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Start 2016 Helping a Child! Foster Parent!

Start 2016 by helping a child in need. Become a foster parent! Learn more about foster care in this article.

Start 2016 by helping a child in need! Consider becoming a foster parent! There’s a great need in Rhode Island.

Did you know?

  • Foster parents receive tax-free dollars to support the child, free medical coverage for the child and a clothing allowance. Also, as a Family Service of Rhode Island foster parent, you’ll receive 24/7 support.
  • Foster parents can be married, a couple, single, and Family Service of Rhode Island is LGBTQQI-welcoming!

.Please contact Family Service of Rhode Island’s Greg Wright at 401-331-1350 ext. 3305 or email him at wrightgr@familyserviceri.org. He’ll answer all your questions about foster care.

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Visit the foster care information page by clicking here.

Meet Denise, a foster mom from East Providence.That’s Denise in the photo above, on the left, after being interviewed by East Bay RI reporter Christy Nadalin. Read the interview here.

Find out what's happening in East Providencefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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There’s a foster child who needs your loving home!

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