NEARI Children's Fund

Education professionals spend their lives with children, stimulating their minds, freeing their spirits, serving their needs – reaching out to children in a million ways, day-to-day, year-by-year.

Often these professionals are the first to see special situations, when a student’s basic needs are not being met.

The National Education Association Rhode Island Executive Committee established the Children’s Fund in 1985 to answer these needs. Supported by donations, the Fund makes money available to NEARI members who might otherwise reach into their own pockets to take care of needy students. Any member of the organization may apply for anonymous financial assistance to help students in these special situations.

There is no administrative fee – every penny of donation goes directly to children attending Rhode Island public schools. Basic items like eyeglasses or medicine, as you know, make all the difference to a child who’s going without.

It’s about restoring hope and giving struggling students a chance to succeed in school…and life.

The NEARI Children’s Fund is here for you but we need your help, too. Below is a listing of fundraising events.

Click to view information about the Children's Fund Golf Tournament.

Click to view information about the Gingerbread Express.

Click to view information on making a tax-deductible contribution.