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Not Ready to Be a Foster Parent? Help by Volunteering

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Plummer Youth Promise

Foster care is all over the news in Massachusetts. Story after story has lots of people wanting to help. But they’re not sure how.

Music Helps Me Cope

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Plummer Youth Promise

His mother died when he was six. His father, addicted to drugs, abandoned him. At 16, RJ arrived at Plummer Home a lonely, traumatized teenager who had been bouncing around the foster care system for several years.

Foster Parents Make a Difference: Part 2 of 2

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Plummer Youth Promise

Parenting teenagers can feel like a thankless job, so when Mary received the following letter from Lydia she was incredibly touched.

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Your Foster Child’s Family Forest

A traditional “family tree” doesn’t really represent a foster child’s network of loved ones. It’s more accurate to think of them as having a family fores…

Sharing Best Practices With Others

Plummer’s work to connect older youth in the child-welfare system to permanent families is breaking new ground. Learn how we are sharing best practices with organizations nationally.

Ways to Help Now During COVID-19 Pandemic

Learn how you can get involved to help Plummer youth and families right now. Whether it be through a meal donation, volunteering your time or expertise, or making a donation to our Emergency Relief Fund, there's a way for you to help!