Adoption Rhode Island

Adoption Rhode Island Our mission is to create safety, belonging and permanency for adopted and foster children. Children First. And Always!

Adoption Rhode Island is a private non-profit agency dedicated to finding families or other permanent connections for children and older youth in foster care. frWe also provide child, youth and family support services, education, training, advocacy, and referrals. We are proud to have found adoptive families for thousands of children, over the years, but there are hundreds of others in Rhode Island at any given time who need forever families.

Earlier this week, we had our first of nine TBRI training workshops, facilitated by ARI’s Maria Brochu. Twenty-one staff...
09/04/2026

Earlier this week, we had our first of nine TBRI training workshops, facilitated by ARI’s Maria Brochu. Twenty-one staff attended and interacted to learn more about TBRI or Trust-Based Relational Intervention. TBRI is a caregiving method designed to help children who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, or chronic stress. At its core, TBRI teaches caregivers to look past a child's difficult behavior and focus on building a deep, secure connection first. It is based on the idea that since trauma happens in relationships, healing must also happen in relationships. We are looking for our next trainings in the coming weeks.

If you would like to learn more about TBRI, you are invited to attend the being held:
📅 October 13–14, 2026 | 9am - 4pm
📍 The Manor, West Boylston, MA
🎓 CE units available

Register at newenglandtbriconference.com

What could change when the adults surrounding a child share a common language of trauma-informed care?The New England TB...
09/04/2026

What could change when the adults surrounding a child share a common language of trauma-informed care?

The New England TBRI® Conference is the first conference of its kind for professionals and caregivers across New England, bringing people from across systems of care together around a shared framework for connection, safety, and healing.

Join us for an opportunity to learn, connect, and help create more consistent, trauma-informed care for children across our region.

📅 October 13–14, 2026 | 9am - 4pm
📍 The Manor, West Boylston, MA
🎓 CE units available

Register at newenglandtbriconference.com

We're hiring! Brief explanations of each position are below. To view the full job description and submit an application,...
09/03/2026

We're hiring!

Brief explanations of each position are below. To view the full job description and submit an application, please visit https://adoptionri.org/about-us-career/.

💜 Freelance Clinician: will provide individual, family, and group counseling to youth, and families with adoption or foster care experience by using trauma-informed, permanency-focused approaches and proven counseling practices.

💜 Family Engagement and Permanency Specialist: will join our Permanency Services team to work with youth and families who have experienced foster care and / or are at risk of homelessness, to provide support and seek permanency.

💜 Teen Focus Permanency Specialist: will join our Youth and Young Adult Services team to work with youth and young adults in helping navigate independent living following their foster care experience. Providing support with finding housing, continuing education, career development, and life skills – all from a trauma-informed, permanency-based lens.

The end of summer calls for a cookout! 🙌🔥ARI’s Youth and Young Adult Services Team hosted its annual cookout, bringing t...
09/02/2026

The end of summer calls for a cookout! 🙌🔥

ARI’s Youth and Young Adult Services Team hosted its annual cookout, bringing the young people we serve and ARI staff together for an afternoon!

Everyone who attended got to enjoy a delicious meal, games, and a variety of activities in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. It was a chance for everyone to spend time together, build connections, and simply enjoy each other’s company. 💜

Summer may be winding down, but for 37 children and teens in foster care, the memories they made this summer will last a...
09/01/2026

Summer may be winding down, but for 37 children and teens in foster care, the memories they made this summer will last a lifetime! 🏕️✨

Recently, our CEO Darlene Allen reconnected with a young college student who had spent time in foster care. When we asked about his favorite memories of Adoption Rhode Island, he quickly shared one: summer camp. He told us he still has pictures from that summer that to this day he still treasures. That experience gave him memories he carries with him.

If you donated to Adoption Rhode Island’s Summer Campership Program, our annual appeal or supported Fund a Need at our Gala, here’s a glimpse of what you made possible:

💜 37 children and teens, ages 6 to 17, experienced summer camp or a special summer activity this year.

💜 They enjoyed camp and activities at 15 different camps and programs across Rhode Island that they chose. Their choices and experiences as unique as each one who had a summer to remember.

That’s more children than last year, and it means more chances to make friends, try something new, discover a talent, and just have fun! There were crafts, games, outdoor adventures, and campfires. There were new friendships and new skills. Campers got to practice martial arts and soccer, rode horses, performed on stage, played sports, and explored the natural world.

A week at camp might seem like a small thing. But for a child in foster care, it can mean so much more: a first friend, a new skill, a moment of confidence, a place to belong.

It can be a memory to carry forever. 💜

Last week we hosted a small group of donors for a Donor Conversation & Connection Breakfast at our Providence office. W...
09/01/2026

Last week we hosted a small group of donors for a Donor Conversation & Connection Breakfast at our Providence office. We are so grateful to a few youth guest speakers with lived experience who joined us and shared their stories and how ARI's Youth & Young Adult Services makes an impact even after an older youth has aged out of care. Thank you to young adults Gean Carlos, Abby, and Yasmin for sharing their experiences with our guests who are passionate about education for youth in foster care. Such powerful insights and recommendations came from their voices!

Their audience included ARI friends who are committed to breaking down the barriers that youth in foster care face to achieving the school success they deserve. These amazing young people spoke of those barriers, and of their own hard work that has them on a path to success. And they offered their recommendations for what young people need to succeed.

Education matters and at ARI we are determined that programs like ARI’s Teen Focus, Making KINnections, our supportive services at Copley Chambers, and the school support offered to youth and to families from ARI staff across our Permanency, Behavioral Health and Wellness and Youth and Young Adult services will continue to open doors to the future success these young people deserve.

We all have connections that we rely on.Kinship Caregivers play a critical role in the lives and development of children...
09/01/2026

We all have connections that we rely on.

Kinship Caregivers play a critical role in the lives and development of children and youth when their parents are unable to care for them. For children and youth in foster care, these kinship relationships can make a world of difference.

Within these relationships, youth often gain valuable insight and life skills that they very possibly wouldn’t learn on their own.

For example, when a Caregiver takes a child to dinner, the child has the opportunity to learn the rules of etiquette used while eating out. When helping with homework, youth can better understand their assignments, as well as gain time management skills and perseverance. Being with family who knows their story helps to fill in the gaps for a child to better understand their history and culture.

We know that these lifelong connections are important to children and youth. When you’re present in their lives, they’ll know they have someone to celebrate the good times with and have someone to lean on when times get tough.

At Adoption Rhode Island, we work hard to reconnect youth with family, siblings, and the community connections they have lost touch with, as well as advocate and provide opportunities for siblings separated in care to visit each other. Kinship care givers are honored and supported through a variety of opportunities and groups.

We have outpatient openings!💜 Counseling with licensed clinician. Offering parenting support and coaching. Counseling se...
09/01/2026

We have outpatient openings!

💜 Counseling with licensed clinician. Offering parenting support and coaching. Counseling sessions are for adult adoptees or caregivers of youth impacted by adoption or foster care.

Immediate daytime appointments are available. Most major insurances are accepted. For more information contact [email protected] or call 401-865-6000 x310

As we enter this new school year, we want to share some tips from our team on how to help the children in your life have...
08/31/2026

As we enter this new school year, we want to share some tips from our team on how to help the children in your life have a successful school year! 📚✨ Let's talk about morning routines!

The morning doesn’t need to be chaotic or rushed. There are ways you can make the morning time less stressful so both you and your child can start their day on a good note. Designated wake up and departure times, plans for the morning, and allowing for choices can make a huge difference!

For more information or resources, reach out to [email protected].

The Youth Action Board is accepting applications!Through this board, young people will be able to their experiences, and...
08/31/2026

The Youth Action Board is accepting applications!

Through this board, young people will be able to their experiences, and help inform how programs are designed, how resources are allocated, and how Rhode Island strengthens its overall response to youth homelessness.

To apply for the Youth Action Board, use the QR code above or contact: Tanisha Dennis at [email protected].

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