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Child Development Centers

The Child Development Centers at the University of Rhode Island offer preschool and kindergarten programs for children ages 3 to 6 years. The original Child Development Center is located on the Kingston campus of the University. The Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center is located at the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education in Providence. These programs are operated by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in order to provide a setting for observation, participation, and research focusing on young children and their families. Opportunities in these areas are available to all students and faculty at the University.

Family Therapy Clinic

The Family Therapy Clinic is the only systemic outpatient mental health center in the state of Rhode Island. It is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island as a teaching, training and research facility with specialized expertise in relationship and family issues.

Program in Gerontology

The URI Program in Gerontology was founded in 1958, making it one of the oldest in the nation. Because Rhode Island ranks among the states with the highest percentage of elderly persons in the U.S., the program has a unique responsibility and opportunity for education, research and service in the field of aging.

Family Resource Partnership

The mission of the Family Resource Partnership is to strengthen children, families and communities by bringing research-based support to organizations providing services to children, families and communities. The mission is accomplished by providing technical assistance, evaluation, training and grant-writing services to these organizations. The Partnership was formed to coordinate faculty scholarship, apply research-based practices to current community issues, increase student learning opportunities, increase community outreach efforts and URI's commitment to strengthening children, families and communities through the establishment of a self-sustaining partnership.

Center for Personal Financial Education

The Center for Personal Financial Education is a non-profit, educational resource and research center whose primary mission is to increase financial literacy. It was formed in 1996 and is a joint venture between the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension and the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern New England. The Center produces and provides an array of integrated, coordinated outreach programs and services designed for diverse audiences and delivered through schools, at community sites, in the workplace, and through mass media.

RIAES Research: Sustainable and Nurturing Communities

Despite a booming economy and record-low unemployment, the number of children in poverty is increasing in all RI cities and towns. It has been noted that Rhode Islanders have limited access to social programs for youth and families, and links between service providers and families are weak. RIAES and CE programs blend ecological and social sciences in their focus on human communities. Sustainable communities live within their natural environments. They require physical planning to integrate industrial and recreational activities with residences and natural surroundings. They also require social planning, with special attention for young people who may be at risk due to stresses from within the community such as poverty, crime, broken families, early pregnancies and others.

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File last updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2008