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Financial empowerment classes-budgeting, saving money, improving credit scores, etc.
20 hours of FREE Environmental Health, Climate Change, and Community Preparedness Training. Will involve two hours per month of community work.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence 24 hour hotline
24 hour hotline, assists with emergency shelter, transitional and short term housing, law enforcement advocacy, crisis advocacy, counseling and support groups, and more for those suffering from domestic violence.
Multiple services for veterans, including primary care, specialty services, mental health services, and more.
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
Mission: To mitigate food insecurity of at-risk populations in the state by promoting and managing a donation system where safe, edible food that may otherwise be thrown away is matched with the needs of food pantries and soup kitchens..
Our Mission: To improve the quality of life for all Rhode Islanders by advancing solutions to the problem of hunger.
Free breakfast and lunch for those in need, Monday - Friday: Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am, Lunch 11:00am - 12:30pm, Saturday* (closed the first Saturday of each month) Lunch 11:00am - 12:00pm
Year round mobile produce market that offers fresh fruit and vegetables and offers a 50% discount on purchases made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars.
"Within our community education office, we have the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education (SNAP-Ed), the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), and the Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) programs. Our office provides nutrition education workshops, works with community partners to help make the healthier choice the easier choice, and provides recipes, handouts, videos and other free resources for anyone to access. Our nutrition education efforts are delivered across the state, but mostly in the core cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket. Let’s learn more!
Direct Education
Throughout Rhode Island we offer nutrition education workshops. The workshops focus on culturally-relevant healthy eating and physical activity within a limited budget.
Community Partners
We work with community partners to help create sustainable policy, system and environmental (PSE) changes to complement nutrition education and support healthy behaviors.
Helpful Resources
To extend the reach and learning, our website and social media platforms provide recipes, handouts, videos and other free resources that can be accessed and shared by anyone. We provide workshops, recipes, handouts and videos in English and Spanish (and currently developing into Portuguese). SNAP-Ed
80 Washington Street
Room 300
Providence, RI 02903 EFNEP
80 Washington Street
Room 300
Providence, RI 02903
p: 401.277.5272
f: 401.277.5284
Ruthann Marchetti
EFNEP Program Manager
e: ruthann.marchetti@uri.edu
p: 401.277.5270
f: 401.277.5284
Nutrition Hotline
p: 1.877.FOOD.URI
e: nutrition@etal.uri.edu CYFAR
80 Washington Street
Room 300
Providence, RI 02903
p: 401.277.5270
f: 401.277.5284
e: Projectstride@etal.uri.edu"
Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based practice of assisting individuals and families to adopt and sustain behaviors that can improve health and quality of life. Lifestyle Medicine focuses on six areas: physical activity, healthful eating, nutrition, stress management, sleep, and relationships.
Emergency warming and cooling centers during inclement weather, natural disaters, power outages, etc.