AFC Selected as Finalist for Root Cause’s 2013-2014 Social Innovation Forum!
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE MENTORING Selected as a Finalist for Root Cause’s 2013-2014 Social Innovation Forum Boston, Massachusetts – Root Cause’s Social Innovation Forum selected Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring (AFC Mentoring) as one of the top innovative, results-oriented nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston competing to receive more than $135,000 in cash and capacity-building services from Root Cause and its partners. An evaluation committee made up of more than 70 social issue experts from the business, government, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors reviewed...
read moreAFC’s Executive Director, Colby Swettberg, Honored for Service to Girls
Colby Swettberg 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 in Boston, honored Swettberg and three other women for making significant contributions to the mental and physical well-being of girls and women in Massachusetts. Event proceeds benefited girls with emotional and behavioral issues as well as histories of abuse and neglect...
read moreHonoring 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 moreSneak 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 Safari: Six days at the Zulu Nyala Luxury Tented Safari Lodge; package includes full board and two viewing activities per day guided by professional game rangers 2. “Getaway Car Included!”: $200 ZipCar Rental, 2 Wachusett Mountain Ski Lift Tickets 3. “For the Fitness Guru”: One...
read moreHarvard 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, intellectual support, and social fellowship. They have grown over the years to include beautiful dining spaces that host a range of functions from corporate events to family parties and weddings. This year at Match, the Harvard Club will bring perfect-for-summer flavors that include ceviche and...
read moreMeet 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 him join us for the annual Match Gala on June 5th and we hope you are excited to meet him as well. From his love of Somerville-based Taza chocolate to making his own sea salt from Maine’s Atlantic waters (which he appropriately calls ‘white gold’), Brian’s local focus is a perfect fit for the...
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Founded in 2001, AFC Mentoring is the only community-based mentoring program in Massachusetts that exclusively serves youth with foster care or adoption experience.