$3.64M in Early Intervention Grants to 9 Rhode Island programs

Governor Dan McKee and Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones announced the distribution of $3.64 million in CARES Act funding to support 9 Early Intervention providers in Rhode Island. These funds are in addition to the $5.5 million for Early Intervention that the Governor included in his RI Rebounds down payment proposal currently before the General Assembly.

These grants will help to offset revenue losses and expenses incurred due to the pandemic and will assist providers in recruiting and retaining workers, avoiding further closures, and providing continued services to children with developmental needs. 

“Due to the pandemic, Early Intervention providers have faced and continue to face significant losses because of the current rates, and today are struggling to hire and retain the staff to provide services for all children needing Early Intervention programming,” said Governor Dan McKee. I’m looking forward to the General Assembly passing my Administration’s down payment proposal so that we can continue to stabilize the system and provide these critical services for Rhode Islanders who rely on them ”  

Early Intervention provides essential early childhood development services that support healthy outcomes for children. Due to the pandemic, Early Intervention providers faced significant losses due to the current rates, and today are struggling to hire and retain the staff needed to provide programming to all children needing Early Intervention services. 

The 9 Early Intervention providers receiving grant awards are:  

Children’s Friend: $460,128.43

Community Care Alliance: $334,949.66

Easter Seals Rhode Island: $45,944.48

Family Service of Rhode Island: $344,995.48

Groden Center: $333,288.23

Looking Upwards: $144,285.87

Meeting Street: $1,082,318.47

Seven Hills Rhode Island: $413,938.61

J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center: $480,150.78