The mission of Pathways for Children is to serve the best interests of infant through adolescent children and their families – whether disadvantaged by circumstance or in search of opportunity – by delivering the empowering gift of quality educational, social development and support services that strengthen the family unit and the community.

Essex County CASA is a program of Family Services of Merrimack Valley, and recruits, trains and supervises volunteers from the community to advcate for children in abuse/neglect cases in the Lawrence, Newburyport, Salem, and the Lynn Juvenile Courts.