Programs
Our programming is focused on supporting foster and adoptive families throughout their journey by connecting them with valuable resources, most of all each other.
AOK Connect
This private Facebook group invites its members to share stories, support, and information pertaining to foster children or adoption through foster care.
Fostering Guidebook
It Takes a Village is the first comprehensive guide to help you navigate the child welfare system in Massachusetts, negotiate your role as a foster parent, make a difference for the children in your care, and attend to your own needs throughout this fulfilling and challenging journey.
Coloring Book
Partnering with a local artist, AOK has created a unique resource for foster and adopted children to see themselves, their families, and their experiences reflected in the pages they bring to life with color.
Welcome Sessions
We organize a number of community events throughout the year to give foster and adoptive families the ability to get to know each other and receive both concrete and social support from one another.
Community Events
We organize a number of community events throughout the year to give foster and adoptive families the ability to get to know each other and receive both concrete and social support from one another.
The Covid-19 Community Fund
We organize a number of community events throughout the year to give foster and adoptive families the ability to get to know each other and receive both concrete and social support from one another.