BankNewport Grant Supports Child & Family’s Supportive Housing Program
Funding enables wraparound services, health access, and financial literacy programming
BankNewport has awarded a $23,000 grant to Child & Family, a leading social service agency based in Newport, RI, to support its Supportive Housing Program, which provides safe housing and wraparound case management for families experiencing homelessness. The grant will directly support the agency’s efforts to stabilize families through housing assistance, access to healthcare, and financial coaching.
Child & Family’s Supportive Housing Program serves up to 12 families annually—approximately 48 individuals—connecting them with critical resources to help secure permanent housing and improve their long-term well-being. Participants benefit from personalized case management, access to health services, vocational and educational support, and financial planning workshops.
“Our mission is to strengthen families and communities across Rhode Island, and that begins with stable housing,” said Marty Sinnott, President and CEO of Child & Family. “Thanks to BankNewport’s generous support, we can continue to provide the tools and services families need to thrive and avoid deeper involvement in the child welfare system.”
In the past year alone, the Supportive Housing Program has:
- Housed 9 mothers and 22 children.
- Helped three families transition into permanent housing after achieving self-sufficiency goals.
- Partnered with local organizations including the People’s Credit Union for financial literacy and nutrition programming.
- Built a community garden and hosted wellness-focused group activities
- Support a minimum of 8 homeless families annually through case management and housing assistance.
- Ensure 75% of families secure permanent housing within 24 months.
- Enroll at least 75% of DCYF-involved families in evidence-based family preservation services.
- Ensure 80% of participants maintain up-to-date routine healthcare and behavioral health visits.
Child & Family supports resilient families, vulnerable children, and elders throughout Rhode Island. Family Preservation is an important goal of every program and service they provide.
They believe that individuals and communities thrive when supported by strong families, and that a community works best when it accepts responsibility for all of its members.
As one of the largest social service agencies in RI, they operate community engagement centers in Providence and Middletown. Their home-based and community-based programs bring services to individuals and families across RI. For more information, please visit: Home - Child and Family.
About BankNewport:
Founded in 1819 and headquartered in Newport, BankNewport offers a full suite of loan and deposit products and services for families and businesses throughout Rhode Island. BankNewport is one of the oldest banks in the United States and, as a mutual organization, is committed to the financial success of its customers, employees, and the community for 206 years. BankNewport has nineteen branch locations, a community lending center in Central Falls, and a commercial lending office in Providence. OceanPoint Marine Lending, a business line of BankNewport, specializes in consumer marine and recreational vehicle financing programs.
Through its All In Giving program, BankNewport is committed to supporting nonprofits with areas of impact focused on basic human needs, children and families, education, economic security, healthy lives, arts and culture, and the environment. BankNewport has awarded over $7.7 million in grants, sponsorships, and donations over the past five years to a wide range of nonprofits to help strengthen and enrich lives and communities throughout Rhode Island. Financial education and community service performed by employees totals 10,000 hours annually. For more information, please visit www.BankNewport.com.
