Massachusetts. Office for Children

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St 1972, c 785 established the Office for Children within the Executive Office for Human Services, with a director appointed by the governor (by the secretary of human services per St 1985, c 737, s 30; title changed to commissioner per St 1987, c 553, s 6), and supported by a Statewide Advisory Council (which see). Its functions include serving as an advocate for the needs of children and disseminating information on children's services; promoting development of programs and services to children; establishing regulations for licensing or approval of day care and substitute care for children; determining extent and availability of services to children; determining need for services to children and making recommendations thereon to the executive branch; analyzing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding budget requests for services to children by state agencies; promoting coordination of programs for services to children in the executive branch; evaluating and monitoring programs for children in the executive branch; developing/providing training programs for day care/substitute care personnel; seeking, applying for, and encouraging use of federal funds for children's services and coordinating related federal, state, and local policies; providing information and referral to persons seeking children's services; providing technical assistance and consultation to children's services providers.

A central office under the commissioner administers these functions through ca. six regional offices. The office's advocacy unit, funded through FY1991 only, provided services on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices grouped regionally and supported by volunteer area-based councils for children. These local services so administered constituted a comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy program (known as Help for Children) to assure each child in the Commonwealth appropriate social, health, or financial support services as needed. Cases not resolvable at a local level were referred to human services interdepartmental (interagency) teams convened by the office at the regional office level and if necessary to a similar team at central office level.

Programs of the office's licensing unit (continuing those provided locally per St 1919, c 195, s 3; St 1950, c 205; and St 1962, c 719, s 1) provide for regulations for and licensing of child care services including group day care, family day care, school-age day care, group care, emergency shelter, and foster care and adoption placement. There have been programs for training of child care personnel (1987-1991), screening of child care personnel (since 1987), and child care resource and referral (since 1987)

Other current office programs are the Children's Trust Fund, established to provide statewide child abuse and neglect prevention services; and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Challenge Fund. The office's functions are currently described in MGLA c 28A.

NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agency described above can be found by searching the following access point for the time period stated: 1972-present--Massachusetts. Office for Children.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429256

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creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Legal unit general counsel opinion files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit Substitute Care Program files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit Child Care Affordability Task Force files, 1984-1991. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit purchasing program files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional annual issue and program reports, 1982. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit central interagency team reports, 1975-1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional administrator reports, 1978-1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit Family Day Care Program files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit legislative review files, 1972-1984. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit area council community review reports, 1974-1987. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit unpublished reports, 1982-1989 (bulk 1987-1988). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit regulation development files, 1973-1989. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit area council needs assessment reports, 1974-1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit personnel information reports, <[198- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional administrator minutes, 1974-1991. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Commissioner's policy and procedure memorandums, 1978-1984. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit legislative liaison correspondence, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Commissioner's central office unit administrative files, 1972-1987. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional chairpersons minutes, 1975-1991. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit press correspondence, 1986-1989. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit Group Day Care Program files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit legislative liaison monthly updates, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Legal unit licensing case files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit public hearing files, 1973-1989 (bulk 1987-1989). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit report of visit files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Human Services. Departmental annual reports, 1985-1987. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional and central interagency team case files, [197- -199-]. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Legal unit investigation files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit annual statistical activity reports, 1975-1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit IKM files, <[197- -199-]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Commissioner's correspondence, 1973-1982 (bulk 1981). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit EOHS managers meeting files, <[198- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional interagency team reports, 1975-1987. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Agency history record. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination files, <[198- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit criminal offender record information files, <[1987-ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit area council minutes, 1973-1986. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Commissioner's regional reportage files, 1973-1985. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Legal unit litigation files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit Help for Children case files, [197- -199-]. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Communications unit press releases, 1973-1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit administrative files, <[198- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit investigation files,<[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit regional interagency team minutes, 1975-1983. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Commissioner's budget files, 1980-1985. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Affirmative action unit reports to State Office of Affirmative Action, <[198- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit subject files, 1973-1990 (bulk 1973-1987). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing unit administrator files, <[197- -ongoing]>. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Office for Children. Advocacy unit central interagency team minutes, 1975-1976. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
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