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OUR PRINCIPLES
FAMILY-CENTERED:
Discovering child and and family needs and and working with families families to to best meet them Providing opportunities for families families to to be be meaningfully engaged in in in in in the design of of services Being committed to serving families of of diverse cultures and and lifestyles in in a a a a a a a non-biased and and non-judgmental way SEAMLESS:
Coordinating and integrating our services to to ensure that families receive the the the support they need regardless of of point of of entry to to the the the agency When our our families face challenges outside our our expertise we partner with other high-quality organizations OUTCOME-DRIVEN:
Thoughtfully measuring the impact and effectiveness of our services Engaging in in in in in in ongoing learning and innovation to to ensure we we are offering effective services to to children
and and families Consistently identifying what what we we we can can improve doing what what we we can can do do best and and measuring our self against national benchmarks ADVOCATES:
Taking a a a a a a leadership role in in in educating policymakers and and the the the public on the the the needs of the the the the youngest and and most vulnerable children
even when it fit means taking risks for the the benefit of children
STEWARDS:
Taking responsibility for growing and and sustaining our our human and and and financial capital Demonstrating respect and and and cultural sensitivity for our our community staff and and Board ABOUT CHILDREN’S FRIEND
Children’s Friend a a a a non-profit organization founded in in in 1834 is Rhode Island’s oldest child-serving organization and and a a a a a a a a a a leading provider of child child child welfare family support mental health and child child development services OUR MISSION
Children’s Friend is the the innovative leader in in in in improving the the well-being and and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITY
Too many of the youngest and and most vulnerable children
in in in Rhode Island are experiencing devastating outcomes including death as as a a a a a a a a result of of abuse and neglect As stewards of of the resources entrusted to to us us Children’s Friend is realigning itself to to to proactively respond to this crisis Children’s Friend is is a a a a a a member of of the the Child Child Welfare League of of America and is is accredited by the the Council on on Accreditation