Pre-Adoptive Parent Information Session & MAPP Training – Bright Futures Schedule Information

Information Session

Our one-hour Zoom Information Session will help you answer the question: Is adopting from foster care right for me? You will learn about the children in foster care who are in need of pre-adoptive families, the legal status of the children, and the importance of maintaining safe connections with biological family. We will provide an overview of the process and describe the services offered by Bright Futures Adoption Center.

INFO SESSION SCHEDULE:

April 8th, 2026, from 6:00-7:00

Please call 978-263-5400 or email cmenendez@rfkcommunity.org to register.

MAPP Training

MAPP stands for the Massachusetts Approach to Partnership in Parenting and is the state mandated pre-adoptive parent training. This is a class that must be attended by all pre-adoptive parents and is intended to help pre-adoptive parents understand the impact of abuse and neglect on children and the needs of these children; identify the skills necessary to be a successful adoptive parent of a foster child(ren); and determine whether adopting a foster child(ren) is a good fit for you and your family. MAPP Class involves 6 virtual training sessions with approximately 3 to 5 hours of online self-paced learning required before each training session. You must be available to attend all sessions and commit to doing the online learning. MAPP Class is currently being offered three or four times a year via Teams on weekday evenings.

MAPP Training Schedule

Spring/Summer 2026 MAPP

Time: Wednesdays Evenings

Dates: May 6th (6:00-7:30pm) and May 20th, June 3rd, June 17th, July 1st and July 15th (6:00-9:00pm)

Pre-screening is required. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our MAPP Class. To pre-register, please call Carolina Menendez at 978-263-5400 or email cmenendez@rfkcommunity.org.