Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
Do you own this business? Claim this listing to add more information.
Contact Information
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States
Online Contact Form
Providence, RI 02903
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
I appreciate your inte
When children and youth cannot safely live with their own families, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) identifies an alternative family setting (often referred to as foster care) where they can be safe and thrive – sometimes temporarily and sometimes permanently.
Foster parents are DCYF's primary resource for children who need to be placed outside of their homes. Often foster parents are relative caregivers (sometimes called “kinship caregivers”) who have a prior relationship with the child or youth in their care. Children and youth are sometimes placed with adults in Rhode Island who get a license to serve as foster parents.
The goal of foster care is to reunite children with their birth families whenever possible safely. When reunification is not possible, DCYF works with its partner agencies to match a child with an adoptive family. Many children who are adopted from foster care find their “forever families” in the homes of their foster parents.
We often refer to our foster and adoptive families as “resource families”.
rest in the children in our care.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) and the private agencies connected with it offer many resources. If you foster through a private agency, you'll receive support from them.
Foster families in Rhode Island qualify for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). This program subsidizes childcare costs for families caring for foster youth under age 13. Some resources are also available for kids with special needs after age 13 as well.
Contact your private foster care agency or DCYF caseworker to learn more about these options.
Parents that need a break from fostering due to an emergency or other reason can also access respite care. This type of care involves one foster family taking care of another licensed family's child for a brief period.
Resource families receive a foster care maintenance payment to help with a child's needs. The amount varies depending on the child's age and service level of care.
Finally, the DCYF or licensed private agency will help you through the process, provide training, offer assistance managing medical and dental services, etc.
Ratings and Reviews
Average user rating
1.8 / 5| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 |
Sep 08, 2023
Love being on the Parent Advisory Board , Thank you for calling me a champion parent! , I can't wait to work with new director Ashley 👍👍, also love seeing my family pictures in the front hallway!
Aug 22, 2023
5 star milkshakes!!!
Aug 14, 2023
Shouldn't even get one star. Justice for Oakley.
Jun 23, 2023
They take the children away from the good parents and give the bad ones their children they are glorified kidnappers giving kids to foster families that only take children for the money
Jun 06, 2023
DCYF kidnaps children From innocent parents the whole system is Mental including Family Court.. that whole system needs to be dismantled