Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Providence Journal and United Way of Rhode Island have partnered to highlight the state's nonprofits. Each week, a nonprofit ...

In the 21 years since Lisa Guillette first started working for the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association, she has seen the organization grow “dramatically,” she said. Guillette, the executive ...

Guillette was inspired by federal housing vouchers offered to 18- to 24-year-olds transitioning out of foster care to create more permanent housing solutions. Foster Forward has partnered with other ...

Foster Forward, in partnership with the Department of Children, Youth and Families, kicked off its holiday gift distribution on Friday. The annual event ensures foster families across Rhode Island ...