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Are you ready to offer a safe, nurturing, loving home to a youth in foster care? Then you should join our upcoming Massachusetts Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) training series this winter, starting January 2026!

Winter 2026 MAPP Training Currently Enrolling! Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

• Session 1: January 6, 2026
• Session 2: January 13, 2026
• Session 3: January 27, 2026
• Session 4: February 3, 2026
• Session 5: February 10, 2026
• Session 6: February 24, 2026
• Session 7: March 3, 2026
• Session 8: March 10, 2026
• Session 9: March 17, 2026
• Session 10: March 24, 2026

MAPP Training is a required 30-hour course for anyone in Massachusetts who is interested in becoming an adoptive parent, foster parent, or mentor family through our Weekend Family Connections Program. If you would like to enroll, please get in touch with us today! We can be reached by email at familyservices@bridgeshomeward.org or by calling (617) 876-4210 and asking to speak with a member of the Family Services team. We will guide you through the process step by step. Space is limited. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-service basis.

• This training will be conducted virtually. Access to Zoom and an internet connection are required.
• MAPP training consists of 10, 3-hour modules. Participants are required to attend at least 9 of the 10 modules. Both members of a couple must attend training together.
• Participants are enrolled in MAPP training after they have completed an application and the pre-screening process, which includes background record checks and a home safety check.