Lutheran Child & Family Service

Founded in 1976, Communities for People offers customized programs and services for children. The agency provides services related to foster care, adoption support, refugee resettlement and rehabilitation. Its therapeutic foster care program serves children who have been removed from their families due to severe neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, and exposure to drugs and alcohol. In addition, Communities for People provides training in essential independent living skills, such as managing money, finding employment, and cooperating and compromising with roommates. The agency collaborates with local schools, agencies and organizations in order to provide a full spectrum of services for youths.

Children’s Friend is the innovative leader in improving the well-being and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children. We accomplish this by providing flexible, effective, and culturally-relevant services, and advocating for programs and policies that support and strengthen these children and their families. Children's Friend, a non-profit organization founded in 1834, is Rhode Island's oldest child welfare organization and a leading provider of child welfare, family support, mental health, and child development services. Contact us today for more information!