Welcome to the Starlight Starbright Rhode Island page!
 Starlight Starbright is active in hospitals throughout Rhode Island. In most locations, pediatric patients and their families have access to Starlight Starbright Fun Centers – mobile entertainment units equipped with a flat screen monitor, DVD player and a Nintendo game system. Fun Centers roll right up to the side of young patients’ beds or anywhere in a hospital setting, making them perfect for hospitalized children in numerous situations: anticipating surgery, during long outpatient clinic treatments, waiting in the emergency room or fighting loneliness after visiting hours have ended.
Outside the hospital, families in are able to access Starlight Starbright’s online educational programs that help children and their families learn more about their conditions, understand various medical procedures, and encourage them to communicate with healthcare providers. Some are geared toward reducing fear and increasing understanding before medical treatment, while others are designed to help children cope with their illnesses over the long term, but each of the programs strives to empower children in the face of their illnesses. Many teens in are also part of Starbright World, our private and secure Web-based social network developed for teens living with a chronic or serious illness (and their siblings) to help them connect with other kids in similar situations.
If you would like to help make a difference for children and families, please click here. Together we can help them cope with their pain, fear and isolation.
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For more information about our services in New England, please contact Kelly Duda, Manager of Program Services New England Office at 617.241.9911 or kelly.duda@starlight.org.
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For more information about community outreach information in New England, please contact Jonelle Prill-Tate, Community Development Officer New England Office at jonelle.prilltate@starlight.org or 617.241.9911.
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