• Child & Family Support link
• Prevent Child Abuse Chapter link
• Family Support for Substance Use link
• Fatherhood Initiative link
• Peer Recovery & Outreach link
• Workforce Development link
• Youth Leadership and Support group Youth Speaking Out

Workshops and Training's
Peer to Peer systems navigation support
Support Groups 

We are  a group of parents, family members, transition age youth,  and adults with behavioral health lived experience who are committed to supporting and assisting peers and working with statewide and national partners to empower children, youth, families and individuals through dynamic supports, education, and advocacy to prevent abuse and neglect, reduce disparities, and progress towards universal health, wellness, and recovery.

Real Connections Mentoring

ASPIRE stands for: Aligning Savings, Permanency, Information, Resources, and Empowerment, and is possible with funding from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Aspire link

Our Your Way Home program rapidly “re-houses” homeless youth between the ages of 18-24 who have aged out of care and who are now experiencing homelessness. Housing

Career Readiness Program Work Wonders

Adult Education

Empowering Lives, Fostering Futures

Foster Forward’s mission is to empower lives impacted by foster care. We have an unwavering commitment to support children and youth, families, and the child welfare system as a whole, to grow, connect, improve, and move forward. 

We’re advocates, researchers, social workers, parents, and thought leaders who are dedicated to improving the child welfare system. What started as the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association (our former name), eventually pivoted into an organization that supports young adolescents and adults who are currently or formerly in the foster care system. In addition, we manage our Storefront - a resource for all foster families who can pick up free gently used clothing, toys, and other essentials.

If you are in crisis and need to speak to an Advocate right away, call the Helpline at 1-800-494-8100.

Comprehensive services

• 24-hour Helpline and legal advocacy
• Therapeutic Treatment Services link
• Advocacy link
• Support groups

Child Advocacy Center (CAC) link

Anyone can call the RI CAC with questions about referring a victim. Our protocol is for DCYF and/or law enforcement to send over their report. Call 421-4100 x119 to reach the CAC.

Day One is the only agency in Rhode Island that is specifically organized to deal with issues of sexual assault as a community concern. We provide treatment, intervention, education, advocacy, and prevention services to Rhode Islanders of all ages—from preschool children to elderly adults. Additionally, we advocate for public policy initiatives and systemic changes that positively impact how Rhode Island families handle sexual abuse cases.

Circles of Connection program which helps combat social isolation, build interest-based support networks, and nurture advocacy skills link

Rhode Island Advocacy for Children special education advocacy support services link 

The Arc Rhode Island Family Advocacy Network leads state-level public policy activities as well as provides training, public awareness and education, and grassroots advocacy building to protect the rights of Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Be a resident of Washington County.

The Coalition: 

• Advocates for the region’s children locally, statewide, and nationally.
• Encourages collaboration to maximize relationships and resources.
• Researches and publishes comprehensive town-by-town statistics on the well-being of County children.
• Convenes forums and trainings for area professionals – doctors, teachers, mental health clinicians, after-school providers, youth leaders, etc. – who care for children.
• Facilitates collaboration to address compelling needs beyond the scop of any one agency or sector.
• Launches innovative initiatives, such as Feelin’ Groovy, Chalk It Up Against Bullying, Welcome Baby, & The Greatest 8 to meet community needs.

"We" are a membership coalition of social service agencies, health providers, parents, legislators, town officials, volunteers, and others who advocate on behalf of the region's children. We have met this task since 2003 in three key ways:

Responsible and accurate studies
Community-wide information, forums, and advocacy
Special initiatives and ongoing working committees

The Arc provides vocational training, employment opportunities, therapeutic and recreational supports and more. 

The Arc builds community connections every day to ensure that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the tools to achieve in the work place, at home and in their neighborhood. 

Massachusetts residents

• 1:1 support for Massachusetts families with special education questions link
• Training and workshops link
• Family Leadership Development link

The Federation empowers families so that they have the information and resources they need for their children. We work with families with children from birth to adulthood, providing individual assistance, training, and leadership development and support. We focus on education, early intervention, health care, transitions, children in foster care and group homes, and building strong family engagement to support all children, especially those children with disabilities, those at risk, and those with economic, cultural or linguistic barriers.

RI Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization committed to supporting families of children that are deaf or hard of hearing. We are non-biased about communication methodologies, and believe that families can make the best choices for their child if they have access to good information and support. 

Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization that supports families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology.

A national family-run organization focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and substance use challenges and their families.

Provides national certification for a family/parent peer workforce, known as Certified Family Peer Specialists™, to provide support to other families who have children with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges.

Siblings of individuals with disabilities

To provide siblings of individuals with disabilities the information, support, and tools to advocate with their brothers and sisters and to promote the issues important to them and their entire families. Resources for siblings across the lifespan.

Chapter development inquiries: chapter.inquiries@siblingleadership.org

Provides educational and informational resources for families, service providers, caseworkers and tribal leaders related to the welfare of Native American and Alaska Native children. This includes information about child abuse, adoption and foster care, policy, and advocacy.

Focuses on meeting the needs of professionals engaged in all aspects of services for maltreated children and their families.

Serves Include:

• Promoting research
• Connecting professionals to promote the best response to child maltreatment
• Educating the public about child abuse and neglect