Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange - MARE Information

MASSACHUSETTS ADOPTION RESOURCE EXCHANGE Our mission is to find adoptive homes for children and teens in foster care. Our goal is to find youth permanent families so that they have the support system they need to live safely and to become their best selves. We believe no child should leave the foster care system without permanent connections, support, and stability. Everyone deserves a family. Yet, there are hundreds of kids right here in Massachusetts who have no permanent family. Every week, more of these youth will age of out of foster care without any permanent connections they can rely on. Every child deserves a home. All of our services are designed to bridge the gap for kids in foster care to safe, permanent families. OUR COMMITMENTS Racial equality Serving all children and all families Empowering youth OUR VISION To find a permanent home for every child in foster care awaiting adoption. To provide support services to families and children throughout the adoption process thus creating stable placements To make MARE one of the best non-profits to work for in Massachusetts. OUR VALUES COMPASSION We use optimism, inclusiveness, and diligence as ways to express our value of Compassion. INNOVATION We promote creativity, adaptability, education, and urgency as our drivers of Innovation. COLLABORATION Our mission is predicated on collaboration with social workers, families, funders, and institutions and we hold this value to the highest test each and every day.