Speak Out Team

Our Services

Change is imminent, and we want that change to be positive. So we've designed our services and programs to fulfill a specific purpose: to inform society. The Speak Out Team (SOT) assists Massachusetts Families for Kids (MFFK) in educating, mentoring, consulting and presenting permanency-related topics all over North America.

By participating in 60+ events a year, SOT has a profound impact on youth, parents and professionals alike. To date we've offered 350 conferences, trainings and presentations throughout Massachusetts, the United States and Canada.

Engagements are divided into categories according to their primary objectives:

Our Training & Programs

Comprehensive training on the Family Consultation Team™
Cooperative Adoption Planning©
Youth Consultation Team©
Lifelong Family Connections©
Parents as Tender Healers (PATH)©
Family Bound Training©
SOT Development Day
Permanency Mediation Services ©

Our Publications and Products

We've Got Something to Say, monograph ©1999
We've Got Something to Say II, monograph ©2001
We've Got Something to Say III, monograph ©2004
We've Got Something to Say, video ©1999
Everyone Deserves a Family, video ©2001

The capacity to maintain a relationship beyond traditional settings. Healthy child development depends on a safe, stable and continuous relationship with an adult. Children are subjected to the trauma of separation and loss when entering out-of-home care. Lifelong Family Connections© (LFC) recognizes the need to reduce this trauma and increase opportunities for children to experience belonging, connectedness, positive self-esteem and trust.
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"The life experiences shared by MFFK Speak Out Team were … essential to change public policy concerning permanency. The stories were an accurate, powerful tool that educated policymakers about the fundamental need for permanency for children and youth in the Commonwealth. Thank you for your courage and honesty." - Maureen Ferris, Executive Director, Mass. Legislative Children's Caucus