Huge thanks to Yawkey Foundation for $50K for new furniture throughout our residential program!

From stylish beds, to comfy couches, to outdoor tables and chairs, residents will have furniture that helps them welcome family and feel at home.

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With LGBTQ+ Americans facing a mounting wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation and hateful rhetoric, the need for affirming foster parents has never been greater.

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#Pride #FosterCare #FosterParents #LGBTQ

Looking for help on how to talk with kids about #Juneteenth ?

This toolkit from the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC offers language and strategies so kids can be included in celebrations and reflections around this historic day. It’s a great resource for caregivers!

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The Plummer team was featured on the Channel 5 'Wake Up Call' this morning!

Thanks to WCVB-TV Boston for helping us raise awareness this #NationalFosterCareMonth !

#FamilyForEveryone

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Check out this interview with Plummer’s own Tayla Nixon and Michelle Hagerty on El Mundo Boston’s #lahoradelcafe !

Learn about the urgent need for Latino foster parents in our region, as well as how to become a foster parent w Plummer.

Alberto Vasallo III #fostercare

Happy grandparents’ day. Today we celebrate YOU!

Grandparents are a great example of Kinship Care. Sometimes a child’s parents are unable to care for them, so grandparents step in. Thank you to all our kinship grandparents!

#GrandparentsDay #FosterCare #FamilyforEveryone

Whim Dinner Series – Ledger smolakfarms.com/event/whim-din… Still time to book your seat! Join Ledger and Chef Daniel Gursha at Smolak Farms THIS Wednesday, August 10th. Purchase your tickets today for this special al fresco dinner which will feature produce directly from the farm.

Plummer’s youth and staff at the Residential Program in Winter Island got to beat the heat on Sebago Lake in Maine. They enjoyed kayaking, swimming, grilling outdoors, watching the sunsets, sitting by the campfire and even tried painting! #FamilyforEveryone #FosterCare #summerfun

Will you help us spread the word? We're looking for #mentors to join our in-person Learn & Earn cohort with Plummer Youth Promise in September.

Have questions? Attend our virtual info session on Aug. 3rd at 6pm: bit.ly/3zv1JFp

Thank you to Congressmen Seth Moulton and Chris Stewart for their work on the new #988 Suicide and crisis lifeline. Call 988 if you're experiencing a mental or behavioral crisis. #suicideprevention #FamilyForEveryone #mentalhealth #988lifeline

Adoption update! We are so excited to share that a sibling pair, who were together in care for a total of 3,546 days, have been adopted by their foster family whom they lived with since 2017. Learn more bit.ly/PYP-Get-Involv… #FamilyForEveryone #FosterCare #Adoption

Join our Executive Director, Nicole McLaughlin, next week at the FFTA Conference on Treatment Foster Care leading a CEO Roundtable on Organizational Transformation!
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Become a Mentor with Silver Lining Mentoring focusing on youth in foster care. PYP's looking for volunteers for late summer/early fall @SilverLiningMentoring cohort. Learn more and get started today: bit.ly/3i98dQC Sign up by Aug 1 & mention PYP as the referral!

Don’t miss out on presentations by Plummer Youth Promise staff at the ACRC Conference from July 11–14th. Right From the Start: Everyone Has a Role in Permanency Planning & Operationalizing Permanency Practices in a Residential Setting #FosterCare #FamilyForEveryone #Permanency

Another family reunified and on the move! A special shout out to our friends at @HELPIS much needed items supplied recently to a mom reunifying with her two children after almost a year apart. Want to learn how to help? bit.ly/PYP-Ways-to-Gi…

Thank you to @100PeopleWhoCareTewksbury, a members-only giving circle, for the generous award of $10K! It’s private donations like these, that help us go above and beyond the basic services that help bring a family together. #FosterCare #FamilyForEveryone

Congratulations to all FIVE of the high school graduates in our residential program! We celebrated their incredible accomplishment this past weekend with a backyard party for graduates and their families. #FosterCare #FamilyForEveryone #Graduation2022

We were honored #CummingsFoundation visited Plummer last week! We're grateful to be a recipient of a 10-year grant, as it has allowed us to achieve better outcomes for youth. Here's a short video when we first found out we were recipients. #fostercare #familyforeveryone

Heard us mention kinship foster care during #NationalFosterCareMonth and want to learn more?

Learn why kinship care is so integral to creating permanency for youth in foster care in this month's blog post.
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Land ahoy!

One of the residents on Winter Island created this whimsical garden with some help from a green-thumbed residential supervisor. Now it truly feels like spring over here 🌻 🌹 🌷