The Adoption Rhode Island team strongly advocates for kids across our state. I am pleased to help secure funding for programming to provide child welfare workers with specialized training for supporting children and families as they navigate foster care and adoption.

Proud to secure $201k w/ Sheldon Whitehouse for Adoption Rhode Island Rhode Island College’ rigorous certificate program to build a stronger workforce & achieve positive outcomes for children who are adopted or experiencing foster care.

So honored to welcome
Senator Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse
to announce funding secured to help us, in partnership with Rhode Island College (@RICNews) help child welfare professionals best support youth touched by adoption & foster care with specialized training. Grateful & hopeful!

FYI vouchers can help kids who age out of foster care find housing bostonglobe.com/2024/03/01/opi…

I had a great afternoon @RIC meeting with the student union. I am confident our kids aging out of Foster Care will have a supportive and caring place to further their education through our Tuition Waiver program. Darlene Allen☮️🕊✌️

Today we celebrate the tireless dedication of our staff! Thank you for your unwavering commitment to making a difference in the lives of our youth, families, and community. The world is a better place because of the work you put in to make it a better place!

#WorldSocialWorkDay

To Support Kinship Caregivers, Systems Serving Children and Families Must Collaborate on Delivering Services - Child Trends – ChildTrends cms.childtrends.org/publications/k…

Opinion piece in Providence Journal by Julie Casimiro; Darlene Allen, CEO and executive director of Adoption Rhode Island; and Beth Lemme Bixby, CEO of Tides Family Services:

In 2021, the General Assembly passed legislation that monitors the graduation and achievement rates of kids in state care. What…

Join our team as an Education Specialist! To apply, please send your resume and a letter of interest to [email protected]. For more information, please visit adoptionri.org/wp-content/upl…

Getting a degree often has an incredibly large impact on a young person's life! We at Adoption Rhode Island are committed to improving these outcomes through both our advocacy work and direct service programs.

Jan Roy, LICSW, a clinical social worker at ARI, held a workshop on 'Understanding the Education Process'. It was a great chance for all who regularly advocate for RI youth to learn more about how we can support caregivers in understanding and navigating the educational process.

Thanks Rhode Island Monthly for sharing such an informative piece on the intricacies of adoption!

This article highlights personal experiences, changes in policy, shifts in needs, the complexities of adoption, the personal impact, and the challenges that remain.

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Thankful to ⁦Julie Casimiro⁩ for donating many bags of clothing for foster youth to ⁦Adoption Rhode Island⁩. There will be some happy kids!

So grateful to Senator Jack Reed for providing us with funding to continue working with young adults facing homelessness and the entire RI delegation for their commitment to funding essential services, projects, and initiatives aimed at preventing homelessness!
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Thank you Senator Jack Reed & congratulations to RI Coalition for Children & Families
members Adoption Rhode Island Community Care RI
Crossroads RI East Bay Community Action Family Service of RI foster forward Sojourner House on Continuum of Care awards to continue your critical work on behalf of unhoused youth, adults, and families!

RI is a leader in keeping teens in school or working – but thousands are doing neither providencejournal.com/story/news/edu… via Providence Journal Thank you RI KIDS COUNT for including our Director of Career Pathways Bernadette Tavares on the panel & sharing our RI Department of Labor & Training funded Works Wonders program!

. RI KIDS COUNT report: Despite success in preventing teens and young adults from dropping out of school and society, Rhode Island has much work to do to keep foster kids and other demographic groups connected and invested in their futures. By Alexander Castro

rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/01/29/rho…

“One population stands out most, however: kids in foster care.” A 52% graduation rate compared to non foster youth 82% rate. We need more attention on this population to address their needs. Governor Dan McKee Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island Senate Robert A Walsh Jr Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) RI Department for Children, Youth & Families Julie Casimiro

In addition to being fully ADA compliant, offering accommodations for visitors with various disabilities, our ARI website is now viewable in over 100 languages, ensuring all visitors have access to the important information we have to share... adoptionri.org!

The intersection of child welfare and inadequate housing is real. Children should not be removed or remain in foster care because of housing. Ensuring that children and families can stay together in safe, stable, and healthy housing is critical to the well being of children.