The Following 4 Agencies are Licensed through the RI Dept. of Children, Youth & Families
(Adoption services are offered at no cost)

Communities for People
221 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
401/273-7103
contact person: Emily Rumrill
email:erumrill@communities-for-people.org
(older youth 12-21, special needs adoption)

Department of Children, Youth, & Families
530 Wood St.
Bristol, RI 02809
401/254-7076
contact person for adoption: Maureen Robbins
(school-age children and special needs adoption)

Urban League of RI
RI Families for Children
Adoption and Foster Care Program
246 Prairie Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
401/351-5000 x117
contact person: Lisa Jackson
email: lisa@ulri.org
(school-age and special needs adoption, we specialize in serving the minority community and Spanish speaking families with training, homestudies, and support services in Spanish.)

The Agencies Below are Licensed Independently
(There may be some cost involved for adoption services.)

A Red Thread Adoption Services, Inc.
333 Westminister Road
Providence, RI 02903
888-871-9699
email:redthreadadopt@aol.com
(domestic and international adoption)

AAA Friends in Adoption
PO Box 1194
Newport, RI 02840
401-841-0265
(domestic adoption)

ABC Adoption Consultants, Inc
56 Blackamore Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
401-781-7485
email: katinhat2@earthlink.net
(Guatemalan adoption)

Adoption By Choice
Catholic Social Services
31 Hooper Street
Tiverton, RI 02878
401-624-9270
contact person: Elaine Abdow
email: eca@cssdioc.org
(domestic and international adoption)

Adoption Homestudy Service Agency
PO BOX 4824
Rumford, RI 02916
401/434-1353
contact person: Patricia Rose
e-mail: linkstoadopt@aol.com
(domestic and international adoption, homestudies)

Adoption Options
959 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02904
401/331-5437
email:adopt@adoptionoptions.org
(domestic, international, school-age and special needs adoption)

Alliance For Children
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401/725-9555
e-mail: info@allforchildren.org
(international and domestic adoption)

American International Children's Alliance
1445 Wampanoag Trail
East Providence, RI 02915
888-450-2422
(international adoption)

Bethany Christian Services
706 Warwick Avenue
P O Box 8939
Warwick, RI 02888
401/467-1395
e-mail: bcsrhodeisland@bethany.org
(international and domestic adoption)

Children's Friend & Service
Contact Person: Sandra Pyram-Loyer, MS
153 Summer Street
Providence, RI 02903
401/276-4335
fax: 401/331-3285 email: sloyer@cfsri (domestic adoption)

Gift of Life Adoption Services, Inc.
54 University Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
401/521-3603
e-mail: giftofliferi@cs.com
(domestic and international adoption)

Little Treasures Adoption Services
P.O. Box 20555
Cranston, RI 02920
401/828-7747
e-mail: matreas@aol.com
(international adoption)

Wide Horizons for Children
245 Waterman Street, Suite 504
Providence, RI 02906
401/421-4752
(international and domestic adoption)