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The CAC of Suffolk County supports the health and wellbeing of the children and families of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Each month we'll share highlights and updates to help you better understand how you are part of the healing and justice we see every day. 

The CAC's Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) program collaborated with our partners at My Life My Choice to develop a new training for professionals focused on supporting LGBTQ+ youth.

The Identification & Trauma-Informed Engagement of At-Risk & Exploited LGBTQ+ Youth training was informed by conducting stakeholder interviews and youth focus groups. In this training, professionals will learn about the specific needs of LGBTQ+ youth who are at-risk and exploited as well as the challenges they face when attempting to meet those needs. Professionals will also discuss strategies for effectively creating safe spaces and empowering youth to engage with multidisciplinary teams.

Team Suffolk CAC is hard at work training for the Boston Marathon and coordinating fundraising events and activities to support the CAC.

Here's how you can help:

• Check out Carey & Kate's Online Auction.

• Save the date for Cait and Kat's charity spin class on 3/23 at Rev'd Copley Place. Registration opens on Sunday 3/17!

• Keep an eye on our socials for details on Talia's upcoming fundraising event.

• Visit Pazza on Porter before 3/1 and order bruschetta and/or an espresso martini and they'll donate 10%.

• Make a donation to their pages.

Provider Networking Day

The CAC hosted our partners from Boston Medical Center's Good Grief Program and the Child Witness to Violence Project for cross-program information-sharing and networking.

We appreciated learning about how these two programs provide specialized support to children who have experienced violence, loss and other traumatic events, and sharing an overview of our work with them.

It was a wonderful day of building relationships and learning—something we hope to replicate with additional partner agencies in the future! If you're interested in participating in a Provider Networking Day, please contact Erica Chepulis.

Staff Spotlight

We are thrilled to have another fantastic pair of Northeastern co-ops this semester!

As the Program Assistant for the Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) program, Rachel Hyden (left), supports data collection and provides programmatic assistance to the SEEN team. As the Program Assistant for the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), Chloe Chevalier (right), supports and maintains data collection, connects with resources needed to assist with interviews, and collaborates on team-wide training.

We look forward to sharing in their journey filled with learning, collaboration, and growth.