MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN INC
112 WATER STREET NO 204, BOSTON, MA 02109 www.masskids.org

Total Revenue
$260,751
Total Expenses
$264,441
Net Assets
$202,427

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN THROUGH ADVOCACY BY CONCERNED CITIZENS AND TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IN ALL ITS FORMS.

TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY DEVELOPING, TESTING AND DISSEMINATING EFECTIVE PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS.

MASSKIDS IS THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST PRIVATE, STATEWIDE CHILD ADOCACY ORGANIZATION AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE. WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS BY BUILDING COMMUNITY AND STATE-LEVEL COALITIONS, EDUCATING PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS, TRAINING CHILD-AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, PROMOTING ORGANIZATIONAL PREVENTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AND ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF ABUSE, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ABUSERS, AND THE PREVENTION OF FUTURE ABUSE OF CHILDREN. WE ARE THE SOURCE MEDIA TURN TO FOR AN INDEPENDENT AND AUTHORITATIVE VIEW OF ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN. WE HAVE SERVED AS THE MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER OF PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA SINCE 1986 AND SERVE ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE NATIONAL COALITION TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. MASSKIDS' ENOUGH ABUSE CAMPAIGN COLLABORATES WITH STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS, POLICIES, CAMPAIGNS, AND INITIATIVES THAT EDUCATE SCHOOL AND YOUTH ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS-AT-LARGE ABOUT CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND THEIR PREVENTION. OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION IN 2019 HAVE REACHED 1,200 SCHOOL AND YOUTH ORGANIZATION LEADERS. OUR 1-HOUR E-LEARNING COURSE FOR SCHOOLS HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY OVER 100 SCHOOLS IN 6 STATES AND EDUCATED OVER 7,000 ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, COACHES AND OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. OUR THREE ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND REGION-WIDE CONFERENCES HAVE TRAINED OVER 400 SCHOOL AND YOUTH LEADERS SEEKING TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. OUR PLEDGE TO PREVENT ONLINE CAMPAIGN ENGAGES CITIZENS EVERYWHERE TO TAKE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. OVER 1,200 CITIZENS HAVE PARTICIPATED TO DATE. OUR MASSKIDS AND ENOUGHABUSE WEBSITES REACHED OVER 200,000 UNIQUE VISITORS, 350,000 VISITS AND 4 MILLION HITS IN 2018 AND 2019. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO 8 STATES AND TO NGOS IN NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE THAT HAVE ADOPTED OUR ENOUGH ABUSE CAMPAIGN.

MASSACHUSETTS SHAKEN BABY PREVENTION CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO HOSITALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE INFANT DEATHS AND INJURIES FROM ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA/SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME. THE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED OVER 1.3 MILLION TRAINING VIDEOS AND TEACHING MATERIALS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND FOR PARENTS OF NEWBORNS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Jetta BernierEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$90,000
Farah Andre RnBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Karla ValentinEXECUTIVE COORDINATOR0.3$0
Louis C ZichtV.P. FOR INCOME DEVELOPMEN0.5$0
Laura SiracusaBOARD MEMBER0.5$0
Kathryn Robb EsqBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Kristin Knuuttila EsqBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Frank J Riccio PcBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Beth Mcardle EsqBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Augusta HaydockPRESIDENT0.5$0
Brittany Kelley CpaSENIOR MANAGER0.5$0
Laura Gold EsqBOARD MEMBER0.3$0
Ilana Lescohier PhdV.P. FOR PROGRAM PLANNING0.5$0
Carmen Durso EsqCHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTE0.5$0

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