Pernet Family Health Service

Pernet Family Health Service Pernet Family Health Service is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, DPH-certified home-health agency

Since 1955, when the Little Sisters of the Assumption started Pernet Family Health Service in Worcester, our organization has strengthened vulnerable, low income families with emergency assistance, maternal and child home health care, and family support. Our roots date back to 1865 and the wake of the Industrial Revolution, when Father Etienne Pernet, for whom we are named, and Sister Antoinette Fage, founded the Little Sisters of the Assumption to provide home-based nursing, child care, and homemaker help to overburdened factory workers in Paris, France. Their care lifted struggling families both physically and spiritually, laying the foundation for what is now a thriving global network of health and social service agencies. Today, Pernet Family Health Service in Worcester, Massachusetts is a Department of Public Health-certified home health agency, providing hands-on, in-home care for the most complex of maternal and child cases in the Worcester area, and early intervention services for children with, or at-risk for, developmental delays. We also collaborate with many governmental, nonprofit, and spiritual organizations to improve the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual health of 11,500 impoverished people a year, many of them infants and children. Every day our nurses, social workers, volunteers, staff and leadership team work to renew the whole person - physically, socially, and spiritually - in communities that lift each other up. Our mission, which supports the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual development of men, women, children, and families, resonates with that of the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Here at Pernet, where we view society as one large family, we work to promote social justice and human rights for all people, gradually improving society - one person, one family, one community at a time.

We LOVE notes like this. Great job, Crystal!
03/12/2026

We LOVE notes like this.

Great job, Crystal!

03/06/2026

Our childcare center and family providers are on a two hour delay today. No transportation.

Thanks to these students from Clark University for spending part of their Spring Break volunteering with us!
03/04/2026

Thanks to these students from Clark University for spending part of their Spring Break volunteering with us!

03/04/2026

Our childcare center and family providers are open regular hours tomorrow. No transportation.

The sun is out, and our shelves and fridges are stocked!
03/02/2026

The sun is out, and our shelves and fridges are stocked!

We are grateful for our ongoing partnership and support from Partners in Charity and the Diocese of Worcester. This yea...
02/26/2026

We are grateful for our ongoing partnership and support from Partners in Charity and the Diocese of Worcester.

This year's video highlights Joel, Associate Executive Director.

"The work that we do at Pernet is built on the foundation of dignity for families. We know that a lot of our families have incredible strengths, but they also have challenges. So how can we as a team come along those families, lean into their strengths, and then provide them with additional skills or additional resources to help address some of those challenges."

This is "2026 Partners in Charity" by Diocese of Worcester on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

02/22/2026

Update: all our day care programs are closed tomorrow.

We will update here about Tuesday as we get more information.

Please stay safe!

Wow! What a great group from Olympus Corporation. One employee was retiring and as part of his retirement party, he wan...
02/10/2026

Wow! What a great group from Olympus Corporation. One employee was retiring and as part of his retirement party, he wanted the team to volunteer. They spent last Wednesday morning with us and were a HUGE help!

We're grateful for our partners over at Friendly House, MA, for all the work they do. And thank you for hosting a legis...
02/09/2026

We're grateful for our partners over at Friendly House, MA, for all the work they do. And thank you for hosting a legislative breakfast and for inviting us.

Child development in action!
02/06/2026

Child development in action!

Took the kids sledding!
02/05/2026

Took the kids sledding!

S(no)w problem! Thanks to our partners at Cradles to Crayons Massachusetts for their delivery today!
02/04/2026

S(no)w problem! Thanks to our partners at Cradles to Crayons Massachusetts for their delivery today!

Address

237 Millbury Street
Worcester, MA
01610

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15087551228

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