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, youths, and their families deal successfully with behavioral and emotional issues at nearly a dozen 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.

Embracing Hope: The Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy

We believe every child deserves a childhood.  Elmer, Asha and the Golden Family are just a few examples of the success stories made possible with help from talented, caring, and committed staff, and our generous supporters.

To hear their stories, click here.

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.

DDAP Helps Youth Find a Positive Path Forward

The Detention Diversion Advocacy Program helps keep young people in Suffolk and Hampden Counties out of detention, allowing them to remain in school and at home. The program addresses disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system and has helped hundreds of underserved children and adolescents since its inception in 2005.

To watch our DDAP video, click here.