Children's Friend Competitors

Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A comprehensive, integrated, academic health system, Lifespan’s present partners also include RI Hospital’s Hasbro Children's Hospital , Bradley Hospital, and Newport Hospital. A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission to improve the health status of the people it serves in Rhode Island and New England through the provision of customer friendly, geographically accessible and high value services. At Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest health system and private employer, our employees represent a broad spectrum of experience, occupations and cultural backgrounds. Throughout Lifespan’s network of nationally recognized hospitals, you’ll find a commitment to community wellbeing and world-class nursing and health care opportunities. If you share our commitment to community caring, we invite you to choose the hospital and the area that suits you best, whether it’s Providence, named one of the best places to live in the U.S., or beautiful Newport, the “city by the sea.” The American Heart Association has certified the Lifespan health system as a Gold Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company, an award that recognizes employers that go “above and beyond” in promoting their employees’ health. Lifespan is the only Rhode Island company with this certification.

Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130-year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity, and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home, and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting-edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield, and North Smithfield. If you need help and this is an emergency, please contact 9-1-1. If you are looking for services for yourself or someone you know, please contact the Intake Department of Family Service of Rhode Island at 401-331-1350. Intake workers can help you understand what programs and services may be available to you at Family Service of Rhode Island.”

For more than 60 years, Trudeau has served as the area’s leading provider of services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, . We are one of the few human service organizations that serve individuals at all stages of life. We currently work with over 2,000 consumers annually throughout Rhode Island and in some cities and towns in nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut. Our mission is to promote an enhanced quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities. We envision a diverse community where all people are valued and treated with dignity, and have access to resources to help them lead productive lives. We serve all individuals with compassion and respect, and are accessible and responsive. We actively seek their input to better serve their needs.