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

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