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Blackstone Valley Community Action Program
Blackstone Valley Community Action Program (BVCAP) is a non-profit agency that assists low income people and empowers them to become self reliant, responsible citizens. Services include academic and vocational training, employment placement assistance, case management, and basic human needs.
(401) 723-4520 www.bvcap.org 32 Goff Avenue Pawtucket, RI 02860
Channel One - Central Falls & Ralph J. Holden Community Center
Branch of the Central Falls City Government. Areas of service include substance abuse education programs, youth development and prevention programs, fitness and
wellness, family and parenting programs, and elderly services and programs.
(401) 727-7425 361 Cowden Street Central Falls, RI 02863
Community Mediation Center of Rhode Island
Meditation and Training (meditation, peer meditation, continuing education, and conflict resolution) services to individuals, families and organizations throughout Rhode Island.
Comprehensive Community Action Program is a private non-profit community action agency dedicated solely to fighting the war on poverty.
(401) 467-9610
Homeless services organization - provides services for immediate and long term needs. Services include crisis intervention (emergency shelter, health care, basic needs, referrals), vocational training, housing.
(401) 521-2255 www.crossroadsri.org 160 Broad Street Providence, RI 02903 Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Community Center
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, serving Newport County, offers nutritional, cultural, educational, and social services to meet the diverse needs of the community.
(401) 846-4828 www.mlkccenter.org
20 Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Blvd Newport, RI 02840
Eastbay Community Action
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a private, non-profit corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay region. 100 Bullocks Point Avenue Riverside, RI 02915
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Family Resources Community Action
Family Resources Community Action (FRCA) is a family centered social service organizations that is committed to helping low income individuals and families improve the quality of their lives and achieve self sufficiency. Offers family support services, employment and training, and housing.
(401) 766-0900 www.famresri.org 245 Main Street Woonsocket, RI 02895
Family Service Inc Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides a wide array of social, medical and educational services to primarily low-income children, adults and families.
(401) 519-2280
www.familyserviceri.org Providence location 55 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906 North Kingstown location 650 Ten Rod Road
Lafayette Mills Unit 13 North Kingstown, RI 02852 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community Center
20 Dr. Wheatland Boulevard Newport, RI 02840
Westerly High School 15 Highland Avenue Westerly, RI 02891 Gateway Healthcare Gateway Healthcare is a non-profit behavioral health care
organization that provides a wide array of services to adults, children and families in Rhode Island. Gateway offers a comprehensive continuum of services that include psychiatric emergency services, psychiatric medication therapy services, outpatient counseling, residential care for children and adolescents, a licensed school for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties, individual and group substance abuse counseling and support services, and intensive outreach/case management services for adults and children. Pawtucket, RI 02860
Child, Adolescent & Family Services (Cranston)
1471 Elmwood Avenue Cranston, RI 02910 Community Counseling 101-103 Bacon Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Adult and Family Services
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House of Hope House of Hope offers advocacy for the disadvantaged and the homeless, focusing on basic needs first—permanent housing and comprehensive social services (counseling and referrals for outreach assistance). Currently manage nine multi-unit housing properties, totaling 38 transitional and permanent supportive housing units for homeless adults and families with children.
(401) 463-3324
www.thehouseofhopecdc.org 3188 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Job Corps Job Corps is the nation’s largest residential education and vocational training program for the economically
disadvantaged youth. Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job. For eligible youth at least 16 years of age.
(401) 268-6000
John Hope Settlement House offers dynamic human services, community outreach and advocacy for children, youth and families in Providence and beyond. Programs include Youth, Family and Adult Wellness Center (health information, risk reduction, workshops, recreation, youth development) and Family Renewal Center (family support and intervention services including intensive case
management, crisis intervention, and parenting education).
(401) 421-6993 www.johnhope.org 7 Thomas P. Whitten Way Providence, RI 02903
Kent Center The Kent Center is a private, not-for-profit community-based provider of mental health, substance abuse, and educational services in Rhode Island, including licensed behavioral health treatment, education, and consultation services.
Intake: (401) 732-5656 Emergency: (401) 738-4300 www.thekentcenter.org Health Lane location 50 Health Lane
NRI Community Services, a non-profit, licensed behavioral healthcare agency in Rhode Island, offers vocational and rehabilitation services, as well as a Wellness Center, in addition to behavioral health and substance abuse services.
Intake: (401) 235-7121 Emergency: (401) 235-7120 www.nricommunityservices.org 55 John Cummings Way
Woonsocket, RI 02895
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Providence
Community Action Program (PROCAP)
PROCAP operates, promotes, and supports the development of progressive human service programs aimed at improving the lives of low-to-moderate income individuals and families in the city of Providence.
Providence Community Action continuously strives to permanently eradicate poverty while simultaneously guiding people to self-sufficiency. Offers employment, adult education, and ESL services, case management, emergency shelter, and youth recreation.
www.procapri.org
The South County Community Action is a private non-profit corporation that provides economically disadvantaged individuals and families with quality, comprehensive social and advocacy services while promoting self-sufficiency.
Services include academic and vocational training,
employment placement assistance, case management, and basic human needs.
Tri Town Community Action Agency is a community-based, multi-purpose organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive social and advocacy services to individuals and families in need while promoting their self-sufficiency.
Services include educational, employment, and training programs, basic human needs, and case management.
(401) 351-2750 www.tri-town.org 1126 Hartford Avenue Johnston, RI 02919
Urban League Urban League’s mission is the elimination of racial discrimination and segregation in the state, and the achievement of parity for Blacks, other minorities, and the poor in every phase of American life. Programs include education and youth development, employment assistance, shelter for runaway youth, and case management.
Westbay Community Action is a charitable organization that assists economically disadvantaged Kent County residents achieve and sustain self-sufficiency and stability.
Services include adult education, case management, family resources, and food and housing assistance.
(401) 732-4666 www.westbaycap.org 224 Buttonwoods Avenue Warwick, RI 02886
Youth Pride Youth Pride’s goals are to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth and their allies.
Services include community education programs, case management, and wellness programs.
(401) 421-5626