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Join the Massachusetts Network of Foster Care Alumni (MassNFCA) for our 14th Annual Statewide Thanksgiving Dinner! Alumni, family, and friends of foster care will gather at the White Room in Worcester.This year, we are back in-person for the first time since 2019- so this Thanksgiving is particularly special! Thanksgiving is a time for community and family, and we are excited to create a space where all alumni of "foster care" and "out-of-home placement" can come together, share a meal, and connect with one another as one big MassNFCA family.
Where: The White Room, 138 Green St., Worcester MA 01604
When: Thursday, Nov. 21st, 6:00-9:00 PM
RSVP BY NOV 13TH!
Children and partners of foster care alumni welcome, and there is no cost to attend this event.
You are a 'current and/ or former foster youth' if you said YES to the following questions:
1. Were you in 'foster care' in ANY US state or country in the world for ANY period of time? (who are foster care alumni?)
2. Did you experience any of the following - foster homes, group care settings, kinship care (AKA raised by a family member) ---- adoption, guardianship or reunification (AKA returning home after foster care) following your time in out of home placement, continuation with DCF after 18?
Friends of Foster Care (Allies) are welcome to attend if attending with an alumni or someone currently experiencing foster care. Current and/or former foster youth below the age of 18 are welcome to attend with an adult.
CHILDREN at this event: A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18 at MassNFCA Events.
SPACE IS LIMITED- RSVP early! If for some reason you cannot attend after you have already ordered a ticket, please either cancel your order or email [email protected].
DIRECTIONS
From 138 Green Street Entrance:
Go straight through building to the stairs
Go downstairs to ground floor
Exit to courtyard
Look for The White Room sign to your right
How to find The White Room via Harding Street:
(Between El Patron Mexican Restaurant and The Worcester Public Market)
Look for the large “THE WHITE ROOM” sign on the side of the Crompton Building facing Harding St.
The White Room is on the ground floor.
Enter through courtyard.
PARKING
Parking Lots:
220 Harding St, Worcester, MA 01604 (0.1 miles)
219 Harding St, Worcester, MA 01604 (0.1 miles)
156 Washington Street - Passport App (Zone 50701,150 Spaces. 0.2 Miles, $2 per day / $15 Polar Stadium Game Day Parking)
25 Lamartine Street - Passport App (Zone 50833, 0.3 Miles)
City of Worcester Municipal Lots:
96 Green Street, Worcester, MA 01604 (27 Spaces, $2 per hour, 0.1 miles)
85 Water Street, Worcester, MA 01604 (34 Spaces, $2 per hour, 0.2 miles)
Worcester Public Library 40 Salem Street, Worcester, MA 01608 (282 Spaces, $2 per hour, 0.4 miles)
Registration for this event closes on November 13th, 2024.
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The White Room, 138 Green St, Worcester, MA 01604, United States,Worcester, Massachusetts
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