Our community.
Our neighbors. Our children.
LGP Community Foundation supports the food, shelter, and belonging needs of Providence County’s most vulnerable children & families.
Sometimes, families need a helping hand. We work directly with social service providers, educators, and community leaders to provide stopgap funds, clothing, food, and other support to families during their most challenging moments. Then, we work to connect them with the ongoing support they need to thrive.
We believe that EVERY child and family in Providence deserve to have their basic needs met — regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, religious creed, or immigration status.
When we support families, we support our future.
You can help.
What could trauma-informed schools do for Rhode Island’s children?
About the Author
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell is an educator, advocate, and human rights champion. Her lived experiences growing up in poverty, surrounded by gun violence, and her stubborn determination to overcome those obstacles, have thrust her into the spotlight as a dynamic leader and role model. Elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023 (District 5), she focused on legislation to improve the rights of the state’s most marginalized and vulnerable citizens. Learn more about Marcia’s work at www.marciaranglinvassell.com and www.globalfundforkids.org.
Every child has the innate ability to thrive, but many are held back by the formidable forces of trauma.
Too many kids bring the traumas of poverty, hunger, racism, stress, and family and community violence with them into the classroom. If teachers aren’t equipped to hold space for them in a loving, supportive way, their entire life trajectories can be impacted.
In this thoughtful book for educators, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell brings to life a pathway for transforming schools from the inside out, making classrooms havens for healing as well as learning. Through her own story and firsthand experience as a teacher and educational leader, Ranglin-Vassell not only shows us what we need to know about children’s trauma, but also presents simple, easy-to-implement ideas and advice that can make an immediate difference to kids of all ages.
Regardless of their life experiences, all children are beautiful, whole, and resilient. Our job isn’t to fix them, but to believe in them, and show them a better way – because the future rests in their hands.
The LGP Community Foundation is proud to have co-produced this book with WorldChangers Media.
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Executive Director Ruth Wartenberg shares our Big Why and how we help
What we do
One of of eight households in Rhode Island report food insecurity. Nearly 20% of kids under 17 live in poverty.
We are an immediate-intervention safety net for families like Ana’s who need a helping hand.
Love thy neighbor
We believe that we have a responsibility to support all those in our community who are hungry, hurting, afraid, or in need. When you become a contributor, your dollars will help us provide necessities directly to the children and families who need them most.