Massachusetts Citizens for Children (MCC) was founded in 1959 by Dr. Martha May Eliot, an internationally recognized pediatrician and chief of the US Children's Bureau (1951 - 1956). We are a non-profit statewide child advocacy organization, whose mission is to improve the lives of the state's most vulnerable children through advocacy by concerned citizens.

MCC is the source that citizens and the media turn to for an independent view of events, legislative issues or public policies affecting and their families. We are independent of political, partisan, and government organizations.

To effect change for the Commonwealth's most vulnerable children and youth, we work to improve state services for children, push for needed legislation and, when necessary, take legal action. We research and document unmet needs, evaluate existing programs and policies, and act as a catalyst to link individuals and groups around common concerns. MCC educates the general public and professionals through conferences, workshops, demonstration projects, publications, public opinion polling, and the media.

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