The Office of Foster Care and Adoption (OFCA) believes that every child deserves a loving family. OFCA's vision is to serve as a translational bridge between research, knowledge, and practice in the fields of foster care and adoption. As part of the Medical School of the University of Massachusetts, OFCA is a department within Commonwealth Medicine, the medical school's public, non-profit consulting organization. Guided by its mission to help state agencies and healthcare organizations optimize the effects of healthcare initiatives that provide resources to the underserved, Commonwealth Medicine uses the knowledge and resources of the Medical School to develop innovative consulting and service models that advance wellbeing in our communities.
Areas of Excellence - Public Adoption and Foster Care
- Medical and Behavioral Health Issues
- Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Learn More About Our Work
Adopting in Massachusetts As a public service, the Office of Foster Care and Adoption provides a copy free of charge to all interested prospective adoptive parents and professionals. For more information or to order please send an email to the Office of Foster Care and Adoption and include your name, postal mailing address and phone number, or call (508) 856-5397.
Hague Accredited Adoption Agency List for New England
  November is National Adoption Month. Here's a link to the Public Service Announcements created by the AdCouncil for AdoptUSKids
APPEARANCES OFCA Director, Martha J. Henry and Research Coordinator Cassandra Perry,
will attend The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NGSC) 28th Annual Education Conference (AEC): Advancing the Future of Healthcare, November 12-15, 2009, in Atlanta, GA. Henry & Perry will present on Adoption as an Option for Patients of Genetic Counselors. AEC is the only national conference that focuses specifically on the education needs of genetic counselors. Providing the latest information for the genetic counseling profession it addresses a wide variety of practice areas. To Learn More. www.nsgc.org
Saint Anselm College's alumni publication Portraits recently spotlighted OFCA Director Martha Henry. Information about OFCA and her work can also be found on St. Anselm's alumni website.
Discussing intercountry adoption, OFCA Director Martha Henry and her sister-in-law, Anna Henry, of Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc. were interviewed Nov. 2, 2006 on WNYC radio's The Leonard Lopate Show. Open this link To Listen to the recording. OFCA Director, Martha Henry, Ph.D., spoke on the topic of Adoption 101 live on NBC's Today Show, Sept. 4, 2006. | 
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