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People come first at East Bay Community Action Program. We are a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay, including the municipalities of: East Providence, Barrington, Warren, and Bristol.
Westbay Community Action is a charitable organization serving the people of Kent County (Warwick, West Warwick, and East Greenwich). We help with food, utilities, health, safety, and education.
Provides assistance with SNAP, WIC, food pantries, utility assistance, unemployment/TDI, health care registration, free tax preparation services, vaccinations, low income housing applications, homeowner lead removal, adult education classes, ESL, career trainings for CNA and CDLs, job searches, and more.
Call center that assists with healthcare and health insurance questions, including enrollment, understanding your medical insurance or your medical bills, filing appeals, and more.
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.
Financial empowerment classes-budgeting, saving money, improving credit scores, etc.
Transitional homes for pregnant women experiencing homelessness or domestic violence. Also offers assistance with long term housing, food stamps, job placement, and other services.
Reopened January 2023. Helps prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. Must own your own home and meet criteria, application required.
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.