumni across Massachusetts.    To register, you may email Anthony Barrows at abarrows@jbcc.harvard.edu.  You may also register for the event by making an optional $10 donation online through the Events Registration link at www.judgebaker.org.    You can find more information about MassNFCA at www.massnfca.org, or by calling 877.624.3440.   The New England Dream Center is conveniently located downtown at 5 Chestnut Street, Worcester, MA 01609 and has ample free parking and nearby street parking.     DCF Financial Support Programs for Post-Secondary Education         Grants and Scholarships Numerous financial assistance programs are currently assisting foster and adoptive youth across the Commonwealth for the 2011-2012 academic year. 2011-2012 applications for the DCF Education Assistance programs are now available on the DCF website. www.mass.gov/dcf.  Link to Adolescent Services then Education/Tuition Assistance. ·        Massachusetts Foster and Adoptive Tuition and Fee Waiver Program ·        Education and Training Voucher Program ·        Mass Foster Child Grant Program ·        William Warren Scholarship To be eligible for any of the above listed programs all students MUST file the 2011-2012 FAFSA at: www.fafsa.ed.gov For further information or questions about eligibility, please call the DCF Adolescent Services Division at: 617-748-2309.       2011 Adolescent Services Training Schedule Training Updates         Upcoming PAYA Trainings   Van Wart Area Office – Nov. 8th, 10-3. North Central Area Office – Nov. 9th, 10-3.   Foster Youth and Higher Education Trainings   Framingham Area Office – Dec. 12th, 10-1. Springfield Area Office – Dec. 13th, 10-1. Plymouth Area Office – Dec. 14th, 10-1.   To register for a specific training, please log into PACE.  You can link directly to PACE on the Helpful Links section of this newsletter.   Fall Semester 2011 – College Advising Schedule         Each academic semester DCF Education and Training Social Workers visit many of the Massachusetts Public College campuses.  Students are able to meet and discuss academic and financial planning, as well as other student support services.  Mailings and e-mails are sent to students to remind them of times and locations.  Please share this information with your youth and encourage them to take part in this important service.  Advising days are also a great opportunity for DCF students to connect with one another. Upcoming days at four year state universities and community colleges:     Holyoke C.C. – 11/9, 10-12. Frost Bldg. Presidents Library Springfield Tech. C.C. – 11/9, 1-3. Bldg. 27 - Meeting         Room 1 Westfield State – 11/10, 11-2. Ely Room 112 Bridgewater State – 11/14, 11-2. Library MDR Room Salem State – 11/17, 12-3. Campus Center Room 207 Worcester State – 11/22, 11-2. Student Center Rm. 202