Be An Anchor

05/28/2026

🚚 Come hang out with the Be An Anchor team this Friday at Food Truck Friday in Newport!

We’ll be there sharing information about foster care, answering questions, and connecting with our community while enjoying great food and music. 💙⚓

Whether you’ve been thinking about becoming a foster parent, want to learn more about supporting local youth and families, or just want to stop by and say hello, we’d love to see you there!

Bring your friends, grab dinner from a local food truck, and come connect with us!

05/26/2026

This National Foster Care Month, we honor the incredible strength of children in foster care and the caring adults who choose to show up for them. ⚓💙

Sometimes one safe, steady connection can change everything. Could you be that anchor for a child in need?

Join us for a virtual Foster Care Information Session and learn how you can make a difference.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-foster-parent-information-session-tickets-1262484447969?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/21/2026

A heartfelt thank you to ECC- Episcopal Conference Center RI for generously hosting our Resource Family Retreat this past Sunday!

We are so grateful for the warm welcoming space, support, and all the camp staff that helped make this special day possible for the incredible resource families who care for children in foster care. Opportunities like this allow resource families to connect, recharge, and feel appreciated for the important role they play in our community.

Thank you for partnering with us to support children and families in such a meaningful way! 💙 ⚓

05/19/2026

🌮🚚 Join us as we kick off the 2026 PVD Food Truck season and celebrate National Foster Care Month!

Thursday, May 21

5:00–8:00 PM

Crowne Plaza - 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick

Come stop by Warwick Food Truck Night and connect with the Be An Anchor team, other foster parents, and help spread awareness about the need for foster and adoptive families in Rhode Island. ⚓💙

We’d love to see you there!


PVD Food Truck Events

05/15/2026

Friday reminder- if you’ve thought about foster care and want to hear more, May is Foster Care month. Come hear more about how you can Be An Anchor.

Every child deserves a safe place to land, and our community needs people willing to be an anchor. ⚓💙

Join us for our upcoming Foster Care Information Session to learn how you can support children, youth, and their families in Rhode Island through foster care. Whether you’re ready to begin the journey or simply want to learn more, we invite you to come connect with our team and current resource parents in a welcoming, no-pressure setting.

📍 500 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI
📅 Saturday, May 16th
🕙 10:00 AM

You can be the anchor that helps a child feel safe, supported, and valued. We hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dcyf-foster-care-information-session-tickets-1291201180489?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/12/2026

Every child deserves a safe place to land, and our community needs people willing to be an anchor. ⚓💙

Join us for our upcoming Foster Care Information Session to learn how you can support children, youth, and their families in Rhode Island through foster care. Whether you’re ready to begin the journey or simply want to learn more, we invite you to come connect with our team and current resource parents in a welcoming, no-pressure setting.

📍 500 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI
📅 Saturday, May 16th
🕙 10:00 AM

You can be the anchor that helps a child feel safe, supported, and valued. We hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dcyf-foster-care-information-session-tickets-1291201180489?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/11/2026

⚓ Staying Anchored: Diving Deeper ⚓

A reminder to join us for a special Virtual Anchor Appreciation Night as we celebrate National Foster Care Month and YOU, our incredible anchors! 💙

🗓 Tuesday, May 12
⏰ 6:30 – 7:30 PM
💻 Virtual Event

Enjoy a fun and meaningful evening featuring:
🎉 Interactive games
🤝 Connection with other resource families
🌟 A chance to show off your foster care expertise and win prizes

✨ Bonus: Participation in this event counts for 1 hour of required resource family renewal training

Take this time to relax, have fun, and feel appreciated!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staying-anchored-diving-deeper-tickets-1979892612100?aff=oddtdtcreator

Staying Anchored: Diving Deeper is a virtual monthly training series for Rhode Island resource families.

05/10/2026

Today, we honor all the different journeys that Mother’s Day can hold. 💙

To the mothers, grandmothers, foster moms, kinship caregivers, adoptive moms, mentors, and ALL who step in with love and stability when children need it most, THANK YOU for being an anchor in a child’s life!

We also hold space for those who may find today difficult: children separated from family, mothers missing their children, those grieving loss, and anyone carrying complicated emotions today.

Wishing peace, support, and moments of connection to all today. ⚓