News Report | June 2, 2019
Massachusetts Governor & Social Workers Union Announce Reforms Focused On Child Welfare, Foster Families & Kinship Care
On May 14, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, and leaders of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 509 social worker's union, announced reforms for the State's child welfare agency. The reforms are being put in place to improve the foster care process, and increase staffing, in the state’s overburdened child welfare system at the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
The reforms are outlined in a press release from the Governor: some have been implemented, and the rest are in process of implementation. The reforms target six key areas to support children and foster families involved with . . .