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Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Our response to the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains a public health priority, but thanks to the Administration’s whole of government approach to combatting the virus, we are in a better place in our response than we were three years ago, and we can transition away from the emergency phase.
Legal Advocates & Defenders for the LGBTQ Community
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) is an interprofessional membership organization dedicated to improving prediabetes, diabetes and cardiometabolic care through innovative education, management and support.
CDC works with decision makers, partners, health officials, and the public to end the tobacco epidemic.
Online tools and resources to help you quit smoking.
OVC administers the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund), which is financed by fines and penalties paid by persons convicted in federal cases, not from tax dollars. Federal revenues deposited into the Fund also come from gifts, donations, and bequests by private parties. OVC channels funding for victim compensation and assistance throughout the United States, raises awareness about victims’ issues, promotes compliance with victims’ rights laws, and provides training and technical assistance and publications and products to victim assistance professionals.
RIBH Open Beds is a provider-focused resource intended to assist providers in locating safe housing options for patients seeking mental health or substance use treatment.
RI Emergency and Supplemental Food Site Map: Use this map to find emergency and supplemental food access points near you. There are many options available, including SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) retail, meal pickup locations, grocery delivery, WIC vendors, food pantries and senior meal sites.
In 2021, more than 75 Hunger Elimination Task Force participants discussed the needs and uses for
emergency and supplemental food delivery information. This group agreed that the state needed
a resource that aggregated up-to-date information on existing emergency and supplemental food
delivery services. With 1 in 6 households in Rhode Island continuing to experience food insecurity, strengthening and investing in our food delivery infrastructures is as important as ever. This guide will be updated annually and feedback on any aspect of this resource is welcome. Please email info@rifoodcouncil.org with questions or updates to this information.
Aquidneck Community Table, or "ACT," brings together partners in our community to collectively build a healthy future, generating events and discussion to explore solutions that strengthen the island’s food system, support the local economy and expand access to fresh healthy food for everyone. Aquidneck Community Table is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit.
If you are currently experiencing homelessness or are facing homelessness in the next 14 days, please contact the Coordinated Entry System and be assessed for shelter and resources.
Aging Well Inc. has provided services to seniors and adults with disabilities residing in Northern Rhode Island since 1974. In accordance with the Congregate Meal Program financed through a grant with R.I. Office of Healthy Aging, Aging Well Inc. provides nutritionally balanced lunches five days a week at our meal sites throughout northern R.I.
With the Restaurant Meals Program, eligible SNAP recipients can use their SNAP benefits to buy prepared meals at nine participating Subway restaurants and the Federal Hill Pizza Restaurant in Providence.
