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Organization serving Hispanic/Latine communities offering multiple services, including food banks, English classes, immigration services, etc.
A guide for mental health concerns from the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals.
Community organization with multiple children-related resources such as childcare and education services, food and nutrition programs, adoption and foster care supports.
They offer a range of services from employment and job training, temporary housing and shelter, substance abuse support, and more.
Rhode Island Community Action Association is a network of community action agencies (CAPs) serving all 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island.
The Blackstone Valley Community Action Program (BVCAP) is a non-profit agency and a member of the nation-wide network of Community Action Programs.
Comprehensive Community Action Program is a private, nonprofit community action agency formed under the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. CCAP is one of Rhode Island’s largest organizations dedicated solely to fighting the war on poverty. Our service delivery area includes Cranston, Scituate, Foster, Warwick, and Coventry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.