Middletown (RI) November 12, 2020 – For years, Child & Family has run their Holiday Giving programs to provide Thanksgiving meals and holiday gifts to their clients in need. The programs have been very successful, uniting donors with families and...
Middletown (RI) October 27, 2020 – Child & Family would like to thank their sponsors, donors and community members who supported their inaugural Taste of Home Campaign + Auction. The Campaign reached its goal of collecting over $100,000 in net...
Middletown, RI, August 26, 2020 – Child & Family will hold an online auction and fundraising campaign called “Taste of Home” from October 22-26th, 2020 in place of their annual Taste of Newport event. Due to the circumstances and...
By Paula M. Bodah / Newport Life magazine Posted Jun 29, 2020 at 2:32 PM With fundraising events on hold, nonprofits are getting creative. In 2003, Jonathan Stone made the first of his 15 (and counting) swims from Newport to Jamestown, joining hundreds of other...
Recent tragedies illuminate that before there was COVID, the real pandemic in this country has been racism and social injustice. This impacts all of us but we should recognize who have been the real targets of hate and racism; African...
Middletown (RI) May 18, 2020 – For the first time, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is allowing potential foster care parents to complete their certification through virtual programs. This includes working with a Foster Care...
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island makes $500K investment to improve access to safe and affordable housing; nine local agencies receive funding The 2020 BlueAngel Community Health Grant program targets the places where health and housing intersect ...
By Donita Naylor Providence Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON — The woman whose thoughts on paper practically jumped up and got busy giving older Rhode Islanders a way to engage socially while keeping their social distance, had no trouble thinking of...
Hello Friends & Supporters of Child & Family, Child & Family has been here for over 153 years helping Rhode Islanders in need. Like all of you, we have had to adapt to the new “normal” during this COVID-19 crisis....
Child & Family is grateful to the Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island for facilitating a grant through their COVID-19 Response Fund to support Child & Family’s efforts in addressing community needs during this crisis. The COVID-19...