Our licensed foster families provide a structured and therapeutic family environment for youth who can safely be placed in the community but who cannot live with their biological families. Each youth is assigned a case manager and clinician who support the continued growth and development of the child and provide assistance to foster families.
Services Include:
- Clinical assessment and ongoing services
- Comprehensive case management
- Foster family recruitment, support and training
- Permanency planning
- Crisis intervention
- Aftercare services
The Foster Family Support Program (FFSP) provides home based services to kinship foster families in Northern Rhode Island and comprehensive and supplemental case management focused on Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) foster care licensing.
Services Include:
- Orientation to foster care & DCYF
- Home visits
- Advocacy
- Permanency planning education
- Case management & licensing support
Click here 
to download our Foster Family Support Program brochure.
For more information about our Child Welfare Programs, call 401-766-0900.
The Northern RI Visitation Center serves families of children in the care of the Department of Children, Youth and Families due to a persistent problem with substance use. Families are able to have supervised visits in a home-like setting while receiving the support they need to cope with their addiction concerns. The Center, located on Orchard Street, Woonsocket, serves up to 30 individuals referred by DCYF. The program provides for:
- Supervised Visits - Visits in a home environment with a focus on everyday family activities.
- Clinical Oversight - Consultation and assessment, observation and clinical work around visits, assistance with coordination of supports and help with parenting skill building.
- Family Recovery Coaching - Support with the recovery process, information and resource connections and help navigating the child welfare system.
Click here for the Northern RI Visitaiton Center information sheet. For more information, contact Shannyn Vicente at 401-769-4558 or svicente@famresri.org
Youth in substitute care and their families are at a critical point in life. Our staff and foster families are vital components of treatment as they attend to the needs of youth and their families.
We are always in need of foster families for both short and long-term placements, as well as families to serve as respite care providers for current foster parents. Our program provides ongoing case management and clinical and financial support.
For information about becoming a foster parent, contact Terri Killory at 401-235-6089. or tkillory@famresri.org
Click here for the Foster Family Interest Form.