Dare Family Services is a private, nonprofit social services agency. The primary service we provide is a highly intensive type of foster care. Dare provides foster homes for children who have been removed from their biological families due to abuse or neglect. We operate through six regional offices across Massachusetts and one in Connecticut.

Intensive foster care serves a wide range of children with distinct needs. The state entrusts us with custody of these vulnerable young lives. We work very hard to help youth heal and move forward toward a fulfilling life.

We call our foster parents "Mentors" due to their highly supportive role. Our Mentors provide children and adolescents with a safe home and the guidance of a parent figure. Mentors can have a powerful and positive impact on the lives of children who need nurturing and support.

For information on becoming a Dare foster parent, click here.

Dare also runs a residential program for pregnant and parenting teen girls in Newburyport, MA. We manage nine staffed apartments throughout Greater Boston for people with intellectual disabilities. Our Pathways to Independence program serves youth who age out of foster care and become homeless.