Children's Homes and Institutions in RhodeIsland, USA
(With foundation date, operator, number of Male/Female places, age for admission, and type of children received, where known.)
- St Andrew's Industrial School, Barrington
(1893; Private corporation (Episcopal); Orphan neglected, and indigent boys; 35M) - Bristol Home for Destitute Children, Bristol
(1875; Churches of Bristol; Friendless and destitute children) - St Mary's Orphanage, 128 Fifth Street (East Providence), Providence
(1879; Private corporation (Episcopal); Needy children under 8; 39M/29F) - Providence Shelter for Colored Children, 20 Olive Street, Providence
(1838; Private corporation; Orphan and Indigent children; 11M/10F) - Children's Friend Society, 23 Tobey Street, Providence
(1835; Private corporation; Indigent children; 32M/33F) - Rhode Island Home for Working Boys, 42 Park Street, Providence
(1898; Private corporation; Orphan boys.) - St Aloysius' Home, 473 Prairie Avenue, Providence
(1850; Sisters of Mercy; Orphans from 6 to 12; 86M/125F) - Rhode Island S.P.C.C. Receiving Home, 98 Doyle Avenue, Providence
(1882; Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Neglected, abused, and abandoned children; 3M/5F) - St Vincent de Paul's Infant Asylum, Regent Avenue, Providence
(1891; Sisters of Divine Providence; Orphans and abandoned children under 6; 70M/74F) - State Home and School, Providence
(1885; State of Rhode Island; Dependent, neglected and abused children; 98M/85F) - Franciscan Sisters' Orphanage, 48 Hamlet Avenue, Woonsocket
(1904; Franciscan Missionary Sisters; Orphan children; 60M/56F) - St Vincent de Paul's Home, 62 Pond Street, Woonsocket
(1905; Sisters of St Francis; Orphan children; 24M/25F) - Day Nursery and Children's Home, Cass Avenue, Woonsocket
(1889; Private corporation; Orphan children from 2 to 12)
Except where indicated, this page () © Peter Higginbotham. Contents may not be reproduced without permission.
