$25,000 Capital Grant Allows Central Falls Children’s Foundation To Purchase Pediatric Testing Equipment

June 2, 2026

The Central Falls Children’s Foundation (CFCF) provides pediatric clinic services including baby weight monitoring, childhood lead testing, obesity screenings, and positive nutrition programs for teens. Using a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program, CFCF purchased a new baby scale and new fingerstick testing kits for real time lead poisoning, lipid, and A1c screenings.

Here’s a message from CFCF Executive Director Beata Nelken, MD on the grant’s impact:

“π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝑅𝐼𝐻𝐸𝐡𝐢 π‘‘π‘œ 𝐢𝐹𝐢𝐹 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π½π‘’π‘›π‘˜π‘  π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘  β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘Žπ‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ , 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙-π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘ 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑠, π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘–π‘›π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘Ž π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘™ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’β€”π‘Žπ‘‘π‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘β„Ž π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘œ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘“π‘’π‘™!!”

We’re proud to help Rhode Island’s health, educational, and nonprofit institutions meet their facilities needs and their missions.

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