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Child & Family to Launch Taste of Home Campaign 2020 and Online Auction this Fall to Benefit Housing Programs
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...
Child & Family’s Foster Care Program offers virtual TIPS-MAPP classes to help process foster care family certifications during the COVID-19 crisis
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...
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island makes $500K investment to improve access to safe and affordable housing; nine local agencies receive funding
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...
Project HELLO: You had me at ‘how are you doing today?’
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...
Child & Family Receives Support through Rhode Island Foundation and United Way to Provide COVID-19 Relief
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...
Child & Family Hosts Taste of Newport Culinary Partner Appreciation & Kick-off Event Monday, March 2, 2020
On Monday, March 2, 2020, Child & Family hosted a Taste of Newport Culinary Partner appreciation and kick-off event to thank all the people that make their annual fundraiser, Taste of Newport,...
Child & Family’s Sandpiper Early Learning Center Top Rated on Aquidneck Island
Child & Family’s Sandpipers Early Learning Center is proud to announce they once again received 4 stars for their BrightStars certification, one of the few childcare centers ranked this high on...
Child & Family Hosts Ribbon Cutting For Their Recently Renovated Portsmouth Center
On Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Child & Family hosted a ribbon cutting for their recently renovated Portsmouth Center, a residential home for youth. This renovation was made possible by a Community...
Giving Program at Child & Family a Success Thanks to Longtime Volunteer Loren Deveau!
Middletown (RI) January 23, 2020 –Child & Family would like to send a sincere “thank you” to the community of Rhode Island for all their support during their 2019 Holiday Giving program, which...
Child & Family Welcomes New Board of Directors Members and Foster Care Director
Child & Family is thrilled to announce the newest members of our Board of Directors and our new Foster Care Director. Donna Valletta joined the Child & Family Board of Directors in October...
Brady Sullivan Properties Donates 70 Bikes to Child & Family’s Rhode Island Foster Care Program
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Brady Sullivan Properties delivered 70 new bikes to the Child & Family Providence Community Center at 1268 Eddy Street in Providence. The donation is part of a...
153rd Annual Meeting for Child & Family held on Thursday, November 14, 2019
On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 5PM, Child & Family hosted their 153rd Annual Meeting at their Middletown Community Center at 31 John Clarke Road, Middletown, RI. In attendance were past,...
Living in Limbo: Foster Families And Their Stories on Public Radio in Rhode Island
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...
Child & Family hosted 36th Annual Taste of Newport Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Wyndham Newport at the Atlantic Resort
On Sunday, October 27, 2019 Child & Family hosted their 36th Annual Taste of Newport, presented by Citizen’s Bank, at the Wyndham Newport at the Atlantic Resort. Through the generosity of...
WADK Interview for 36th Annual Taste of Newport (Friday, October 18, 2019)
To listen to radio interview between Jennifer Whelihan, Marketing and Development Manager, Child & Family, and Bruce Newbury, WADK, please listen below... .
Studio 10 with NBC WJAR Coverage of 36th Annual Taste of Newport at the Midtown Oyster Bar with Chef Mitch
Curious to what kind of food will be served at the 36th Annual Taste of Newport, Sunday, October 27th? Well, luckily, thanks to Lindsay Iadeluca with Studio 10 WJAR we have a sneak peak of the...
Studio 10 with NBC WJAR Coverage of the Child & Family’s Rhode Island Foster Care Programs
Thank you to Lindsay Iadeluca and Studio 10 with NBC WJAR for covering an important story on Foster Care in Rhode Island. Many children are in need of loving people, like Kim Mooney, who open up...
Child & Family Gives Thanks to the Barry Walsh & Friends Foundation
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of The Barry Walsh & Friends Foundation annual celebration of Barry’s life. What started off as family and friends getting together to remember Barry, has turned...
Child & Family teams up with Providence Place’s newest retailer, Boscov’s
Providence, RI- Child & Family, a Rhode Island non-profit, is expected to get a boost from the arrival of Boscov’s, the newest department store opening at Providence Place this September. The...
Puppeteer, Sue Klau, Visits Sandpipers Early Learning Center Thursday, August 22, 2019
On Thursday, August 22, 2019, longtime Child & Family supporter Sue Klau visited Child & Family’s Sandpipers Early Learning Center to entertain their Pre-K students with her mastery...
Child & Family earns Exemplary Worksite Health Award
Child & Family was recognized for the 5th year in a row with an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and the Greater Providence Chamber of...
Child & Family Receives $10,000 Grant for Supportive Housing from Rhode Island Foundation
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...
Child & Family’s Independent Living Program highlighted in Newport Daily News
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...
2019 Sandpipers Art Show
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...
RISD donates to Kitchen in a Basket
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...
Inspirational Parents in Our Community
Child & Family Foster and Adoptive Mom, Kristine Hendrickson and Child & Family Foster Dad, Mitchell Jackson were featured in Newport Life Magazine's May/June 2019 issue. What an inspiration...
St. George’s School Day of Engagement
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...
Symposium Success
Nearly 200 individuals from 35 different organizations, including Board Members Sharon Alemany and Jeannie Burditt, attended a symposium on Friday, April 12th, 2019 sponsored by Child & Family...
Salve Regina University Brings Springtime Joy to Child & Family’s Residential Program
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...
RI Department of Human Services moves into Child & Family Middletown
On Monday, February 25, 2019 Child & Family joined the RI Department of Human Services in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the Department and their clients to their new office,...