2006 Massachusetts Code - Chapter 18B — Section 2. Services enumerated.

Section 2. The department shall provide and administer a comprehensive social service program, including the following services:

(1) casework or counseling including social services to families, foster families or individuals;

(2) protective services for children, unmarried mothers, the aging and other adults;

(3) legal services for families, children or individuals as they relate to social problems;

(4) foster family care and specialized foster family care for children, the aging, the disabled and the handicapped;

(5) adoption services;

(6) homemaker services;

(7) day care facilities and services for children, the aging, the disabled and the handicapped;

(8) residential care for children with special needs or aging persons not suited to foster family care, or specialized foster family care;

(9) informal education and group activities as needed for families, children, the aging, the disabled and the handicapped;

(10) training in parenthood and home management for parents, foster parents and prospective parents;

(11) social services for newcomers to an area or community to assist in adjustment to a new environment and new resources;

(12) camping services;

(13) family services intended to prevent the need for foster care and services to children in foster care;

(14) temporary residential programs providing counseling and supportive assistance for women in transition and their children who because of domestic violence, homelessness, or other situations require temporary shelter and assistance;

(15) information and referral services.

(16) provide social services for families and individuals in emergency and transitional housing.