“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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Ride for Kids
The Rodman Ride for Kids is an all-day cycling event in which riders choose to complete a 25- or 50-mile non-competitive route through southeastern Massachusetts to raise money for at-risk children. Every September, more than 1,500 cyclists participate in the Ride for Kids, which has raised over $180 million to benefit 50 Massachusetts child-welfare agencies, including Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps. Join in the fun on Saturday, September 21st as a rider, volunteer, sponsor, donor – so many ways to take part and help children in need! For more information, 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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Embracing the Legacy: 50 Years
In 1969, a group of young leaders decided to take on Robert F. Kennedy’s call to action by working to improve the lives of children and families through care, treatment, education and advocacy. Now, 50 years later, they reflect on what motivated them to create an organization built on the legacy of Robert F. Kennedy. Watch the video here.
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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.
