Bring Holiday Joy to Teens in DCYF Foster Care, Group Homes and Shelters
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in conjunction with the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association (RIFPA) and the Rhode Island Council of Resource Providers (RICORP), is seeking help from individuals and groups for the annual Holiday Gifts Campaign.
You can bring holiday joy to teens in foster care, group homes and shelters by:
- contributing to our monetary campaign to ensure that all teens in care receive a gift certificate
- or signing up your group to be matched with a group home and providing unique holiday gifts to teens in care.
Contact Julie DiBari at 401-438-3900 x101 or julie.dibari@rifpa.org for more information on getting matched with a group home, or make your tax deductible donation using our online form or via a check payable to “RIFPA” and send to:
Holiday Gifts for Teens
Rhode Island Foster Parents Association
55 South Brow Street
East Providence, RI 02914
You can also bring gifts for teens directly to your local DCYF office. Following are the regional office contacts. Call ahead for specific needs:
101 Friendship Street
Providence
contact Janice Bijesse at 528-3982 or Jane Ahles at 528-3985
530 Wood Street
Bristol
contact Susan Nelson at 254-7068
650 Ten Rod Road
North Kingston
contact Heidi Reardon at 294-5306
249 Roosevelt Street
Pawtucket
contact Valerie Angelone at 721-2550 or Karalyn Smith at 721-2530
Thank you in advance for your generous support!
May is National Foster Care Month!
For more information, visit the National Foster Month Partnership.
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Our newsletter, Fostering Futures is published monthly by the Association in order to keep foster parents and others informed and aware of the issues and activities that affect them. Fostering Futures is mailed to over 1,800 households throughout Rhode Island, and emailed to 600 state employees.
Please consider advertising your business or service in Fostering Futures. Your ad will get noticed and you’ll be helping to ensure the high quality of this publication for Rhode Island’s foster families.
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Congressman Kennedy Honors Rhode Islander for her Committment to Children
Washington, DC — Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy has selected Rhode Islander Lisa Guillette of North Providence to receive a 2005 Angels in Adoption Award for her outstanding work on behalf of children in Rhode Island. United States Representatives and Senators selected more than 180 Congressional Angels in Adoption for their outstanding contributions toward the welfare of children in the United States foster care system and orphans around the globe. The Angels will be recognized this evening at a national ceremony hosted by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) in Washington, D.C.
Read the full story at Patrick Kennedys’ website.
