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Program Information Sheet for:
Adoptions and Residential Care - EEC

Adoptions and Residential Care - EEC
95 Liberty Street
Suite 1124
Springfield, MA 01103

ATTENTION:
Department of Early Education and Care
95 Liberty Street
Suite 1124
Springfield, MA 01103

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(413) 788-8401 Main Office
Phone #:(413) 784-1227 Fax
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Fax Number:(413) 784-1227

Web Page: http://www.eec.state.ma.us/oo_adop_res.aspx
E-mail to: Commissioners.Office@massmail.state.ma.us

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Operating Agency: Department Of Early Education and Care (Governmental)
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Service Area: Massachusetts
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Program/Service Notes:
-Under an agreement with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Early Education and Care (EEC) licenses adoption, foster care placement and residential care agencies. -Adoption in Massachusetts is only allowed through a licensed placement agency. This structure is designed to protect the three major parties in any adoption: the child; the birth parents; and the pre-adoptive parent(s). -If you are an adopted child and wish to find out about your biological family then find out about your adoptee rights -If you are a pregnant woman or an expectant father and are contemplating allowing your child to be adopted, you may find the sections concerning birth parents' rights in our regulations helpful. See Adoption Regulations -Foster Care agencies place children in foster homes. There is a great need for people to open their homes and their hearts for children in need of families. These children are in the foster care system for any number of reasons, from being victims of abuse, to being physically or mentally challenged, to just not having any living relatives. To learn more about foster care please or becoming a foster parent access the Department of Social Services. -Residential Care is a broad term which encompasses a variety of services. They might include a group home, secure detention and treatment facilities, a temporary shelter, shelter home models, a transition to independent living program, transitional housing for teen parents or care for children with special needs on a regular, 24 hour a day residential facility. See Residential Regulations. -To learn about Regulations and Policies -To download adoption, foster care or residential forms

This information was last updated on 12/20/2005

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