The mission of Providence Children’s Museum
is to inspire and celebrate learning through activeplay and exploration.
In
Providence Children’s Museum…
Welcomed a record166,227 visitors, 29 percent at no charge!
Engaged families in joyful play
and learning experiences in
vibrant interactive exhibits and
hundreds of hours of hands-on
programs.
Served nearly 11,500 kidsand adults through offsite outreach programs.
Brought playful hands-on activities to over 1,000 Head Start preschoolers and 600
school-age kids at inner-city after-school and summer
programs.
Hosted 1,350 low-income
children and their family
members at free Museum
family nights.
Conducted therapeutic visits for 530 children and parents in nearly 200 court-separated families through the Families Together program.
Provided 400 charitable
memberships to children
and families in need.
Took open-ended, creative play experiences to 930 kids
and their caregivers in neighborhood parks across
Providence.
46 percent of the Museum’s $2.1 million operating
budget supported services for children and families
in need.