Resources for patients
Food
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) www.dhs.ri.gov/resources 1-855-697-4347
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Services)
www.health.ri.gov/find/services/detail.php?id=44
- Children’s Friend Berkshire, 99 Berkshire Street, Phone: 401-752-7590
- Children’s Friend Friendship Center, 350 Point Street, Phone: 401-752-7781
- Children’s Friend Hartford, 550 Hartford Ave, Phone: 401-752-7920
- Meeting Street on Broad, 500 Broad Street, Phone: 401-632-4700
- Meeting Street on Eddy, 1000 Eddy Street, Phone: (401) 533-9145
- Hope Community Center, 199 Camp Street, Phone: 401-521-8830
- Sankofa WIC , 224 Dexter Street, Phone: (401) 453-3220 X100
- Scalabrini Dukcevich Center, 300 Laurel Hill Ave, Phone: 401-632-4770
- Women & Infants Hospital, 2 Dudley St., MOC – Suite 550, Phone: 401-274-1122 ext. 42768
Food Pantries
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
www.rifoodbank.org 401-942-6325
Farm Fresh RI
www.farmfreshri.org 401-312-4250
Meals on Wheels
www.rimeals.org 401-351-6700
Transportation
MTM Rhode Island (non-emergency medical transportation)
www.mtm-inc.net/rhode-island 1-855-330-9131 (TTY: 711)
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)
www.ripta.com 401-781-9400
Utility Assistance
Community Action Partnership of Providence County (CAPP)
www.cappri.org 401-273-2000
George Wiley Center
www.georgewileycenter.org 401-728-5555
Good Neighbor Energy Fund
www.unitedwayri.org/gnef 401-444-0600
Legal Services
RI Legal Services
www.rils.org 401-274-2652
Dorcas International Institute of RI
www.diiri.org 401-784-8600
RI Center for Justice
www.centerforjustice.org 401-491-1101
RI Public Defenders Office
www.ripd.org 401-222-3492
Domestic & IPV Resources
Women’s Center Rhode Island
401-861-2760
Sojourner House
www.sojournerri.org 401-765-3232
Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center
www.bvacri.org 1-800-494-8100
RI Victims of Crime Hotline
www.helplineri.com 1-800-494-8100
RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ricadv.org 1-800-494-8100
Day One
www.dayoneri.org 401-421-4100
Healthcare Assistance Resources
RI Office of Healthy Aging – Drug cost assistance
www.oha.ri.gov/what-we-do/access/health-insurance-coaching/drug-cost-assistance 401-462-3000
RI Free Clinic
www.rifreeclinic.org 401-274-6347
Clinica Esperanza Hope Clinic
www.aplacetobehealthy.org (401) 347-9093
Emergency Resources
Cooling Centers/Warming Centers
www.riema.ri.gov/planning-mitigation/resources-businesses/cooling-centers
www.riema.ri.gov/planning-mitigation/resources-businesses/warming-centers 401-946-9996
Workforce & Job Training:
Genesis Center
www.gencenter.org 401-781-6110
Department of Labor and Training
www.dlt.ri.gov/individuals/jobseeker-resources-2024
Apprenticeship RI
www.apprenticeshipri.org 401-919-5919
Homelessness/Housing
www.rihousing.com 401-457-1234
Amos House
www.amoshouse.com 401-272-0220
House of Hope
www.thehouseofhopecdc.org 401-463-3324
RI Hotlines
211 United Way
Phone: 211
The Point Aging and Disability Resource Center
www.unitedwayri.org/get-help/point (401) 444-0600
Environmental
Childhood Lead Action Project
www.newenglandlead.org/childhood-lead-action-project-in-rhode-island (401) 785-1310
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/location/rhode-island 410-534-6447