2011 Annual Report - Children's Friend

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2011 Annual Report

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Rhode Island has the highest percentage of single-parent households in New England, and 37% of them live in poverty.

A tale of four shootings. In the state with the highest rate of child poverty in New England, Children’s Friend serves the cities where children suffer the most: Central Falls, Pawtucket, and Providence. From delayed prenatal care to abuse and neglect, from high unemployment and poverty to limited access to quality education, from teen pregnancy to homelessness, the 64,000 children and their families in these three cities face daily challenges.

Rhode Island has the highest percentage of children living in poverty among the six New England states: 1 in 6.

Safety in the streets is another one. “Our centers are a refuge from everyday violence,” acknowledges Julie Casimiro, Children’s Friend Vice President Advancement. As she leads a tour of the Berkshire Street Center near the Chad Brown neighborhood, she stops on the sidewalk outside.

The rate of violent crime in Providence is 2.5 times that of the rest of the state; Central Falls is more than twice; and Pawtucket nearly two-thirds.

“There were four shootings in this neighborhood over 11 months,” She points down Donelson Street. “The first was over Memorial Day weekend in 2010, a killing of a young man at a party.”

Average cost of center-based infant day care in the state is $11,400/year. Rhode Island Early Head Start Services only had enough funding for 519 of the estimated 8,000 incomeeligible children to participate. Statistics courtesy of 2012 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: www.rikidscount.org

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She points in a different direction. “The second was later that summer at the gas station around the corner. “The third was in November 2010, about 100 feet from our building.” “And the fourth was last April, on a Sunday. Two teens chased and shot at two other teens right across our playground behind the building, at 4 in the afternoon! “This is the world our children experience. We owe them more.”

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Rhode Island has the highest percentage of children living in poverty among the six New England states: 1 in 6.

Where everybody knows your name. Regardless of the conditions outside, once a child is inside any of Children’s Friend ten sites, he or she (and family) are home! In Providence, Pawtucket or Central Falls, out sites are child-happy spaces. Most have gone through major renovations. At the Friendship Center, for example, children can now go directly to the playground without passing through the parking lot. The parent-run Policy Council now has a room for meetings.

Children’s Friend operates sites in 10 locations in Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls. We operate family support centers in Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls.

Just as important, Children’s Friend is a good neighbor. “The Elmwood community needed our presence,” says Beverly, the Child Development Supervisor, about moving into the classrooms once occupied by the San Miguel School.

In 2011, Children’s Friend was able to serve...

“We have eight classes of happy preschoolers livening up the neighborhoods. When we go out on the playground, people open the doors of their houses and smile. ‘Miss Maria’, the children’s librarian at the Elmwood Library, comes to visit. The Broad Street Fire Station brought a fire truck over.”

» 1,292 children ages 3-5 through Head Start, a comprehensive center-based and program that promotes school readiness. » 719 families received crisis intervention, parent support, and other services through the Family Support Centers in Central Falls and Providence. » 648 early care and school age education professionals, who took advantage of training and technical assistance programs. To learn more about any of the Children’s Friend programs: www.childrensfriendri.org/services.html

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The story is repeated on Dexter Street in Central Falls, where Children’s Friend organized the clean-up of two community playgrounds. Staff and volunteers rebuilt the playgrounds at Garfield and Jenks Parks, while the Red Sox, CVS, and Covidien donated 500 backpacks stuffed with school supplies and lunchboxes. In both Central Falls and Providence, Children’s Friend holds summer concerts for the neighborhoods. “It’s just the right thing to do,” concludes Julie Casimiro. -5-

Between 2008-2010, 6.3% of Rhode Island’s children – 1 in 13 – were not covered by health insurance.

At risk even before birth. Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is blunt about the facts. “When a child is born to a teenage, unmarried mother who has not graduated from high school, he or she is nine times more likely to grow up in poverty.”

Rhode Island has the highest teen birth rate in New England: 26.8 births/ 1,000 teens ages 15-19. Between 2006-2010, 4,500 women in the core cities experienced delayed or no prenatal care, twice as many women as the rest of the state. In 2011, 417 babies were born at high risk, namely to unmarried teens who hadn’t finished high school. Rhode Island’s food pantries and soup kitchens now feed 60,000 people a month; four out of ten households served include children.

Consider the environment. Will the mother-to-be have health insurance, good eating habits, be free of substance abuse, and diligently keep doctor’s appointments?

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Will she have enough to eat during the pregnancy, a supportive family, and sufficient exercise? Will she live in a safe and clean house and neighborhood? When the baby is born, the same questions are asked again, with even more insistence. Again, KIDS COUNT points out: “Young children who are eligible for WIC [a nutrition program offered for women, infants, and children] but not participating in the program are more likely to be in poor health, be at risk for developmental delays, be underweight, be short for their age, and/or experience food insecurity [which can] lead to impaired cognitive and socio-emotional development, limiting school achievement.”

Statistics courtesy of 2012 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: www.rikidscount.org

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In 2011, Children’s Friend was able to serve... » 381 family child care providers through the Child and Adult Care Food Program, providing financial assistance and nutrition counseling. » 292,037 healthy and nutritious meals to children in our classrooms. » 719 families who received crisis intervention, parent support, & other services. » 1,884 families with home-based outreach services through First Connections, which promotes the health of mothers and their newborn children. » 6,798 families through WIC, providing healthy foods, nutrition education and referrals to other resources. » 121 families through the Nurse Family Partnership, nurse home visits for lowincome, first-time moms 24 years old and younger.

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Essential help for the firsttime mother. Anna came to Rhode Island from her native Ukraine to attend college. She fell in love with this country, and with Diego, a hard-working young man originally from Guatemala. When she became pregnant, Anna was a perfect candidate for the Children’s Friend Nurse Family Partnership program (NFP). “We start working with moms during their pregnancy and continue providing support though the child’s second birthday” explains Darryle, a Nurse home visitor, one of the five registered nurses on the NFP team, each of whom supports 25 families. The program follows the Nurse-Family Partnership model as designed by Dr. David Olds, a developmental psychologist 30 years ago. It works. A 15-year New York study shows: • 56 percent fewer doctor and hospital visits due to childhood injuries • 48 percent less incidence of child abuse and neglect through child age 15 • 83 percent increase in workforce participation by unmarried mothers by the time their child is 4 years old

“Anna is the expert in her own life,” says her nurse. “My work is to help her recognize her own strengths and identify and achieve her goals”.

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Rhode Island has the highest percentage of children living in poverty among the six New England states: 1 in every 6. Between 2006-2010, 12,915 children under 6 lived below the poverty threshold. In 2011, Rhode Island had the nation’s third highest unemployment rate: 11.3%. Youth are having babies. Rhode Island has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in New England. Children witnessed 1,659 cases of domestic abuse in their homes in 2010. In 2011 alone, 3,158 children were found to have been abused or neglected. Half the victims were 6 years or younger. One third were under age 3.

Breaking points

The equation almost always begins with poverty. A mother, usually, and her two children live at the federal “threshold” of poverty at $18,123 – no more than $1,500 a month to pay for rent, food, utilities, transportation, child care, and health. How did she get there? There are several possibilities. They can begin with disabilities or discrimination or a teen who leaves high school without a diploma or a job, condemning him or herself to a fraction of the life’s income she/he might have otherwise earned. If she gets pregnant, she risks not getting proper medical attention. She, and possibly the baby’s father, end up in substandard housing, further endangering themselves and the child. The other factors that brought us here or that result? Domestic violence, unemployment, mental health issues, and substance abuse, to name a few. Everyone hurts, but the child pays with his future. Nights going to bed hungry, mornings going to school hungry. Walking a dangerous neighborhood in fear. Compromised health. Lack of a positive male role model. Reduced expectations for the future.

Statistics courtesy of 2012 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: www.rikidscount.org

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In 2011, Children’s Friend was able to serve... » 1,097 children and their family members, with individual and family counseling, addressing issues of loss, parent-child conflict, school and behavioral issues, and more. » 719 families through the Family Support Centers in Central Falls and Providence, with a full spectrum of crisis intervention and parent support. » 250 families through the Family Care Community Partnership, a collaboration with Family Service of RI, Comprehensive Community Action Program, The Providence Center, and Tides Family Service, to provide wrap-around services. » 164 families with substance abuse issues with intensive, home-based services through Project Connect to overcome addiction and safely parent their children. To learn more about any of the Children’s Friend programs: www.childrensfriendri.org/services.html

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Ever After. When her son Ever was born, Marilyn couldn’t stop crying. Post partum depression affects one in 10 mothers, and Marilyn had an additional factor. DCYF was preparing to take permanent custody of her other children. “I was depressed because I wasn’t with my children,” Marilyn says. DCYF suspected Marilyn of substance abuse. Enter Project Connect, a Children’s Friend partnership with DCYF to keep children safe by making homes substance free. “Our special goal from the start was to bring Marilyn’s family back together,” notes her caseworker, Regina. A team of experts delivers a formidable list of services. Children’s Friend assesses the home and institutes a treatment plan. The plan provides case management, counseling, couples work, parent education, nursing services, transportation, and links to basic needs, like housing and health care. And, typical of Children’s Friend, the services weren’t limited to Project Connect. Ever and Marilyn’s other children were connected to Early Head Start, Early Intervention, afterschool programs, and financial support. She remembers, “They said, ‘This is your team, Marilyn’,” including her in monthly staff meetings. “Even when I didn’t want to, I knew I had to listen. I love them!” Children’s Friend also worked with the clinicians and temporary homes assigned to Ever’s brothers and sisters towards reunification. Today Ever, now 2, is surrounded by his siblings. “And I am able to provide for each and every one of them, thanks to Children’s Friend,” Marilyn says with pride. - 13 -

On December 31, 2011, 1,988 children were in out-ofhome placements, including: » 1,102 in foster care » 247 in group homes » 202 in residential facilities » 36 in shelter care.

An estimated 30% of children in foster care could return home with adequate housing. Half of the children in foster care are under age 5. On September 30, 2011, 297 children in the custody of DCYF were waiting to be adopted, including: » 1% were under age 1 » 29% were ages 1-5 » 25% were ages 6-10 » 31% were ages 11-15 » 9% were 16 and older » 5% age unknown.

One in four people in a Rhode Island homeless facility is a child; half of them are under age 6. Statistics courtesy of 2012 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: www.rikidscount.org

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They can’t go home. The original vision of Children’s Friends Society in 1834 was to house in its orphanages or find homes for the lost and abandoned children who increasingly appeared on its doorsteps. The children of all ages were victims of poverty, abuse, and abandonment. Children who desperately need a stable home still exist. They are now in DCYF care or Women & Infants hospital waiting for foster families. They are also getting younger, reports Dana Mullen, Assistant Vice President of Programs. “The children used to be 5 or 6,” she notes. “Now they’re between birth and 3.” The causes remain the same. Poverty strips away a family’s ability to provide the essentials. Perhaps the breadwinner’s loss of self-confidence – in a state with more than 11% unemployment – leads to substance abuse. It’s a short trip to domestic abuse and abuse and/or neglect of the children. Teens – just a few years from childhood themselves – gave birth to more than 5,000 babies between 2006-2010. Maternity ward nurses witness other new moms with mental health issues or significant cognitive limitations. As mandated reporters, they call DCYF to intervene. Nearly one in three of Rhode Island’s 223,956 children live in the four “core cities” where the odds are stacked up against them. For too many children, it is still hard to go home. - 15 -

In 2011, Children’s Friend was able to serve... » 44 families that adopted special needs children, with counseling, crisis intervention, and other services that helped them stay together and thrive. » 8 children and their new families, with successful adoptions. » 49 children through a safe careful placement in foster homes. » 132 children, biological parents, and foster families who received counseling, case management, advocacy, and support through the joint DCYF-Children’s Friend Partners in Permanency program, which seeks to ensure safe, permanent, stable homes for children in the state’s care as soon as possible. To learn more about any of the Children’s Friend programs: www.childrensfriendri.org/services.html

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Home at last. Like many young girls, Amy planned to be a mom. But her dream had a twist. “When I was 14, I babysat for a family who adopted one daughter, and had one biological child. They were so happy, so special. I decided that’s what I wanted.” Amy and her “Prince Charming” Mark, put Amy’s dream into action. They contacted Children’s Friend to pursue their dream of building their family through foster care and adoption. After taking foster care parent training, the couple were soon caring for and parenting an 8-day-old boy. “Children’s Friend provided so much support,” Amy says. “Whenever I called, whatever I needed: emotional support, a crib, car seat or stroller; they’d say, ‘We’ll get it for you.’” After nine months, however, DCYF and family court placed the baby with his grandparents. “I learned that your responsibility is to love them like your own. Feel good that you gave them the best care you could.” Five weeks later, Mark and Amy called their social worker and told her, “We’re ready.” They soon met 5-day-old Cody. His biological mother allowed the couple to adopt him. “It’s an emotional roller coaster ride,” Amy admits. “But when we need to talk, we can call Children’s Friend anytime.” The caseworker, Amy, returns the compliment. “When our permanency team was considering who might be good parents for Sean, who lacked permanency in his life, we immediately thought of Amy and Mark. They have a ton of love.” “Cody and Sean will give us much more than we can ever give them,” Amy and Mark agree. Dream fulfilled. - 17 -

dear Friend... You provide the color where there’s often only black and white Sadly, some unfortunate facts of life for Rhode Island’s children haven’t changed since Harriet Ware began the Children’s Friend Society 178 years ago. Nearly two centuries later, one in six children – 38,733 blameless, promising babies, toddlers, adolescents, and teens – still lives in poverty. Poverty alone can deny them sufficient nutrition, adequate healthcare, freedom from violence, and preparation for an essential education. The state’s food pantries and soup kitchens now feed 60,000 people a month, and nearly half of those households include children. Teen girls ages 15-19, barely out of childhood themselves, gave birth to 5,384 babies in Rhode Island between 2006-10. In 2011, more than 3,000 Rhode Island children were victims of abuse and neglect. Half of them were under age 6 and, even harder to believe, a third were younger than 3. Too many children experienced violence in what should have been the safety of their homes. In 2010, children were present during a terrifying 1,659 arrests for domestic violence incidents.

The contrast reminds us why we work so hard Like most people, I’d rather look at happy photographs of the sweet children and beautiful families we served in 2011, if not the 178 years since the Children’s Friend Society was founded. But in the face of budget cuts and continued economic challenge for our families, I thought it essential that this year’s annual report remind us of the reason we exist. I ask you to read carefully the statistics on the black and white “spreads”at the opening of this annual report. Then remember: they aren’t numbers. They are innocent babies in their mother’s arms, like Ever was, when his mother Marilyn worked with Project Connect to build a substance-free home safe for her children. They are adopted toddlers, like Cody and Sean, who have completed the family Amy and Mark always dreamed of. They are the giggling, active preschoolers who hungrily fill our childcare and Head Start, programs in the safe centers we’ve built in the most challenging neighborhoods of Rhode Island. They are even the children who are yet to come, as the Nurse Family Partnership offers welcome support to firsttime pregnant women, like Anna.

Our work, your support We can, and do, report success: one child and one family at a time. We combat poverty and child abuse and neglect and family dysfunction every single day. Children’s Friend has – I’ve said it before and I will say it again – the most dedicated, qualified, and committed staff anywhere. They offer love and patience, with endless services. They also offer cribs and diapers and emergency rent and food, whatever it takes. We can’t do it without you. That’s something else that hasn’t changed since Harriet Ware’s time. The pages of generous contributors make this work possible, from cash gifts to our newest bequest to your incredible enthusiasm during the holiday gift drive. I’d like to believe the conditions on the black and white pages will someday disappear. Until that day, we promise to work with you to bring color into the lives of the children and families we serve.

Thank you for your continued support! Sincerely,

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thank you to our 2011 Donors

Denise and Richard Fitzgerald Gerald and Sarah Fogarty Tony and Karen Gabriele Jo Ann D. Harry Kenneth and Willa Hogberg Donald and Judy Horton John E. Moran Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kearney, Jr. Peter M. Keating Susan and Robert Kelly

$250,000+ The Champlin Foundations $50,000+ Head Start Board of Directors, Inc. Panera Bread/Howley Bread Group

$10,000+ The Amgen Foundation Amica Mutual Insurance Company & Amica Companies Foundation Citizens Bank, Rhode Island & Citizens Charitable Foundation Collette Vacations & The Alice I. Sullivan Charitable Foundation Hasbro, Inc. & the Hasbro Children’s Fund Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development & Outdoor Play Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust J & A General Contractor Local Initiatives Support Corporation Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.

$5,000+ Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children, Inc. BJ’s Charitable Foundation Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc. David and Maureen Caprio Dominion Foundation Hazard Family Foundation MetLife Auto & Home Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Providence Investment Management, LLC The Rhode Island Foundation The Rite Aid Foundation Thomas H. Maren-Leon and Barbara Goldstein Fund Patrick and MaryAnn Tormey The Washington Trust Company

$2,500 + Babcock & Helliwell, Inc. The Bank of New York Mellon Julie and Richard Casimiro CVS Caremark Dexter Donation Fund Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Gilbane Building Company GTECH Corporation Richard and Claudia Hawkes Mutual of America Securities Corporation Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Provider Insurance Group, LLC Shriners of Rhode Island Charities Trust Swarovski North America Limited University of Rhode Island

Creative Office Environments

Regan Heating and Air Conditioning

Jeanne M. Laferriere

Day Pitney LLP

Herman H. Rose

Reverend William J. Ledoux

Michael and Janice DiBiase

Christopher and Giorgia Shaban

David and Eleanor Lewis

Dimeo Construction Company Emma L. Myrick Memorial Fund Edward and Kate Farrington Brian Fitzpatrick Frederick C. Tanner Memorial Fund Inc. Gap Foundation Gift Matching Program

Bank of America Charitable Foundation BB Lederer Sons Foundation, Bank of America N.A., Co-Trustee Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Ardell and Rufus Brackley Rebecca A. Brackley Brown University Lucille and Al Carmody CINTAS Document Management Charles and Ellen Collis Cornelia Howell Fund Robert Coven

Solomon McCown & Company, Inc. State Street Matching Gift Program

Leonard L. Lopes, Esq. The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter Cynthia O’Connell Paolino Properties Patriot Disposal Company, Inc.

Stearns Charitable Trust

Pawtucket Credit Union

Stop & Shop New England Division

Peter and Sheri Phillips

T & T Donuts, Inc.

The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association

Lyndalu Pieranunzi

Gencorp Insurance Charitable Foundation

Target Community Relations

Regina M. Gibb

Susan and Alec Taylor

Anthony Rosciti

Grant Sherburne Fund, Bank of America, CoTrustee

Verizon and Verizon Foundation

The Jackson-Scrima Family

Lee and Barbara Grossi

Vigneron Memorial Fund, Bank of America, Trustee

Maureen and Paul Gurghigian

W.B. Mason Co., Inc.

Vision 3 Architects

Kelly A. Wishart

Edward and Meredith Whittaker

Dr. William Hollinshead, M.D., MPH Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.

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Shawmut Design and Construction

Valentina Laprade

LAN-TEL Communications,Inc. Legacy General Contracting, Inc. LPM Charitable Foundation

$500+ AmWINS Group Benefits, Inc. Anthony-Arthur Foundation, Inc. CJ Tree Services Inc.

Joseph and Meredith MarcAurele

Community Health Charities of New England, Inc.

James R. McCulloch

David and Mary Cram

William and Connie Moore Navigant Credit Union

James and Frances D’Agostino

Carl and Pamela Neal

John DeBlois

Orabona Law Offices, P.C.

Teresa and Richard DeBoise

Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, Inc. Alfred and Linda Potter Victor and Rebecca Primavera

Michael and Mary DiSandro Doris Stearn Donnovan Cynthia A. Estevao

Nina Ricci, Esq.

Signet Investment Advisory Group, Inc. Joel and Katharine Stark

$250+ AAA of Southern New England Peter Adamy Bank of America United Way Campaign Callie Battis Dale and James Belluscio Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island Community Health Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Joseph Bodio John F. Callaghan Joseph and Susan Capobianco Casey Family Services

Candy Castaldi Coastway Community Bank Mike and Nancy Convery Cornerstone Design/Build Services Inc. Marybeth CorrenteMountain and Raymond Mountain, III Judith A. Cuccorelli Judith and Murray Danforth Rosemary and Thomas Dwyer Karl and Jacqueline Ericson Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc. Marie Ganim, Ph.D. and Richard Kinslow Lt. and Mrs. Daniel Gannon Ashley Gingerella O’Shea and Michael O’Shea Commissioner Deborah A. Gist Scott and Ashley Gunn Mary Gurghigian Barbara I. Gurney Michelle and Robert Harris William H. Heisler, III Brian and Frances Herlihy Robin and Burton Homonoff Thomas and Nancy Howley Howard Huntoon Insight Construction and Development Corp., Inc. Nancy and Robert LaChance Jennifer and Steven Larson Gloria and James Linakis Santa George Martin Shanna Marzilli Frederick R. Mattis McAdams Charitable Foundation Thomas J. McAndrew, Esq. Kimberly McCarthy, Esq. and Family Madeline M. McConnell McFadden’s Restaurant Katie McGrath Meeting Street Peter J. Miniati, Esq. Aimee G. Mitchell Steven J. Mollo Moses & Afonso, Ltd. Eduardo and Anny Naya Matthew and Kathleen Oliverio

Paramount Properties Group, Inc. Commissioner Steven M. Paré Elizabeth Paroli Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP Providence Housing Authority Anne and Christopher Spaight Alida V. Spaulding Daniel and Kathleen Sullivan Donald and Karen Sullivan Unifirst Corporation United Way for Southeast Michigan United Way of Central Massachusetts USA Today Alfred and Naida Weisberg Michelle and Ryan Williams Sheryl Wilson

$100+ Advanced Security Group Inc. James C. Alexander Astro-Med, Inc. Lenette Azzi-Lessing Carlos Baez Julie A. Balerna Barbara J. Ball Baseline Construction Ralph and Donna Bello Richard and Patricia Billings Mars and Prudence Bishop Janice Botelho Tom Bovis John T. Brady Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Esq. and Daniel C. Bryant BSI Maryellen Butke David and Mary Byrd Andrew A. Calcione Joseph Cantara Mary H. Caprio First Lady Stephanie D. Chafee Carolyn Clark Brenda Clugston Patricia F. Confort and Thierry Deegan

Ron Contreras Gary and Janet Corsini Michelle L. Courchaine Amy and Jeffrey Crawford John and Grace Cregan Tom A. Crivellone Erwin and Maricar Cruz Alex Cueto Warllen DaCosta Lisa D’Agostino Robert and Jeanne Daniels Bruce Davidson Delta Dental of Rhode Island Marie and Richard DeLuca Renee and Jose Deschamps Jane Alice Desforges and Michael J. White Charlotte Diffendale Rosalyn and Arthur DiIorio Kendra DiMino Deborah Dinardo Kristin Diprete-Koopman Stephen and Nancy Dolan David M. Dooley, Ph.D. and Reverend Lynn Baker-Dooley East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club El Bebe Day Care Center Inc. The Eland Family Encon Pest Control LLC Sandra L. Enos, Ph.D. Jaime and Erika Estades Karin and Craig Estes Rob Ethier and Karen Jones Rosalie B. Fain Joyce and Daniel Fairchild Simone P. Fargiorgio The Feibelman Family Linton A. Fluck, III FM Global Corporate Offices Frank’s Professional Snowplowing & Apt. Investments, LLC Ann and Allan Gardner Gwendolyn and Michael Gariglio Jeremy Garzoli Herve G. Germain Jodi Girard Stephen and Elizabeth Glinick

Malia J. Goodwin Bonita Guerrero Scott Haggerty Donna Hansbury Harris House Residents William Hayes Andre Hebert Nicole Hebert and Steve Harty Suzanne and Marcel Hebert Robert Hetterly William Hogan HSI Construction Robert and Jane Humphrey David Karoff and Barbara Hunger Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. International Mattress JEM Contracting & Building Enterprises, Inc. Kafin Oil Co., Inc. Paula and Mike Keefe Beverly A. Kenyon Sharon Kenyon Blackmar Joyce LaFrance Tormey Jane S. Lattinville Cathleen and David Laverty Law Offices of Raymond Mansolillo Kevin Lovett Mariner Grille Marshall Electric Company Joyce and Donald Marshall Eugene and Maureen McCabe Karen McCurdy Marie McManus and Jeffrey Michael Brown Terrence McManus Diane Medeiros Mark Medeiros Amanda Metivier Sonia Miranda Frank A. Monti, C.P.A Deborah Morelle Lara Moritz Mt. Pleasant Alarms Marylu and David Nadeau Narragansett Improvement Company Martha Newcomb, Esq. Fred and Theresa Norman - 21 -

Jacqueline and Graham Nye Michelle A. Olivera M. Adam Oliveri & Felice Gerstel-Friedman Marion Olsen Cristiana Ordonez Mayra Peguero-Bueno Ingrid and Brian Pereira Major James G. Pereira Jay and Brenda Peters John Phillips Vincent and Elaine Piccirilli Paula and Guy Pirolli Richard and Judith Poccia Craig and Joyce Polucha Kate Polucha Linda Polucha Frederick and Jane Pratt Providence City Council Matthew Pugh Jim Ramaglia Reddy Movers Reservoir Ventures II, LLC Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association Roberta Richman Janice Rosa Daniel and Sandy Ross Robert and Doris Roy Kathleen and Bob Salomaa Sandra Sardelli Designs Beth and Philip Schuyler Richard Schwartz Semper Home Loans Inc. Cindy Silva Robert Soucy Randy and Deana Stoloff Diane and Michael Sullivan Sunset Auto Sales, Inc. Wendy C. Sturn and John C. Sweeney, Jr. Thomas J. McAndrew and Associates Charlie and Emilia Thompson Bob and Debbie Thomson Three A’s Auto & Tire, LLC John C. Tickner, CPCU Paul Tierney Sandra and Vincent Tomassi Sherry Traficante - 22 -

Norman Trahan Paula Turano Gurney David and Ava Vanech Vito’s Oil Express Richard and Rebecca Wade Linda and Michael Warren Harvey and Judith Waxman Linda A. Weaver Mary-Jo Wentzell Linda and David Weremay Wes’ Smoked Foods, Inc. West Fountain Auto Sales & Body, Inc. Robert and Frances Weygand Ruth B. Whipple Jody and Richard Whitford-Bernard Whole Foods Market Steven and Angela Wiczek Lucinda Wilmot Cynthia Wilson-Frias James Wyman Christine E. Young

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Luisa and Cristofer Abreu William Aldrich Brandon Allen Elena Almonte Kristan Alvarez Sean and Nurya Amaral Mary Ann Amelio Phyllis Ancel Teresa Ancel Carole Anderson Heather Anderson Pat Anderson Bob Andrade Ann Anesta Daniel Anwiler Jessica Anwiler Melisa Anwiler A.O.N. Risk Solutions Apollo Auto Sales Robert A. Arena Alexandra Arnold Heather Auclair David and Irene Azzinaro Sidney M. Bailey Erica Baldasaro Amanda Ball

Kelly Barist Amanda Barron Liliana M. Bauer Carolyn Beal Brittany and Sophia Benford Joanne Bennett Joseph Bento Thomas and Karen Berard Galina Berin Jordan Berrios Jim Berson Lori-Ann J. Bessette Robert J. Bevilacqua, Esq. Josh and Steff Bhatti Lorraine Birbilis Niki Birbilis Deirdre Bird Betty Blackham Tracy Blackham Dan Blake Amanda Boerwinkle Rita F. Boie Colin Boisvert Sandra A. Bonetti Phil Bonner Richard Boober Roland and Nancy Bordeleau Ellen Smith Borden Nicole Botelho Noella M. Botello Joan Boulanger Lucy Boyajian Eileen Branca Timothy and Mary Brassard Alysha Brock Christopher Brook Arthur Brown James and Penny Ann Brown Chaplain Stewart L. Brown Jean Bua April Bucell Anne Buchanan Patricia Burgen Cynthia Burke Dolores Burke George S. Burman Cathy and Frank Bursie Patricia and Roland Buteau Jim Buzzi Laura Cameron

The Cameron Family Joseph Cammarano Michelle Campana John and Patricia A. Cangiano Ida Caprio Sheila A. Cardente-Capece, LCSW Magda Cardoso Nelia Cardoso Glenn Cardozo Care New England Betsabe and Gary Carlson Licia Carlson Jennah Carpenter Jonathan Carpenter Qiana Carpenter Joseph and Carolann Carr Danny and Deborah Carrascoza Marie Carreiro Robert Carvalho Nathen Casimiro Gail Catjakis Lisa Caton Nancy Cepeda Steven Cernik Dina Cesana Bary A. Chabot Kara Champagne Ms. Majsan Champagne Pamela Champagne Brian Chapdelaine Christopher Chaput Terence Charles Maria Chionchio John and Joan Christy Tina M. Christy Carolyn Ciampa David and Michelle Cicchitelli Michael Cimini Rotem Cohen and Leslie M. Gell Lorena Colon Jennifer Condaras Karen Condaras Kim Conley Debra and Robert Connolly Emily Conroy Donna and Albert Conti Catherine and Gary Cool Rumsey Holly Coolman Carylon Cooper

Lucille Corrado Dionne Dominic Correia Sandra and Robert Correira Katherine and Chris Cosimano Jeremy Costa Kasie Costa Allison Cote Terri Coustan Scott Cracas Mark Crawford Stephen Crossman Nicole Crothers Danny Cruz Ryan and Louie Curran Arthur M. DaCosta, Jr. Isa DaGraca Nelida DaGraca Silvio DaGraca Silvia Dagracia and Jorge Medina Emily Dailey Amy and Chris Daley Stacy D’Allesandro Kelly L. Dalton Lisa A. Dalton Joseph D’Antonio Mike Davidson Olabisi M. Davies Lois DeBlois Lisa DeBrito Amelia DeCesare Paul DeCesare Kimberly DeCosta Mark DeFanti Darlene Dehman Hector DeJesus William and Lois Dellagrotta M. Pauline Delvecchio Senator Frank A. DeVall, Jr. Ruth Devitt Rita M. Dias Esmeralda Diaz Dana Dillon Leslie Dinerman Carrie DiPietro Iona Dobbins Rick and Rita Dolan Jo-Ann Donatelli Maureen A. Donnelly Nancy Donofrio Patricia and Michael Dounetos

Daphne Dressler Meghan C. Driscoll Duarte Agency Jocelyn Duarte Shauna Duffy, CPA, MBA Ruth Durlacher Rick Duval Katherine Dwyer Catherine V. Eastwood, Esq. Kathy Eberle Paula H. Edwards Donna Egan Geraldine Eliason Margaret Elliott Alfred C. Elson Bernadette T. Elson Reverend Joseph A. Escobar Russell Ethier Stacy Ethier M. Temple Fawcett Jennifer Feliciano Amy Ferguson Bryan and Meghan Ferguson Saul A. Fern Michael and Kathy Ferranti Nicholas and Marie Ferranti Luis and Carmelia Ferreira Sharon Ferreira Laura D. Ferris Veronica Ferro Thomas and Mary Fetherston James and Catherine Fielding Shawn Fisher William H. Fitzgerald Tracy Flagg Deb Flaherty Patricia Flanagan, M.D. Mr. and Ms. Ralph Fletcher Wendy A. Fobert Cindy Fogarty Jill Fonnemann Catherine Fontaine Donald and Santa Forgue Ashley Foster Vicki Fournier Sandra Fraenkel Bianca Francois Maria Freitas Barbara Freiwald Linda Friedrich

Jennifer Fritz

Tammy Healey

Bryan Frost

Rudolph Hempe

Jeffrey Frost

Virginia A. Herchen

Linda Furtado

Cynthia M. Hiatt

Barbara Garon

Leila Hill

Elizabeth Dean Gates

Mary Jane and Scott Holland

Ann Gauthier Patrick and Allison Gauthier

Paula Hopkins

Sandra Gauthier

Amy Huchthausen

Marc and Sherry Gauvin Monique Gauvin Simone Gauvin Michelle and Bryan Gayman

Terri Howes Jacqueline W. Hughes Michelle Hughes The Honorable Raymond A. Hull

Anthony Gazzola, Jr. Michael and Sandra Gelineau Geotec, Inc. Rionda Geraldes Cathleen Geroux Candita Gerzevitz Cheryl A. Gherardini Linda M. Giesinger Kaira Giger Karen Giles Robert T. Goguen David Goncalves Jazmin Gonzalez Liza Gonzalez Margarita Gonzalez Elliot and Norma Goodman Liz Goolgasian Caitlin Gorman

Michael and Deborah Iannuccilli Patricia Inman Llosmina Interiano Interior Design & Decoration

Adilson R. Graca

Ionic Lodge 28

Audra Grady

Teresa Irish

Bob Grady

Lucy Irrizary

Lisa and German Granda

Erika Isaa

Erica R. Greenspan

Maria Isidoro

Linda Greenspan

Petra Jackl

Martin and Gail Greenspan

Werner Jackl

Melanie B. Greenspan

Barbara Jacobs

Catherine and Tom Grundy

Fred Jervais

Erica L. Guerrero

Diego and Regina Jones

Dana Habershaw

Lauren and Vivien Jones

Tracy Hall

Nelia Jones

Christopher Hamblett

Michael Jordan

Cristie Hanaway

William Joseph

Joan Harnish

Abhishek Gangadutt Joshi

Sheena Harper Daniel Hayden

Phillip and Gretchen Jurgeleit

Cindy L. Hayes

Gayle and Daniel Justynski

Kyle Johnson

Susan Kane Tracy Kane Elizabeth Anne Kaplan Joyce Karger Susan Katz Sandra Keating James Kelly Lynne Kelly Winifred P. Kelly Ashley Kennison Claudia Kerbel Rosemary Khosrovani NancyAnn Kimball Margaret and Raymond King Jody Mello Kirker, D.V.M. Joseph Kocsis The Honorable Robert and Dr. Ann Koczera Robert and Dianne Kolb Laurie Kopp Roland and Karen Kopp Wendy and Eric Kopp Stanley J. Kuziel, Jr. Joseph and Ann Labrie Sandra Labrie Brooke Lacey Nancy and Thomas Laders Laurie Laliberte Paul Lally Patricia Lambrou Steve and Tris Lambrou Laura Landen Linda and Robert Landolfi Daniel Langlais Mark LaPlaca Margaret LaScola Mark Laslo Steve Laslo Cheryl A. Lavallee Amudat O. Lawal Steven LeBlanc Donna Lee Carleen L. Lefebvre Scott A. Legault Jan Leone Sharon Lessard Rebecca Lippel Judson and Michelle Lisiecka Jonathan and Heidi Loiselle Valentino D. Lombardi, Esq. Joe Lomuscio

Jennifer Lonardo Jan and Dennis Lopes Martha Lopez Jason Lourenco Adelaide W. Luber Laurie Lucia Kristina Lukowski Carl and Dorothy Lundbohm Vincent Maccarone Maureen and Henry MacKenzie Caroline Maczuga Maryann Madonna Patricia Maguire John Mahoney Kathleen Mahoney Brian Malachowski Rosanna Malaghan Ryan Malloney Peter Manning Carol A. Mannix Paula Marcello Robert and Susan Martel Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. Karen Martins MassMutual Antwone Matthews Holly Matthews Ericka Maynard Thomas and Mary McCarthy Brian and Jean McCourt Warren and Mary McGoldrick Mark McKiernan Karen McLaughlin Kristin and Michael McMillen Deborah Medeiros Diane Medeiros Joseph and Debra Medeiros Robert Medeiros Ariel Medina Jorge Medina Jose Medina Silvia Medina Kathleen Meehan Kelly Melendez Loaiza Judith M. Mello Kate Menard Michele Milazzo Colin Millar - 23 -

Diane Miller

Darlene Pacheco

Robert and Maura Quirk

Annette Sevegny

Joseph Teixeira

Richard and Deborah Miller

The Honorable Edwin R. Pacheco

David Radcliff

Bahjat and Zoila Shariff

Audrey Teleghani Temple Beth-El

Walter and Linda Palmer

Douglas and Cynthia Rademacher

Bill Shea

Steven Miller

L. Peter Sheehan

Justin Thorpe

Dorothy Millwood

Susan Palmieri

Linda Ramirez

Pamela Sherer

TKD Karate, Inc.

Anthony and Catherine Milone

Maurico Panesso

Ann Raponi

Town Pizza

Courtney Paquin

James Raponi

Roger S. Sherman Peter and Jane Shuman

Keith Tremblay

Victor and Nancy Silva

Margaret and Steven Tremblay

Nick Milpon

Stephanie Paquin

Erin Raposo

Rosina Misuraca

Megan Pare

Courtney Read

Joanne and Steven Mollica

Janice Pascone

Daniel Read

The Passarella Family

Christopher Reed

Charlotte Patterson

Christine and Frank Rego

Paul V. Eacuello Insurance Agency

Andrea Reis

James and Karen Moody Sarah Moore

Jamie Pease

Michael Richard

Kimberly A. Monaghan Wallace Monahan Patti and Moises Moniz

Mary Ann Reynolds

Sandy Silva Jeanine Silversmith

Mary Jane and John Trombi

Ryan and Ethan Slattery

Edward Tudino

Leanne Smith

Donald Turner

Lola F. Smith

Nicole R. Turner

Melissa Smith

Tina P. Turner

Richard and Suzanne Smith

Robert and Linda Tyler

Antonia Moran

Jacinta Pena

Colonel and Mrs. Joseph P. Moran III

Carol Pereira

Daniel Riley

Dianne Peretti

Kathleen Sonier

Annette Rivera

Helen Perez

Jacarina Soto

June Robbins

Pablo Perez

Debra Sousa

Cynthia Roberts

Joanne and David Pesce

Teresa and Manuel Sousa

Cesar Rodas Kristin Rojas

Michael and Diane Spirdione

Mana Villa

Betsy Ron

Phyllis E. Sprague

Vincent and Tiffany Vitale

Wanda Rope

Shawyn Stallworth

Richard and Rebecca Wade

Dennis Moreau Gerry Moreau Vance Morgan Matthew Moritz Denise Moulton

Amy Peters and Christopher Arroyo, Ph.D.

Dana Mullen

Janet Peters

Kristy L. Mureddu

Kristy Petersen

James Murnighan

David Peterson

Caitlin Murphy

Jim Peterson

Sonya Murphy

Kay Peterson

Xenia and Deron Murphy

Kyle Peterson

Donna Myliorelli

Joyce Petrella

Sarah Nardolillo

Kimberly Pettaway

Jeanne Nesto and David Costa

Mark Pfeiffer and Pamela Woodcock Pfeiffer

Jack and Linda Newman

Phalanx Engineering, Inc.

Allison Nico

Elaine Phillips

Amilcar Nico

Jacqueline Phillips

Crystal Nico

Deborah L. Picozzi

Luis Nico

Benedict and Janet Pietruszka

Kendra Norigian Julia Norris Elizabeth Ochs Miguel A. Odio Thomas O’Grady Wendy Oliver Scott and Linda Olmsted Morenikeji Olorogun Amber and Douglas Olsen Christine M. Olsen

John A. Richards

Arminda Rosa

Vivian C. Stanley

Elington Rosario

Danyel Stapleton

Markus Rotenberg

Manfred and Virginia Stauch

Louise and Fredric Rounds

Henry and Lillian Urban Jayden Vieira Edmund and Pamela Vieira Claudia E. Villa John J. Villa

John and Elena Walmsley Thomas E. Walsh, Jr. Kirk and Ruth Walworth Jayne Want

Marguerite Roussine

Darryle Steinberg

Rita Warnock

Donna Rowey

Loyd Stephen

Melanie Waterman

John and Meredith Ruggieri

Marilyn and Leonard Stevens

Julia Watson

Judith and Warren Russell

Gayle Stevenson

Frank Weeks

Kathryn D. Ryan, Esq.

Paul Stoffer

Carey White

The Salisbury Institute, LLC

Jonathan Sugerman

Melvin and Marilyn White

Alicia J. Samolis

Helen Sullivan

Rosemary M. Whitehead

Martha Sanders

Shane Szrom

Ashley Willis

Gianel Santana

Felicia Tabiti

Sandra Witherell

Francis and Christine Pimental

Aniete Santos

Manabu Takasawa

Kate and Randy Wolfe

Maria Santos

Susana and Wayne Talbot

Kristen Woodmansee

Irene Piryatinsky

Stacy Santos

Sonya Taly

Chris and Jaime Poirier

Jenell Saraiva

Pamela Tameo

Russell and Kathy Woodward

Julie Poirier

Sharon Saran

Dinora I. Tangui

Amanda Yarusites

Dan Polucha

Honey Saylor

Timothy and Patricia Tapley

Allan York

Donna Tapply

Linda Zecchinelli Algarotti

Ryan Taravella

Lauren Zitoli

Jeffrey Polucha

Lindsay Saylor

Susan Prime

Vivian and Harold Scharver

Erin Ptaszenski

Anthony and Nancy Scorpio

Rebecca Watson

Ben Yost

Sharon Tariq

Dolores Zompa

Kevin and Rachel Scott

Geralyn Tatangelo

Stanley and Linda Zuba

Maryellen O’Mahony

Michael and Barbara Puddicombe

Deborah Ortiz

Yadirys Quezada

Tracy and David Segar

Paul and Norma Taubman

Stephen Zuba

Donna Pace

Kathleen Quinn

Andrea Sepulveda

Diane Tavares

Robin Zukowski

Christine Pacheco

Miguelina Quintana

Christine Serpa

Angela Teixeira

The Zurier Family

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Tribute Gifts 2011 In Honor of Dorothy Andrews Kay Peterson

In Memory of Dorothy McIntosh Roland and Nancy Bordeleau

In Memory of Catherine Bishop Mars and Prudence Bishop

In Memory of Edward J. McKee, Jr. Insight Construction and Development Corp. Inc.

In Honor of Heather and Curtis Burke Beth and Philip Schuyler In Honor of Dr. Daniel Collins Debra and Robert Connolly In Memory of Bruce Donovan Carl and Pamela Neal Marion Olsen Herman H. Rose In Honor of Doris Stearn Donovan Carole Anderson David and Eleanor Lewis

In Honor of Deborah McLaren Candita Gerzevitz In Honor of Amber Mello Mary-Jo Wentzell

‘Chili’ Lumb Swift adds to her family’s long legacy

When Charlotte Lumb Swift – “Chili” to close friends and family – left a $200,000 bequest to Children’s Friend upon her death at age 94 last year, she added one more legacy to the Lumb name. Her grandfather George H. Lumb emigrated to the United States with his parents from England at age 3 in 1864. By age 14, he was working, and by age 30 he co-owned the Blackstone Stocking Co.

In Honor of Christopher and Claudia Mutter

in Pawtucket.

The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter

With his son Ralph – Charlotte’s father – George opened the

In Honor of Kurt F. Mutter, Esq. The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter

successful Lumb Knitting Company in 1898, which became

In Honor of Robert Dufresne and Kathy Riker The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter

In Honor of Marylu Nadeau The Rhode Island Foundation

underwear, union suits, and infants wrappers, under the

In Honor of Michaela Dwyer Kathleen Quinn

In Honor of Carl and Pam Neal Jaime and Erika Estades

In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Everett J. Federici Victor and Rebecca Primavera In Memory of Robert Fisher Tony and Karen Gabriele In Memory of Ralph Friel Robert Soucy Linda A. Weaver Joanne and David Pesce Cathy and Frank Bursie In Memory of Anthony F. Gabriele Tony and Karen Gabriele In Honor of David and Linda Gendreall The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter

In Honor of The Nieces and Nephews of Victor and Becky Primavera Victor and Rebecca Primavera In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Primavera, Jr. Victor and Rebecca Primavera In Memory of Jack Rainone Dale and James Belluscio In Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Cole Rich The Zurier Family In Memory of Celene Rose Dale and James Belluscio

known for, as a 1917 notice reported, “women’s ribbed trademark Athena Brand”. They added the Pawtucket Hosiery Company in 1911 to make silk, cashmere, and seamless hosiery. When Charlotte was 2, her father Ralph apparently also became interested in the emerging industry of cars, because he owned at least two U.S. patents. One invented a new rear windshield. It was another 28 years, however, before Lumb Motors opened its doors in Pawtucket. The Lumb family was active in Pawtucket civic affairs, including, happy to report, Children’s Friend. Charlotte’s mother, Mary Potter Lumb, served on the Board of Directors through the 1930s-40s. Charlotte’s sister-in-law, Mrs. George H. Lumb, Jr.,

In Memory of Robert A. Gurney, Sr. and Robert A. Gurney Jr. Barbara I. Gurney

In Honor of Philip and Kristina Sampson The Honorable John and Bonnie Mutter

In Memory of Diane Hines Anthony and Catherine Milone Michelle A. Olivera

In Memory of Rose M. Shields Marguerite Roussine

Boston. She was a member of the Providence Junior League, the

In Honor of Thomas E. Walsh, Jr. Robert A. Arena

Bristol, the Tiverton Garden Club, and the Acoaxet Club and the

In Honor of Theresa Keating Peter M. Keating In Honor of John Lopes Vicki Fournier In Honor of Katie McGrath Kathleen Quinn

In Memory of Richard W. Zukowski Robin Zukowski

served through the 1940s-50s. Charlotte attended Lincoln School and Erskine Junior College in Providence Handicraft Club, the First Congregational Church of Elephant Rock Beach Club, both of Westport Harbor, MA. She was married to the late John B. Swift, who died in 1991.

the Spirit of Giving

Holiday Drive

In 2011, you made sure the children we serve could have the same joy tearing off the gift wrapping from a new toy as any child anywhere in Rhode Island. Thank you! A.J. Oster Company AAA of Southern New England Sandra Aballo ABF Freight System Joan Abrams Account Recovery Services The Agostini Family Alex and Ani Lesley Almeida Laura Almeida Amica Mutual Insurance Company Amica Mutual Insurance Company-CIS Charities Karen Amores The Andrade Family Maria Angell The Arabella Project Christine Aragao The Arc of Blackstone Valley Anita and Mike Arroyo Mary-Jean Aschman Atwill-Conroy Dental Associates Babcock & Helliwell, Inc. Julie A. Balerna The Bank of New York Mellon Barton Insurance Group Callie Battis Grace Battis The Benedetti Family Grisselle Bernard The Bianco Family Ann Bibeault Danielle Billings The Blanchard Family Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Maria Botelho Dave Boulanger Kelly Bourgeois Rebecca A. Brackley The Breakfast Club Amber Bregnard Brown University Department of Public Safety - 26 -

Brown University Facilities Management Brown University Graduate School Brown University Office of Financial Aid Bryant University BUS 101 Classes Lanette Budovsky Cathy and Frank Bursie Kimberly Cameron Mary H. Caprio David and Maureen Caprio Alaina Carbone Care Providers Services Pamela Carr Lindsay Carreiro Dennis and Nancy Carrier Julie and Richard Casimiro Jill Caslowitz CCO Investment PhoneBank & Operations CDM The Chace Family The Office of Governor Lincoln D. Chafee The Chambers of Superior Court Associate O. Rogeriee Thompson The Champi Family Cherabim and Seraphim Church Movement Citizens Bank Wealth Management Services Citizens Bank, Rhode Island Citizens Financial Group, Inc. ClearPath Wealth Management Coast Realty Collette Vacations Cheryl Connell Brad and Vicky Conner Teresa Converse Cornerstone Design/Build Services Inc. Christine D. Cosimano Jennifer Cote Barbara Cottam Caryn Coulombe Covidien

Cozy Caterers Tom A. Crivellone Colleen Curry CVS Caremark Emily Dailey Gregg Davies Doris De Los Santos Teresa and Richard DeBoise The Ceola & DeCesare Family Inge and Jack DeFusco Eunice and Denis Degre-Markley Rosanna Deleon Delta Dental of Rhode Island DeLuca & Weizenbaum, LTD. Joe Desjardins Chris and Nancy DeSocia Collette Vacations The DiMino Family DiPrete Engineering Associates, Inc. Aida Dones Tracy Doorley Lana Drew Sheena Dutra East Greenwich and North Kingstown Book Club East Greenwich United Methodist Church Jabari Edmonds Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Sheri Ethier Lisa Evora Express Providence Place Mall William Faidel Charity Fairbanks Jonathan Faria Patrick Farrell Jennifer Feliciano Amy Ferguson Tammy Ferland Fidelity Investments Jacqueline Flaminio Dorothy Fleury The Flynn Family

Meaghan Flynn Amanda Fournier Mary Francis Sheri Fraza Valerie Friel The Gabellieri Family Dave and Kristen Gahan Mary Galazin The Ganim Family Ann and Allan Gardner Valerie Gardner Sarah Gardner Gastroenterology Associates Michelle Gayman Randall George Robert Geruso Linda M. Giesinger Girl Scouts of Rhode Island Dorothy Gleason Massiel Gonzalez Liz Goodheart Marie Goodman The Gordon School Eric and Denise Grande Leo and Vincent Grande Gray and Pape, Inc. Pam Greene Lee and Barbara Grossi Ginger Habbel Katherine and Jason Hardenbergh Mary Kate Harrington Michelle and Robert Harris Pamela J. Harris Sara Harrison Gloria Hartmann Carrie Hawthorne Hematology and Oncology Association Higgins, Cavanaugh & Cooney Deborah Highet Leila Hill The Hinckley Family Mary and John Hinsley Michelle Hirst Lauri Hodovan

William Hogan Norma and Joseph Hogan Carrie Honeman Adrienne Houle Larina Howell Lauraine Hoy John and Lynn Hoy Lauren Hylton Janet Iannuccilli Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School P.T.O. Iyengar Yoga Source Johnson & Wales University Christopher Jones Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. Joyce Karger Jennifer Kaye The Kelly Family Katharine Kenny Beverly A. Kenyon Katie Rose Kiernan Kenon Kildew Debra and Billy Konicki KPMG, LLP L.I.F.E.: Live. Inspire. Fight. Educate. Nancy and Robert LaChance Nancy and Thomas Laders Joyce LaFrance Tormey Macayla Landi Ligia Landim Cathleen and David Laverty Bradley Lemieux Juli Leonard and Shannon Gallagher Karra Leonard and Steve Paquette Erica LePore The Lessing Family Christine Levandusky Liberty International Marianne and Scott Liebman Lifespan Linden Place Rene Maddalena

Bertha Madden Magna Hospitality Erik Manchester Neal and Lynne Manchester Adrienne Mancini Michelle Marchetti Peter Marino David Marion Norman Martineau Albert and Jean Marz Maureen and Jeffrey Mascoli Michael Mayer and Amy Gottfried Patricia Maynard Kerri McCallum The McCarthy-Kelley Family Lynn McDonald Mark McKiernan Sara Mello Mercymount Country Day School MetLife Auto & Home Microfibers Jenny and Eric Miller Jessica Mojica Dotti Mondoux Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Morrison Mahoney LLP Motion Center Murphy’s Deli and Bar Mutual of America Securities Corporation Laura Napolitano Narragansett Bay Commission Eduardo and Anny Naya North Kingstown High School Jacqueline and Graham Nye Eileen O’Connor Old Navy Newport 3808 Amber and Douglas Olsen Once Upon a Time Academy LLC Annabelle Ortiz Brenda Owren The Honorable Edwin R. Pacheco Anne and Charles Page Lindsay Palumbo Panera Bread/Howley Bread Group Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Mayra Peguero-Bueno Candace Pena Diane Pendergast and Debra Brendel-Miceli Amy Peters and Christopher Arroyo, Ph.D.

Jay and Brenda Peters The Pettine Drury Family Holly Pettis Johnna Pezzullo Mackenzie Rose Piasczyk Omar Piaz Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP Mary Pothier Wendy Preston Providence Children’s Museum Providence College Providence Public Library Public Archaeology Lab Wendy Raposo Renaissance Hotel Leigh Revens Rhode Island Credit Union Rhode Island Hospital Rhode Island Hospital - Bridge 7 (General Medicine) Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island Zoological Society Maureen Ribero and Family Barbara Robbins Roger Williams Park Zoo Nancy Rosedale B. Jean Rosiello Sandy Ross Ross Simons, Inc. Janet Rossi Helen Rotella The Roy Family The Ruggir Family Johanna Salcedo-Morton Tracy Samolinski Maria and Pete Sangiovanni Becky Sartini Cathy Saunders Dana Scanapieco Sarah Sceery Craig Schroeder The Jackson Scrima Family Tracy and David Segar The Shaban Family Stephanie Shelton and Family Alyssa and Adam Short Vivian Silva Brad Silverman Patricia Smith-Disu Natalie Solomon Kathleen Sonier The Sousa Family Amy Sousa The Sowers Family

Anne and Christopher Spaight Tracie Spooner Joe Spremulli St. Margaret’s Parish Joanne Stevens Amanda Stevens Stop & Shop District Office Stop and Shop Supermarkets Donna Stout Kathleen Sweeney Barbara Taglione Jose Taveira The Honorable Angel Taveras The Office of Mayor Angel Taveras Susan and Alec Taylor Valerie and Alex Taylor Team Project Connect TeamDynamix LLC Teknor Apex Company Temple Downtown Jennifer Thayer and Family Lisa and Brian Theroux Marie Thibeault Totally Kids Touchstone Crystal Richard C. Townsend Trimark USA, Inc. Erin Troy Tuition Management Systems Brenda Turcotte Dean and Denise Tyler U.S. Trust, Bank of America University Internal Medicine, Inc. University of Rhode Island Christine, David, and Kayla Ure Ava and David Vanech Thomas Vekeman Vision 3 Architects Greg Voccio Wag N’ Tails 4-H Group Lucia Walsh Amy Walsh Leslie Warren Linda Weisinger Alicia Wells-Smith Linda and David Weremay Westin Providence Whole Foods Market WJAR - NBC 10 Allyson and Matt Wojtaszek ZOLL Medical Corporation Robin Zukowski

Special thanks

to our top Holiday Drive supporters! Bank of America, Brown University, Cardi’s Furniture, Citizens Bank, East Greenwich United Methodist, Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School, Johnson and Wales University, MetLife, Panera Bread, Partridge, Snow & Hahn, LLP, Ross-Simons, St. Francis DeSales Parish, St. Margaret’s Parish, Stop and Shop, Teknor Apex, and University of Rhode Island

175+ years of legacies and bequests For many people, bequests are the “safest” way to give. You ensure that family and friends are fully covered, and then you can make a charitable gift from your estate. Life insurance policies, unused IRA proceeds, the sale of a house, appreciated stocks: all may be worth considering for their tax advantages as well. To discuss a bequest, please contact Julie Casimiro, Administrator, Advancement, at (401) 276-4359 or [email protected].

looking for

ways to help?

Interested in learning how you can help Rhode Island’s youngest and most vulnerable children and their families? Contact Julie Casimiro, Vice President Advancement, at 401.276.4359 or at jcasimiro@ cfsri.org. Read in our classrooms, donate new and gently used items for young kids and their families, give a recurring monthly gift…help us make a difference, one child at a time!

Matching Gifts Children’s Friend thanks Amgen, Amica Mutual Insurance Company, Bank of America, Citizens Bank, Collette Vacations, FM Global, State Street, UBS, and Verizon matching the charitable gifts of their employees. Can we add your organization in this spot next year? Please contact Julie Casimiro at Children’s Friend: (401) 276-4359 or [email protected].

Meet Our Team...

Board of Directors

Children’s Friend Employees

Kimberly I. McCarthy, Esq. Chairman Maureen Gurghigian Vice Chairman

Luisa Abreu Lisa Afonso Lynes Cristina Afonso-Gore Clara Aguilar Susan Aiken Gipsel Alba Vanessa Albanese Rosauris Alcantara Yojahiris Aleman-Cruz James Alexander Karla Almaguer Piedra Elena Almonte Flabia Almonte Nayda Anaya Suzanne Andreozzi Dorothy Andrus Sonia Arboleda Alexandra Arnold Theresa Assunto Jessica Baez Yeimy Bakemon-Morel Michelle Baker Edgard Barroso Vielka Batista Yulen Bautista Yveline Bayonne Aida Bello Kristyn Benedetti Jose Benitez Ada Berdecia Nicole Bergeron Sandra Bergheimer Jody Bernard Paola Birbuet Patricia Blackburn Tracy Blackham Rita Boie Nicole Botelho Rufus Brackley Jr. Ardell Brackley Carlos Braz Tracey Braz Herman Brewster Linda Brown Michel’le Brown Fresa Burgos Rafelina Burgos Dora Bustamante Lisa Calderon Michele Cameron Joseph Capobianco David Caprio Santoni Caraballo - 28 -

Gloria Cardenas Maria Cardenas Claudia Cardona Jennah Carpenter Qiana Carpenter Lesly Carrasco Dominici Deborah Carrascoza Lindsay Carreiro Jeily Carreras Maria Carvalhal Julie Casimiro Barbara Cayer Rebecca Celio Peggy Charris Kathaleeya Chhan Maria Chionchio Mariann Christ Regina Clement Teresa Cobar Nicole Cocca Lorena Colon Maria Colon Heather Conetta Ronald Contreras Emily Cook Laura Cooper Rachel Cooper Katharine Cosimano Michelle Courchaine Amy Crawford Christine Crohan Erwin Cruz Judith Cuccorelli Elizabeth Czerwein Nelida Da Graca Meghan DaLuz Yolanda DaSilva Jorge De Jesus Teresa DeBoise Raychel DeCorpo A. Marie DeLuca Nicole DeMasi Elisa DeMatos Denise Denson Rolanda Depina-Alves Renee Deschamps Ligia Diaz Maria Diaz Marianne Diaz Ozevette DiLorenzo Linda DiPasquale Carrie DiPietro Kristin Diprete

Bertha Dischert Aida Dones Susan Dounetos Kathy Drezek Michael Dulin Rosemary Dwyer Stacy Ethier Rhonda Evans Maria Feliciano Yudelka Felix Amy Ferguson Bryan Ferguson Martha Ferreira Gina Ferri Carey Finnerty Lizbeth Flores Sandra Fraenkel Barbara Freiwald Eve Furtado Linda Furtado Megan Gallagher Betsaida Garcia Jathnna Garcia Ann Gardner Julissa Garo Michelle Gazzero Maria Gibau Bernadette Gibbs Joanne Gilbert Isolita Gomes Margaret Gomes Rosa Gomez Grimary Gonzalez Jazmin Gonzalez Carla Goode Malia Goodwin Lisa Granda Susan Grant Lee Grossi Catherine Grundy Erica Guerrero Luis Guerrero Esperanza Gutierrez Xiomara Gutierrez Heather Hall Katherine Hardenbergh Brianne Harris Michelle Harris Nicole Hebert Nina Herendeen Ana Hernandez Orlando Hernandez Orlando A. Hernandez

Leila Hill Julie Hillman Michelle Hirst Mary Jane Holland Ann Homer Jenny Huang Lori Iannella Trini Infante Llosmina Interiano Milangie Irizarry Carnell Jackson Esperanza Jaime Fern James Jennifer Jarvais Marguerite Jeremie Courtney Johnson Keith Joseph-Brisson Lea Kabbas Susan Kane Jonathan Keller Alyson Kelly Ashley Kennison Beverly Kenyon Megan Kerrigan Mailee Khang NancyAnn Kimball Margaret King Leah Klatzker Stanley Kuziel Jr. Laurie Laliberte Cheryl Lancellotta Linda Landolfi Robert Landolfi Valentina Laprade Mark Laroche Margaret LaScola Elizabeth Laureano Cheryl Lavallee Sherry Lazzareschi-Araujo Margarita Ledesma Pierre Leveillee Dailene Lima Jennifer Link Carmel Lombardi Nicole Long Melisa Lopes Nunes Maria Lopes Lucrecia Lopez Laurie Lucia Martha Luna Elizabeth Mahady Lisa Manfredi Janice Mann

Paula Marcello Pamela Marroquin Madelyn Martin Diosa Martinez Norma Martinez Sarah Martone Jessica Matook Jerrica McKee Jennifer McKinnon Kristin McManus Ariel Medina Sean Meehan Marie Melucci Daiana Mercedes Nicole Miele Diane Miller Aimee Mitchell Zulma Mitchell Kimberly Monaghan Harryetta Moore Ellen Morey Keyssi Moronta Ana Mosquera Dana Mullen Bellanirys Munoz Joy Munson Allison Murray Belinda Myers Constance Nance Patricia Nance Charlotte Nau Judy Nelson-Mintzer Crystal Nico Yaquelin Nunez Jacqueline Nye Amber Olsen Christine Olsen Maryellen O’Mahony Cristiana Ordonez Annabelle Ortiz Wilnelia Ortiz Eufrocina Osorio Jeneen Paris Brito Lindsey Parrett Charlotte Patterson Mayra Peguero-Bueno Dilcia Perdomo Ingrid Pereira Helen Perez Kathleen Perez Wendy Perez Amy Peters Keanna Peterson

Kenneth Peterson Joyce Petrella Kimberly Pettaway Jacqueline Phillips Michele Pinault Robin Pinault Jill Pinga Paula Pirolli Ka Man Poon Sandra Pyram-Loyer Jennill Quezada Angie Quiah Miguelina Quintana Amie Rajotte Lucia Ramos Judith Raponi Erin Raposo Natalie Redfearn Christine Rego Andrea Reis Natasha Reitz Mary Reynolds Louise Richardson Annette Rivera Cristina Rivera Lilia Roberson Shirley Robinson Telma Rodas Shirley Roderick Luz Rodriguez Marisela Rodriguez Yanilda Rodriguez Meghan Rondeau Aurea Rosa Derek Rotondi Judith Russell Eva Russo Elizabeth Rutkowski Krysta Saccoccio Christopher Salaun Christine Salem Kim Samos Narcisa Sanchez Gianel Santana Sharna Santos Shawn Scheer James Schenck Cynthia Sexton Alexandra Sibilia Andrea Sical Lorelin Silfa Amilton Silva Mayra Smith

Cheryl Snowden Sola Solarin Jennifer Soucar Courtney Soules Erin Sousa Alida Spaulding Kerry Staniunas Jodi Staplins Darryle Steinberg Amanda Stevens Iranis Suarez Diane Sullivan Susan Sullivan Stephanie Swantek Shane Szrom Marlene Tabor Deborah Taillon Sonya Taly Dinora Tangui Sharon Tariq Rita Tavares-Burk Sabrina Taylor Luis Terrero Jill Tetreault Enjoli Thomas Lijo Thomas Nikole Thomas Sandra Tomassi Joyce Tormey Javier Torres Margaret Tremblay Ines Turbi Roseanne Upchurch Teresa Valdivia Melanea Vallejo Eunice Varela Katie Vargas Esther Vasquez Evelin Vasquez Annette Vega Lavinia Velazquez Rossana Velazquez Janice Venticinque Claudia Villa Michelle Wain Jayne Want Milagros Weber Derek Webster Roberta Wells Linda Weremay Alan Whelan Kelly Wishart Sandra Witherell Melanie Zeitounian

Michael DiSandro Treasurer John D. Cregan Assistant Treasurer Jo Ann Harry Secretary

Board Allen A. Akinola William J. Allen Mary Cram Doris Stearn Donovan Marie Ganim, Ph.D. Laurie J. Harper, Ph.D. Eva C. Hulse-Avila Amudat O. Lawal Leonard L. Lopes, Esq.

Patricia Martinez Joseph P. Moran III Eduardo E. Naya Carl R. Neal Martha Newcomb, Esq. Alfred K. Potter II Jennifer M. Sousa David Caprio President and Chief Executive Officer

Head Start Policy Council Rosa Baptista Chair Amudat Lawal Treasurer Nayrobi Almonte Vice Chair

Jackmarie Laboy Secretary Shirley Mendoza Hellen Jimenez

Ethal Ramos Annette Folco Azalia Torres Karlamys Martinez Johana Soltre

Doris Stearn Donovan Board member

Alyssa Metthe The Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence Adriana Vargas Blackstone Valley Community Center

Janet Pichardo Providence School Department Indira Prado DCYF

Foster Parents 2011 S Scott and d Dawn D Ahrendt Ah d Michael and Maria Anthon Timothy and Heather Ashworth Chris and Dawn Bergeron Philip and Amy Bernard Jay and Joy Bianco Marjorie Biancuzzo and Ed Cox Matthew and Elisabeth Blair Rameka Blakey Kristen Casey Douglas Anne Clavin Cristina and Jennifer CostaRado Scott and Alice Danzer John and Laurie Dickinson Shannon Doherty

Mary Dowd-Struck

Dean and Jill Klitzner

Ruth Duval

Rory and Christine Lank

Art Finocchiaro

John and Mary-Kathryn Lynch

Michael and Jamee Flynn Jeff Foster and Elaine Gabellieri

Joseph and Donna Malo

Caitlin Frumerie

Miranda Otto

Lloyd and Susan Gail Mark and Amy Gonyea

Robert Plain and Julie Munafo

Brian and Frances Herlihy

Allison Rego

Albert Horn

Gary Rumsey and Catherine Cool Rumsey

Sandra Horton Stephen Hurrell and Julie Sherlock

Jason and Kellie Marzini

Kevin and Tara Smith Neil and Jennifer St. Jean

Philip and Gretchen Jurgeleit

Stephen and Kristin Tanasio

Matthew and Carrie Kelly

Kim Whittaker

Kelly-Erin Kilmartin

Diana Wood

Financials Services by Gender

Female (57%) Male (43%)

Annual Income Statement Revenue Contracts

Wise Stewardship:

2011

2010

2009

$15,176,792

$16,976,732

$10,159,056

5,137,251

4,214,282

3,695,595

881,795

935,308

987,446

Fee for service Investment income (losses) Contributions

431,461

404,865

585,770

1,041,790

2,499,440

748,280

8,392

8,299

10,150

22,677,481

25,038,926

16,186,297

Expenses

2011

2010

2009

Other (28%)

Early Intervention

1,669,617

1,603,048

1,310,679

Unknown (5%)

FCCP

650,478

565,458

566,545

Family Counseling

517,649

432,066

533,543

Services by Race

Donated goods, services, facilities White (27%)

Other income

Asian (1%)

Total operating revenue

African American (18%) Multiracial (20%) Native American (1%)

Family Support

Services by Age Over Twenty (39%) Ten - Nineteen (10%) Zero - Nine (51%)

13,179,056

15,584,889

7,709,552

Health and Nutrition services

1,623,398

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Family Childcare Food Program

2,174,592

_

_

_

2,956,361

3,205,258

870,599

897,297

947,382

CHILDSPAN Foster Care/Permanency Project Family

_

_

5,816

1,204,684

1,198,420

1,380,906

21,890,073

23,237,539

15,659,681

Administration

419,545

390,594

408,112

Fund raising

390,800

311,691

355,452

22,700,418

23,939,824

16,423,245

Project Connect Total program expenses

Services by Income Poverty Level

Total operating expenses

Under 100% (96%)

Audit available by request, contact Julie Casimiro at 401-276-4359 or [email protected].

100 - 175% (3%)

Everyone working toward one goal is what enables us to make a difference As our Annual Income Statement shows there are many pieces that must come together to enable us to make a difference in the lives of 32,563 individuals per year. While Government Contracts account for 67% of our funding most contracts do not cover the full cost of services and often require a matching contribution. Reimbursement for fee-for-service programs has grown from $2.8 million in 2008, to over $5 million in 2011. This supports 23% of our total budget. Together, these two sources make up 90% of our needs; that is where you and our many supporters and partners come in:

Our Mission Children’s Friend is the innovative leader in improving the well-being and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children. We accomplish this by providing flexible, effective, and culturallyrelevant services, and advocating for programs and policies that support and strengthen these children and their families.

Donors provide the final 10% of resources needed to help our kids – through our walk, luncheon, donated goods, donated services, funds, and endowment proceeds.

Thank you for your help, we literally could not do what we do without you! No matter how small, every penny counts, and since our endowment earnings more than cover our administrative and development costs combined, we can assure you that every dollar contributed is used to support direct services to children and their families.

Above 175% (1%)

Contracts

that generate revenue Services by Ethnicity Unknown (7%) Non-Hispanic (42%) Hispanic (51%)

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Family Service of Rhode Island Ready to Learn Providence Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families Rhode Island Department of Education Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Department of Human Services Rhode Island KIDS COUNT U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Come in for a tour!

Interested in learning more about our work… seeing the children your donation supports? Contact Julie Casimiro, Vice President Advancement at 401-276-4359 or at [email protected] to arrange your personal tour of one of our sites.

2011 Annual Report Credits EDITOR

DESIGNER

Rick Schwartz StraightTalk

Gina L. DiSpirito GLAD WORKS

Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 1287 Providence, RI

153 Summer Street Providence, RI 02903 401.276.4300 401.331.3285 Fax 401.729.5899 TDD childrensfriendri.org