Child & Family is a private, nonprofit organization working every day to help the most vulnerable children, families, and seniors across Rhode Island since 1866. 
Our mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and the communities in which they live by identifying needs and utilizing best practices. 
Kristine Hendrickson

Kristine Hendrickson

Sandpipers Is More Than an Early Learning Center. It’s A Lifeline “When you foster, you learn about love in an entirely new way. You discover worlds and situations that you could not possibly have imagined” says Kristine Hendrickson Foster and an Adoptive mother of...
Collete Ann Rinkel

Collete Ann Rinkel

My name is Collete Ann Rinkel. I was once a victim, but I am now a hero. In 2021, I almost lost my life to my abusive partner of 8 terrible years. That relationship not only took my self-worth, but it also took my soul; I was a shell of a human and tried to end my own...