“Justice, dignity, equality – these are words which are often used loosely, with little appreciation of their meaning. I think that their meaning can be distilled into one goal: that every child in this country live as we would want our own children to live.”
Robert F. Kennedy
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Welcome
Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps is a leader in child welfare and juvenile justice in Massachusetts. Every year, we help hundreds of children, youth, and their families deal successfully with behavioral and emotional issues at facilities throughout the state. Our innovative and comprehensive programming, which includes residential treatment, educational services, community-based services, and therapeutic support, helps the children we serve grow into healthy and productive members of their communities. We bring compassion and creativity to all we do and provide a stable and nurturing environment in which children heal, learn, grow, and succeed.
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Embracing the Legacy
We celebrated our 50th anniversary on Friday, May 10th at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, presented the 2019 Embracing the Legacy Award to five amazing honorees, and raised critical funds to support our work with vulnerable children and families. We are grateful to everyone who attended and helped make this a truly special evening. To read about our 2019 honorees click here.
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Choose Adoption Through Bright Futures
Bright Futures Adoption Center, a program of Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc., is a licensed, non-profit, domestic Massachusetts adoption agency with two programs:
Infant Adoption Program — Placing infants born in the United States
Adoption and Permanency Program — Finding “forever families” for children of all ages currently waiting in the Massachusetts foster care system.
To learn more, click here.
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A Public Service Announcement from Charles Shaughnessy and Susan Wornick
Our commitment: To make life better for vulnerable children and families, today and every day. Advisory Council members Charles Shaughnessy and Susan Wornick talk about our commitment to honoring the vision of Robert F. Kennedy in this public service announcement.
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Join Our Team
Helping children and adolescents overcome circumstances and experiences that threaten to derail their futures has never been more important. While the work is sometimes hard and frustrating, it is also incredibly rewarding.
Interested in learning more? To hear from some of our program alums, click here. For more information on current job openings, click here.
