 Successes
Program evaluations demonstrate that Children's Friend is
not only helping more children and families than ever, but
that our programs are getting stronger and better each year.
All of our programs are serving increasing numbers of people,
from family support workshops to CHILDSPAN training sessions.
Evaluation data shows that people are making significant
progress on goals related to health care, decreasing developmental
delays, increasing parenting skills, decreasing stress, improving
clinical functioning, decreasing negative behaviors and situations,
and increasing adoption permanency rates.
At Children's Friend, we measure our success by the children
and families we serve. Whether it be placing a child in a safe
and loving foster home, helping a mother find food and shelter
for her family, bringing fathers together to discuss parenting
issues, or some other effort, Children's Friend is dedicated
to improving the lives of Rhode Island's most vulnerable
children and families.
In 2009 alone:
26,441 children, families, and child care professional benefited from Children's Friend services.
384 children and families members received concurrent permanency planning services, foster care placement, and adoption services - including children with special needs.
2,674 families received crisis intervention, parent support, home-based services, center-based services, and group sessions.
97 children were placed in high-quality, bilingual, or therapeutic child care services..
1,659 children and their family members received individual and family counseling services, addressing issues of loss, school performance, behavioral issues and more.
5,457 early-care and school-age educational professional participated in training and technical assistance sponsored by CHILDSPAN.
355 infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities were provided therapy and educational services.
175 substance-affected families participated in intensive home-based services to help parents overcome addiction while safely parenting their children.
5,923 families received health and nutrition services, promoting the health and well-being of young children, pregnant mothers, and families.
163 families at risk received high fidelity wrap around services.
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