Blog - Wonderfund of Massachusetts

Cartwheel, the children's health company behind Nit Happens, has donated 25 Nit Happens Complete Lice Treatment Kits and 50 School Day Spray daily detanglers to the Wonderfund, the nonprofit partner of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.

Read more about two individuals in Massachusetts who collect holiday gifts for hundreds of children involved with the child welfare system.

In this episode of Mindful Management, Shen sits down with Lauren Baker, Founder and CEO of the Wonderfund, to explore what it truly means to support children in foster care.

The Wonderfund is one of twelve local nonprofits to receive a B.A.A. Gives Back Grant as part of the Fall 2025 edition.

The Wonderfund was featured in the most recent volume of the Child Welfare League of America’s Children’s Voice magazine! Staverne Miller and Lauren Baker co-author an article about how the Wonderfund works with DCF to provide life-changing enrichment opportunities for children who have been impacted by trauma.

You can help! It's so easy. Between now and Dec. 13, you can bring holiday magic to these 50,000 kids and teens engaged in the child welfare system in Massachusetts.

Iron Mountain’s Holiday Gift of Giving tradition had a modest origin in 1999. Employees provided Christmas gifts for a small number of children in the care of the DCF Park Street Office.

We are thrilled to announce Wonderfund Vice Chair and Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker is being honored with one of Boston Chamber’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards!

The Wonderfund is one of 130 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s $20 Million Grant Program.