BOSTON – On Thursday, State Rep. Paul Donato was honored at the State House with the 2024 Foster Care Legislator of the Year Award as Yesterday. The Foster Care Legislative Caucus honored Rep. Donato with the 2024 Legislator of the Year. This recognition bears profound personal and professional significance for the prominent and popular lawmaker. “In my brief remarks at the Grand Staircase, I spoke about my own experience as a foster child growing up in Mission Hill at the Nazareth Home for Children, and later in Medford, stated Donato. “We’ve accomplished a lot for the Massachusetts foster care system since I took office, and there’s a lot of work left to do. Thank you to my colleagues and friends who honored me with this award.”