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Offers emergency shelters and housing for those suffering from domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking. Also offers free housing clinics, rental assistance programs, youth/teen services, sexual health services, and LGBTQ services.
Multiple medical providers and resources available for trans individuals.
Offers voice and communication training for trans individuals.
Medical, dental, and behavioral health services, including hormone therapy and case management services for trans individuals.
Permanent hair removal services
Resources, information, and enrollment for health and dental insurance plans.
Call center that assists with healthcare and health insurance questions, including enrollment, understanding your medical insurance or your medical bills, filing appeals, and more.
Resources for voting, legal name and gender marker changes.
Top/bottom surgery, facial feminization, gender affirming care
Gender affirming care including breast cancer risk assessment and screening, genetic counseling and testing, gender-affirming top surgery (chest masculinization, feminizing breast surgery).
Downloadable app that includes sexual health resources including birth control, STI testing, family planning, HIV care and prevention, and a provider locator
Order free condoms to be delivered to you (must complete a demographic survey and must live in RI)
Offers STI testing services without a doctor’s appointment (must be asymptomatic).
Services including emergency contraception, pregnancy tests and counseling, STI and HIV testing and treatment, annual exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, abortion services, birth control, hormone therapy, and more.
Office of Healthy Aging: As Rhode Island’s designated state unit on aging, they empower older Rhode Islanders (age 55+) and adults living with disabilities to age strong. Along with many partners, they connect you to information and resources in the community to help you live happily and healthfully. They advocate for laws, policies and investments that protect your rights and agency.
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans, including some low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Some states have expanded their Medicaid programs to cover all people below certain income levels.
Free translation services for important work-related communications.
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.'s vision is for a fair, just and equitable legal system, which is accessible to all members of the community without discrimination and to eliminate barriers to justice through high quality legal services, education, and community partnerships.
In affiliation with Migration & Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities of Providence-Office of Immigration and Refugee Services staff provides refugee resettlement services. The organization provides immigration legal services as a member agency of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Providence's Project Hope provides individuals and families with basic necessities such as food, rent, and medicine. In addition, immigration information, assistance, and representation is available for those who may need these services.