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Grab Bag
100
Founded in 1834, Children's Friend's most long-term service to the community includes these two programs.
What is Foster Care and Adoption Support?
100
Connected, Networked, Help Desk, Data Entry.
What is I.S. (Information Services)?
100
Made up of volunteers from throughout the community and with expertise in areas of finance, risk management, program design, among other things; this group sets the strategic direction for the Agency.
What is the Board of Directors?
100
This position the primary leader of the organization currently occupied by David Caprio.
What is President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer)?
100
Children's Friend was founded in 1834 by this single school teacher who arrived in Providence shocked to see overcrowded and dilapidated homes, teeming with unwanted children who were malnourished, filthy and shoeless, some working 14-hour days in one of the many local cotton mills.
Who is Harriett Ware?
200
We support healthy meals and snacks in both family child care homes and our early childhood classrooms with this program.
What is the CACFP; Child and Adult Care Food Program. (The Food Program is also an acceptable answer)
200
In order to keep our sites accessible, safe and clean, this department does some of its work while we are still home in bed, especially during snowstorms.
What is Facilities?
200
This group of people is comprised of parents of clients and is intended to guide and support the work of the Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
What is the Policy Council?
200
Often referred to as the first face of the organization, staff in these positions are required to be bilingual.
Who are receptionists?
200
In 2015 Children's Friend participated in the Providence Business News' annual competition and was named one of "these" in Rhode Island.
What is Best Places to Work?
300
Children’s Friend offers a wide array of flexible, effective, and culturally relevant services that support and strengthen Rhode Island families and communities. Name at least two programs that are categorized as "evidence based".
What is Nurse Family Partnership, Healthy Families America, Project Connect.
300
At every Agency all staff meeting Dan makes a presentation about the financial picture of the agency as the head of this Children's Friend department.
What is Finance?
300
Though many of us are still in denial, this person announced she will retire from Children's Friend this September.
Who is Rosemary Dwyer?
300
Without staff in these positions many of us might find it difficult to communicate with clients whose first language is not English.
What are Interpreters?
300
Children's Friend hosts these two signature events each year to raise awareness and funds to continue our work.
What is the Children's Friend Walk & Run (sponsored by Panera Bread) and the Investing in Our Children Luncheon.
400
Several programs make up our Family Preservation and Support work, name at least three.
What is FCCP, Project Connect, Families Growing Together, Family Counseling, Adoption & Adoption Support and Preservation, Foster Care, Birth Parent Counseling
400
Children's Friend is committed to ensuring that all staff have opportunities to learn from experts in our fields, get credit for continuing education units, and to explore new and emerging topics that impact our work. This department is responsible for making sure we are all well trained.
What is Professional Development?
400
Although she may have appeared at a Red Sox game earlier this season, and even had a chance to be up close and personal with the players; it is not her sports expertise that makes her good at being our Sr. Vice President of Programs/Head Start Director.
Who is Aimee Mitchell?
400
The people in these positions are directly responsible to ensure that teachers and teacher assistants in our Head Start and Child Care classrooms are support to do their best work.
Who are Child Development Supervisors?
400
Children's Friend is Rhode Island's oldest child welfare organization, serving those most in need. We are also a founding member of another organization; a coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving children and families that are vulnerable since 1920.
What is the Child Welfare League of America?
500
In order to be eligible for this Children's Friend nutrition program that provides access for women and children to healthy foods, education and referral services, you must: be a RI resident and meet income guidelines.
What is WIC?
500
In addition to making sure we get paid on time and correctly, this department can answer questions about employee benefits like health insurance, tuition reimbursement and FMLA.
What is Human Resources?
500
This staff member has built a solid reputation as the go-to person for just about all issues related to standards, regulations and compliances.
Who is Jacqui Nye?
500
Many of the services in our organization require staff to be "home visitors", name at least three positions that conduct home visits.
What is Family Development Worker, Family Support Worker, Family Support Partner, Nurse, Social Worker, Interpreter, Service Coordinator, Educator, Teacher, Speech therapist, Occupational therapist, clinician?
500
All staff have an opportunity and are encouraged to participate on Agency committees, name at least three of them.
What are Green Committee, Diversity Committee, Staff Appreciation Committee, Safety Committee, QAUR Committee, Professional Development Advisory.