Eligibility
Effective Mar 27, 2026Mass. Register #1570MGL c. 18B, §§ 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 21 MGL c. 28A, § 6(c) MGL c. 71B MGL c. 119, §§ 23, 23G, 36, 39E through J, 51A through F, Appendix MGL c. 210Massachusetts Department of Children & Families
- (1) Family support services are used to strengthen the family unit, and eliminate the need for placement of children into substitute care.
- (2) Family support services may be approved for families who are receiving other Department services, and when, in the judgment of the Department, the family support services will strengthen the family unit and thereby eliminate the need for placement of children into substitute care.