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|  About
MARE
 There
are approximately 3,000 children in the Massachusetts
foster care system with a goal of adoption.- Roughly
1,000 of these children are legally free for adoption.
- More
than 600 children with a goal of adoption do not have an
adoptive family identified.
- In
2004, 345 children were newly registered with MARE.
- Over
50% of these children are biracial children and children
of color.
- In
2004, MARE programs and services helped 175 children find
loving, permanent families.
The MARE Mission
MARE exists to find "a
place to call HOME"
for CHILDREN
in foster care including sibling groups and children who are
traditionally harder to place. We do this by recruiting, educating,
supporting and advocating for FAMILIES
throughout the adoption process.
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 Our
History
Founded in 1957, MARE was one of the first
five adoption exchanges in the United States. For more than
45 years, MARE has helped to find adoptive homes for more
than 5,000 children and has received national recognition
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 Programs
& Services
MARE focuses on waiting children who are
ages six and older, children of color of all ages, sibling
groups, children with emotional, physical and intellectual
challenges, and children who are at legal risk.
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MARE
sponsors "Wednesday's Child" and "Sunday's Child"
Comments
or Questions to: web@mareinc.org
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