NEWS
AFC’s Executive Director Honored for Service to Girls
WOBURN, Mass. (Oct. 28, 2013) – Somerville resident Colby Swettberg, executive director of Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring, was honored for her outstanding service to girls at the recent 2013 Youth Villages Women of Excellence Breakfast. The event, held at the Revere Hotel... Read More >
Honoring BNY Mellon’s Joanne Jaxtimer
AFC is proud to have honored the achievements of Joanne Jaxtimer at this year's Match event! Check out a great news release from BNY Mellon here.... Read More >
Sneak Peek: Match 2013 Auction Items!
Lucky you! Here's a sneak peek of the items we'll be featuring in our silent auction this Wednesday! Study this list now--you'll be leagues ahead of the competition when you arrive at Match! (If you don't have your tickets yet, hurry! You can purchase them here.) 1. Zulu Nyala ... Read More >
Harvard Club of Boston and Kowloon to Bring Delicious Dishes to Match!
Our AFC Match Gala on June 5 is less than one week away! We're excited to feature two long-time Boston-area favorites and wonderful supporters of AFC - The Harvard Club of Boston and Kowloon. The Harvard Club of Boston was founded in 1908 as a club to support student financial aid... Read More >
Meet Harvest’s Brian Mercury at the AFC Match Gala!
Brian Mercury was recently named Food & Wine’s ‘The People’s Best New Pastry Chef’ of the East Region. As Executive Pastry Chef of Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Brian fuses contemporary techniques with high-quality local ingredients. AFC is honored to have ... Read More >
MAX Ultimate Food and The Landing to Join AFC Match Gala
AFC is so excited to welcome two fantastic supporters and delicious food makers that are joining our Match Gala on Wednesday, June 5th: MAX Ultimate Food and The Landing. Supporting AFC Mentoring for more than four years, MAX Ultimate Food gives an innovative twist on food and dri... Read More >
AFC Honored as Finalist in New England Innovation Awards!
The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), sponsor of the New England Innovation Awards since its inception in 1986, proudly announces the 2013 Finalists. Adoption & Foster Care (AFC) Mentoring was selected from 204 innovative organizations to compete in the fin... Read More >
AFC Celebrates Social Work Month
March is Social Work Month. At AFC, we're proud to honor social workers on staff who serve the youth in our programs: youth who have experience in the chaotic and, oftentimes, traumatic foster care system. AFC's place in the non-profit world is unique--we serve a specialized pop... Read More >
Mentoring Strengthens Communities
Check out this fantastic video from our friends at Mass Mentoring Partnership. The video covers the many ways that mentoring can strengthen communities. AFC's own Outreach Coordinator, Emily Heaton, speaks in the video about the special role mentors can play in the lives of fos... Read More >
Vote today for an AFC Supporter!
Help BNY Mellon spread the word about issues faced by youth aging out of foster care! BNY Mellon is a potential finalist in the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship 2013 Film Festival! BNY Mellon has been a generous supporter of AFC and a tireless advocate for youth i... Read More >
Year End Giving at AFC
AFC believes that all youth deserve to know that they are valued and capable of greatness. We envision a future when all youth are impactful members of a community that supports and embraces them. AFC serves over 130 youth through one-to-one mentoring relationships in the AFC Ment... Read More >
Silver Lining is a Social Innovator!
