Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families
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The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is a state agency of Rhode Island
, headquartered in Downtown Providence
. The agency provides services for children and families
The agency is responsible for the state's juvenile corrections. The Rhode Island Training School (RITS) is a secure residential facility for juvenile delinquents. RITS is located in Cranston
. In the 2000s the state ordered the construction of a new RITS building. In 2009 Governor of Rhode Island Donald Carcieri
proposed that Rhode Island Housing, a state agency that is set up like a corporation, buy the former RITS site in Cranston.
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, headquartered in Downtown Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. The agency provides services for children and families
The agency is responsible for the state's juvenile corrections. The Rhode Island Training School (RITS) is a secure residential facility for juvenile delinquents. RITS is located in Cranston
Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
. In the 2000s the state ordered the construction of a new RITS building. In 2009 Governor of Rhode Island Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
Donald L. "Don" Carcieri was the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Carcieri has had a varied vocational background, having worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive and teacher.-Personal background:...
proposed that Rhode Island Housing, a state agency that is set up like a corporation, buy the former RITS site in Cranston.
External links
- Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families
- "List of New and Amended Rules Relating to the RI Training School."
- "Rhode Island Training School Manual." - Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families
- "The Boys Training School at Sockanosset." - City of CranstonCranston, Rhode IslandCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...