March 29, 2024

Helping Families Stay Together through Foster Care With Children’s Friend

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Rhode Island’s
First Child Welfare Organization

Harriet Ware founded the Providence Children’s Friend Society in 1834 in an effort to help poor and sometimes parentless children. The belief that all children deserve a fair chance and a good start in life still remains today. Her mission to care for needy children has grown into the agency known today as Children’s Friend.

When a family experiences a crisis, a temporary separation may be necessary. The reasons may vary from a medical catastrophe, mental illness, substance abuse, behavioral problems or safety issues. Foster care is in place to provide a safe environment for the children. As a result, the need is constant for new Foster Care Homes for children birth to six years of age.

Prospective foster parents must participate in and complete a process before they can apply for a license from the state. They are required to attend trainings, undergo background and criminal checks, and participate in a home study. Children’s Friend’s foster parents receive ongoing support from a team of social workers through weekly home visits, telephone access, case conferences and social gatherings.

The successful permanency approach at Children’s Friend is the philosophy that keeps the children’s best interest in the foreground.


If you have any interest in learning more about Foster Care for children newborn to six years of age, Children’s Friend can provide a casual informative session where questions can be answered and topics can be discussed in an informal atmosphere.

Please call Children’s Friend to speak with Foster Care Recruiter, Joyce LaFrance Tormey,
at 401-276-4318 or email her at jtormey@cfsri.org. Visit the agency’s website at www.cfsri.org.

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