Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices grouped under ca. six regional offices.  Cases involving such service needs not resolvable on a area level were referred to an interagency (interdepartmental) childrens’ services team convened by the office from human services (public health, mental health, mental retardation, social services) and education agencies, first at the regional office level and then if necessary at the central office level, to identify needed services and to designate appropriate provider agencies (MGLA c 28A, s 6A).  Series was created to analyze centrally convened team review of such cases.
Arrangement: Arranged in part chronologically
Notes: Scheduled as: Interagency team reports
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices.  These offices, supported by volunteer area-based councils for children, were grouped under ca. six regional offices, which continue to be responsible for the Office for Children’s regulation of day care and substitute care providers.  Series was created to administer regional director responsibilities, including chairing meetings with regional office staff and also with corresponding regional administrators from other state human services agencies (regional administrators’ or coordinated services committees).
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Minutes for Regions IV and V originally processed as separate series. Minutes for Region VI transferred from: Advocacy unit regional interagency team minutes ((M-Ar)1187X) Reports for Region III transferred to: Advocacy unit regional administrator reports ((M-Ar)1779X) Files for Region I lacking
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices.  These offices, supported by volunteer area-based councils for children, were grouped under ca. six regional offices, which continue to be responsible for the Office for Children’s regulation of day care and substitute care providers.  Series was created to administer office regional director responsibilities for planning childrens’ services.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Minutes for Region I transferred to: Advocacy unit regional chairperson minutes ((M-Ar)1789X) Reports for Region III transferred from: Advocacy unit regional administrator minutes ((M-Ar)1775X) Scheduled as: Regional administrative task force reports. Series incomplete: files for Regions I and III only
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices.  These offices, grouped under ca. six regional offices, were supported by volunteer area-based councils for children, which were given technical assistance by the central office’s Community Development Program and were mandated (MGLA c 28A, s 7) to evaluate local services for children, identify related needs, and review for the office proposals for state or federal funding of such services.  Series was created to convey area council initiatives to the legislature on a regional basis.
Notes: Scheduled as: Annual issue and program reports. Series incomplete: files for Region II only
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices.  These offices, grouped under ca. six regional offices, were supported by volunteer area-based councils for children, which were given technical assistance by the central office’s Community Development Program and were mandated (MGLA c 28A, s 7) to evaluate local services for children, identify related needs, and review for the office proposals for state or federal funding of such services.  Chairpersons of area councils met regularly at the regional level (regional leadership councils or committees) to exchange information and discuss proposals and programs.  Series was created to administer and document these meetings.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Minutes for Region I transferred from: Advocacy unit regional administrator reports ((M-Ar)1779X) Series incomplete
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices grouped under ca. six regional offices.  Cases involving such service needs not resolvable on a area level were referred to an interagency (interdepartmental) childrens’ services team convened by the office from human services (public health, mental health, mental retardation, social services) and education agencies, first at the regional office level and then if necessary at the central office level, to identify needed services and to designate appropriate provider agencies (MGLA c 28A, s 6A).  Series was created at the regional office level to administer and document team disposition of such cases and review of team procedures.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder chronologically in reverse order
Restrictions: Personal data restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Scheduled as: Minutes of team meetings
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices grouped under ca. six regional offices.  Cases involving such service needs not resolvable on a area level were referred to an interagency (interdepartmental) childrens’ services team convened by the office from human services (public health, mental health, mental retardation, social services) and education agencies, first at the regional office level and then if necessary at the central office level, to identify needed services and to designate appropriate provider agencies (MGLA c 28A, s 6A).  Series was created to analyze regionally convened team disposition of such cases.
Notes: Scheduled as: Interagency team reports. Series incomplete
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in privately funded and particularly public programs, evaluating and monitoring programs in departments and agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services and other executive offices (MGLA c 28A, s 4).  Through FY1991 the office’s advocacy unit in its Help for Children Program provided comprehensive information, referral, and advocacy services to assure children appropriate social, health, or financial support, administered on a community basis through ca. 43 area offices grouped under ca. six regional offices.  Series was created by the office’s director (commissioner from 1987) to provide policy and procedural background in administering advocacy unit programs.
Arrangement: Arranged in part chronologically
Notes: Scheduled as: Director’s subject file
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Scope and Content: Views taken by Thomas Hartley, photographer for Skyways, a branch of the Massachusetts National Guard, based in Boston.
Restrictions: Notebook appears to have been assembled by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Notes: Notebook appears to have been assembled by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Series presented to the Massachusetts Archives by Judith Cohen (Norwood, Mass.), Mar. and Oct. 2012
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Scope and Content: The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) is responsible for oversight of functions relating to the metropolitan park, water, and sewerage districts, consisting of Boston and surrounding communities.  In preparation for the 1930 Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Exposition (arranged by the Tercentenary Commission on Massachusetts Governmental Activities), the MDC took aerial photographs for an exhibit highlighting the work of the agency.
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