In Rhode Island every year, dozens of young people age out of the foster care system without a permanent connection to a family. Over the past few weeks Sofia Rudin of Public Radio in Rhode Island has been doing a series...
Child & Family’s Middletown Community Center was the venue for a Rhode Island Foundation press conference on June 10th at which the Foundation announced the awarding of grants to 40 Newport County nonprofit organizations in the fields of housing, education...
Natasha Gordon, program manager of Child & Family's Bridge to Success Independent Living Program, spoke to Newport Daily News about transitioning young adults age 18 to 21 who have been in state custody. Natasha shed light on the importance of stable, supportive...
The children in our Sandpipers Early Learning Center showed off their creativity and artistic talents on Wednesday, May 22nd at the annual Sandpipers Art Show. Great job everyone! Thank you to staff and parents for the time and donations that...
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Continuing Education generously collected and donated items for our Kitchen in a Basket. "Kitchen in a Basket" provides families entering Child & Family's Supportive Housing Program with kitchen basics from plates, bowls, and cups to microwaves, skillets,...
Thank you to the students of St. George's School that volunteered to mulch the playground at Child & Family's Sandpipers Early Learning Center on April 15th, 2019 for a Day of Engagement. The students learned about Sandpipers and Child & Family's services while refreshing the...
Many THANKS to the students from Salve Regina University's Office of Community Service for donating their time, talent and funds to create beautiful Easter baskets to bring springtime joy to the young women in Child & Family's residential treatment group homes, during their "Service Plunge 2.0"...
July 13, 2018 - Child & Family's Middletown Community Center was the venue for the interview of Child & Family's "Friendly Visitor" program coordinator, Gerry LePage, who was joined by volunteer "Friendly Visitor" Barbara Saccucci Radebach and the Senior...
Building on its longtime commitment to youth who have grown up in group care and foster homes, Child & Family has announced a new program to assist Rhode Island teens who “age out” of the child welfare system without...
Marty Sinnott joined WADK's host of "The Open Forum," Frank Prosnitz, on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Marty discussed the agency's 151-year history and provided a rich overview of Child & Family's social service programs for at-risk families and other individuals...