CRI Foster Care & Adoption

03/04/2024

A good reminder for us all!

10/01/2023

Come visit us at Southington Apple Harvest Festival 🍎 🍏

Send us questions about how to become a FOSTER Parent (or respite provider)✨️

09/14/2023

Don’t miss your chance to help our foster youth by purchasing one of our items below.

09/10/2023

Come on down to the Bethlehem Fair and learn about foster care- we are in the main building when you first walk into the fair. Opens at 10am!

09/07/2023

This past Friday, one of our foster kiddos had to move abruptly and he had barely any basic needs. Foster Parent was not expecting a new child to come into her home, state takes awhile to get everything approved for a voucher, and us nonprofit are given 0 funds to assist in situations like these.

After literally minutes after posting of this station in several pages, people we started to help out non stop. One person left work, ran to kohl's, super shopped, then hand- delivered a bag full of brand new clothes and necessities at 5pm on Friday night.

There is SO much good in this world and this child lost so much but also gained so much love from people he will never likely to meet in his lifetime. This is love...when you don't expect anything in return....and just GIVE.

Thank you to everyone who became our village🙏💓 fast forward to today at 2 pm, several of the shipments have arrived to our office. He got several pair of brand new sneakers, a few backpacks, so many shorts and sweats, endless shirts and socks and briefs, 3 winter coats, several hoodies, and more on its way from California and other places!

08/21/2023

Don’t miss this cool event at Raymour and Flanigan this Wednesday, August 23rd from 2-5pm! They will be collecting new school supplies to benefit our foster children!

08/18/2023

A new school year is right around the corner. These helpful tips might make things a little bit easier for parents and children.

It is back-to-school season and foster parents and kinship providers play an important role in making sure the children and youth in their care are educated and receive all the resources they need to meet their educational goals. The following are five helpful tips for foster parents, kinship caregi...

08/08/2023

https://tenminutemomentum.com/what-is-back-to-school-like-in-foster-care/

What is back to school like in foster care? Preparing foster children for school can have a variety of extra challenges and unexpected expenses.

07/25/2023

Check out this new program available here in CT!

Hartford gets a boost in children’s mental health care with the creation of two new facilities – one outpatient, the other inpatient.

07/11/2023

We all know finding summer activities to keep kids busy can get expensive. Keep in mind you need to register early to obtain tickets.

It’s official! The 2023 Summer at the Museum List is here- and there are so many places to explore!!!

Keep in mind that many museums are still updating their websites and it may be a few days before tickets are available.

Click here for a link to the full list and a silly, All-In-Good-Fun Bingo Game:

Find family fun, activities and events for kids all ages in Connecticut on the website created by local parents!

07/06/2023

We are SO EXCITED to presenr our first non profit agency's "Fostering Hope Shop!"

In an effort to raise awareness, funds, and spread the love of our foster care department, our agency will start a little shop to sell t-shirts, hoodies (both pull-over and zip-up available (lightly fleece lined), tank tops, baby/kids' (I mean HOW cute--see pic!) sizes and even distressed hats--yassss)!

100% of the profit will go to the foster kids in our department. As mentioned before, we have 0--ZERO--funds given to celebrate these kiddos the way they truly deserve to be.

But we won' let this stop us💪. Rather, it FUELS us to think outside the box to recruit foster parents and make partnerships with our community, as well as finding ways to recognize our kiddos in every special way that we can.

Please text or call @413.218.6425 or email me @ [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions and orders!

Thank you for your ongoing support 🙏 🤲

07/05/2023

July is Disability Pride Month! It is a time to show ALL of our beauty and unapologetically celebrate our bodies as they are. This is so important for providers and care givers to be aware, especially for our foster kids in care who may not had a voice or choice in their lives. Let's all come together to increase awareness and to celebrate them as they are💗💪👏

July is Disability Pride Month — a time for all disabled people to unapologetically celebrate our bodies as they are. Whether you are disabled or an ally, Disability Pride Month is full of so much to celebrate.