Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 748-2000 operator

State Website http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Family+Services&L3=Adoption&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dss_c_ad_adoptparent&csid=Eeohhs2
Photolisting http://www.mareinc.org/children/onlinephotolisting.html

Foster home regulations- http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dss/c_fp_ap_guide.pdf

Medical Assistance- http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2agencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=MassHealth&sid=Eeohhs2

ICPC
MA Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02110
617-748-2374

WIC- Massachusetts WIC Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
toll-free in-state: 1-800-WIC-1007 or 1-800-942-1007
email:
website: http://www.mass.gov/wic

You must wait a minimum of 6 months before petitioning for adoption.

Basic rates:

Age	Rate
0-5	$17.10/day
6-12	$17.96/day
13+	$18.59/day

PACT (Parent and Children Together) allows an hourly rate of $7.50 to be paid for certain medical and/or mental health (behavioral) services for parents who provide such services to an adopted child that are above and beyond the routine care of a child. All PACT hours must be documented by a professional provider.

© Excerpted from Adoption.com Guide to Foster Adoption, published by Adoption Media, LLC

Credits: Kelly L. Killian