FS AR 10 - Family Service of Rhode Island

“I am so pleased to see the leadership of
Family Service of RI in bringing partners
together for better results for kids in
Providence,” said Providence Mayor David
Cicilline. “They are exemplifying the vision
and strategies laid out in my Children and
Youth Cabinet. Providence Children’s
Initiative builds upon the lessons of
the Harlem Children’s Zone, reflecting the
realities here in Providence.”
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Family Service of RI has begun working to replicate in Providence the
celebrated Harlem Children’s Zone, called by the New York Times “one of
the most ambitious social service experiments of our time.” The initiative,
known as the Providence Children’s Initiative, has received start-up funding
from The Rhode Island Foundation, Hasbro and Textron and involves
training at the Harlem Children’s Zone.
Family Service of RI began leading the Family Care Community Partnership
for Providence, Cranston, Central Falls and Pawtucket. A multi-agency
collaboration under a new corporation, Partnership for Families, Inc., the
initiative re-aligns and streamlines a range of services for children and
families in crisis. Family Service of RI is a member of a similar collaboration
serving the West Bay.
Lucy’s Hearth, a Family Service of RI affiliate, celebrated 25 years of
helping Aquidneck Island’s homeless women and children with a gala
fundraiser at Newport’s Castle Hill Inn.
The federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration has
accepted Family Service of RI into the prestigious National Child Traumatic
Stress Network and awarded the agency a nearly $400,000 grant. Family