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For adolescent girls, 13-17. Provides individual, group and family counseling in a long-term residential treatment program for women in recovery from chemical dependency. Daily living in a family atmosphere develops a sense of normalcy and belonging in a non-threatening, supportive, educative and chemically free environment. The program places a strong emphasis on the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Assertiveness training as well as physical and recreational activities are designed to improve health and appearance. Special emphasis is placed on helping each woman develop positive feelings of self-worth that will support the ultimate goal of sobriety. A relapse prevention specialist provides residential and outpatient relapse prevention services. Eastman House also offers a continuing after care program. Through group therapy we also work on women's concerns, abuse issues and trauma. Income Source: State, private foundations, donations, fund raising

Offers books, periodicals, pamphlets, audio cassettes, compact discs, video cassettes, large type books for loan. Programming for adults and children.

Located at the Exeter Chapel. The Exeter Emergency Food Bank (501c3) is separate from the Social Services Dept. However, because it is staffed by volunteers, anyone needing assistance is asked to call the Social Services department to schedule a time to pick up food. Appointments are made for Wednesday mornings beginning at 9 am or Wednesday afternoons. Emergency situations will open the food bank as needed. Donations to the Food Bank can be dropped off at Town Hall or at the Exeter Public Library. Thanksgiving/Winter Holiday baskets and toy distribution for area residents.

The Institute for Labor Studies & Research offers non-credit courses in the area of labor relations and labor studies, high school equivalency preparation and adult basic education, vocational training and cultural programs.

Behavioral health treatment center that offers:

• Inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol detoxification services for persons 18+
• Individual counseling and case management
• Group counseling
• Substance abuse-related education and aftercare assessment
• Planning and referral

Programs: Inpatient Detoxification - This program provides medically managed detoxification from a range of addictive substances. The usual length of stay is from three to seven days. While the focus is on managing withdrawal symptoms, the clinical program introduces the disease concept of addiction and principles of recovery through individual and group counseling, substance abuse-related education and expressive therapies. Case management services are also provided for aftercare placement. Staff includes, round-the-clock nursing, addiction counselors, consulting physician/nurse practitioner/psychiatrist, and Recovery Specialists. Crisis Stabilization Unit - This program provides dual diagnosis services for individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric symptoms. This can be an effective alternative to an inpatient psychiatric level of care for those individuals whose symptoms are/can be stabilized with psychiatric medications while addressing both their addiction and psychiatric conditions through individual counseling, intensive psycho-education group work and expressive therapies. Average length of stay is six days. An initial psychiatric evaluation will determine best medication regime to stabilize symptoms while individual treatment planning with a counselor addresses issues related to substance use and other psychiatric disorders. Acute Residential Program/Rehab - Provides a full range of clinical services to stabilize the client and engage them in ongoing recovery and aftercare. The length of stay averages ten days. Licensed counselors provide psycho-education groups, individual counseling and expressive therapies. Case management/care coordination links the client and family to professional and community aftercare resources.

For assistance with a wild animal please call the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)

Provides demonstrations, training, and long-term loan and device reutilization services of specialized telephone equipment to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease, which hinders them from using a standard telephone.

The Insurance Division is responsible for conducting financial examinations of domestic insurance companies to ensure financial solvency and market conduct examinations of domestic or foreign insurance companies to ensure compliance with the insurance statutes and regulations. The program performs several licensing functions including, but not limited to, the licensing of companies, producers, adjusters and appraisers. The program also reviews rate and form filings for the Life, Accident and Health, and Property and Casualty lines of business for compliance with state statutes and regulations, and addresses consumer complaints for these lines of business. The program monitors and introduces legislation in order to maintain accreditation by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which it initially received in June of 1993. The division was re-accredited in December 1998, December 2003, June 2009, and in June 2014, each time receiving the maximum accreditation period of five years. The Rhode Island Insurance Division is part of the U.S. insurance regulatory framework which is a highly coordinated state-based national system designed to protect policyholders and to serve the greater public interest through the effective regulation of the U.S. insurance marketplace. Through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), insurance regulators establish national standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews and coordinate their regulatory oversight to better protect the interests of consumers while ensuring a strong, viable insurance marketplace. U.S. insurance regulators also participate in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) along with the NAIC by participating in major standard setting initiatives, including working with fellow regulators from around the world to better supervise cross-border insurers, identifying systemic risk in the insurance sector, and creating international best practices.

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Founded by parents determined to find a cure for their children, today, exists for the millions of people affected by this disease. That's why JDRF supports the best researchers doing the most promising, cutting–edge science to cure, prevent and treat T1D.

Richmond Animal Control Division handles approximately 75 calls-for-service per month, which often vary from noise complaints to animal "at large" violations, to animal bite complaints, and several other enforcement related duties. Complaints and calls concerning domesticated animals are received at Richmond Police Department, which serves as dispatch for Animal Control. Non-emergency calls received after-hours are referred to the next Animal Control Officer to return to duty. The Animal Control Division also provides temporary shelter, feeding, care and medical treatment for impounded animals, and routinely facilitated adoptions to place abandoned, neglected, or unwanted animals in the care of willing and capable pet owners who are eager to provide the pet a safe and nurturing home environment.

• Owns and manages 250 Elderly Housing Units in two high rise buildings as follows:

-The West Warwick Manor: 126 apartments. (12 two bedroom units, 75 one bedroom units, and 39 studio apartments.) -Clyde Tower, 1021 Main St. 124 apartments. (31 couple units and 93 single units.)

• Administers Section 8 Housing Voucher Program through which it provides rental subsidy to eligible very low and very poor families in the town's private rental market

Group psychotherapy practice specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy, an active and goal-oriented approach to treatment. The therapists create an extremely supportive relationship and help individuals to understand and change links between problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Therapists help couples work through issues including communication, sex, and affairs.

The services available through NIHC for eligible Tribal Members and other eligible American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) include direct onsite medical, community health nursing, and behavioral health care services and offsite Contract Health Services. Additional program components include advocacy and outreach services, injury prevention, nutrition services, prescription medications, and environmental health services.

Federal program that provides a box of nutritious shelf stable foods to seniors’ age 60+ who have an income at or lower than 130FPL.

Social Security offers an online retirement application that you can complete in as little as 15 minutes. Applicants may also call to schedule an appointment.

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The Food 4 Life program provides meals 7 days a week to people at various locations and shelters in the greater Providence area, Kent County and Northern Rhode Island. Our committed volunteers serve an average of 1,000 + meals per week.

We are dedicated to being Rhode Island’s provider of choice for both Shared Living and Community Connections services. We accomplish this by putting the people we support at the center of all we do and by providing excellent customer service to all team participants including guardians, social case workers, and family members. This commitment is demonstrated by the fact that we respond to more requests for emergency services than any other Shared Living provider in the state.

Services: Since 1854, an undergraduate and graduate comprehensive college offering more than 40 liberal arts and pre-professional programs on a full or part-time basis. ** Gerontology Program Coordinator: Rachel Filinson, 456-8732 E-Mail address: [email protected] Services: A 21 hour program open to matriculating or non-matriculating students. **The Poverty Institute (School of Social Work) Kate Brewster, 456-8512 Director of Administration: Dianne Sprague E-mail address: [email protected] Web address: www.povertyinstitute.org Services: To bring about systematic change by providing policy analysis, education and advocacy statewide on issues affecting the well being of all low income Rhode Islanders. ** Student Support Services and PEP Craig Lee Hall, Room 119 Director: Joseph Costa, 456-8237 E-Mail address: [email protected] Program for seniors in RI high schools who are from low income families and have parents who did not graduate from college. Offers counseling, tutoring, financial aid advice, PEP (Preparatory Enrollment Program), six week residency program. ** Upward Bound Program, 456-8081; 456-4725 Fax Director: Mariam Z. Boyajian E-Mail address: [email protected] Services: Eligible students must attend one of the six target high schools in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, East Providence. For students with college potential but who are not working up to capacity and who meet federal poverty guidelines. Academic classes, counseling, field trips, and tutorial assistance to motivate and steer disadvantaged high school students into post secondary education. Stipend for participants, recruiting each November. Six week summer residency program.

New Opportunity Homes (NOH) – RI Works transitional housing program.

Bus charter company serving 20 Cities along the East Coast. The largest privately owned and operated motor coach company in the United States.

Rhode Island Zoological Society (RIZS) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports and maintains Roger Williams Park Zoo. RIZS works to secure the public and private sector support needed by the Zoo to continue to develop new world-class exhibits, make significant contributions to conservation, and serve the community as a valuable source of environmental education, recreation, and economic development. Founded in 1962 in order to increase public awareness and support for the Roger Williams Park Zoo. It has effectively communicated the zoo's mission statement of recreation, education, conservation and research. Funds raised have created important exhibits making Roger Williams Park Zoo one of the few nationally prominent zoos in the Northeast.

Supports seniors in their efforts to stay out of long term care facilities, maintain their health and enjoy life. Program participants access health, wellness and educational activities, meals, transportation information, volunteer opportunities, supportive services, counseling, trips and social events. Our program incorporates the best practices of multi purpose senior centers that are designed to provide holistic comprehensive services. Fully handicapped accessible. Free health screenings, wellness, and prevention programs that we provide. The center also offers a daily catered lunch, and access to case management services including referrals to social services and food assistance through Capital City's Food Pantry. Recreational Activities- Exercise classes, including supportive routines for arthritis, computer classes, memory activities, bingo, cards and tabletop games, musical entertainment, knitting and crocheting, financial literacy, shopping excursions, community trips, holiday parties. Capital City Community Center

Thanksgiving meal 2018: Traditional sit down dinner

The Bay Center was designed and built serve the community as a living classroom and center for marine science educational programs, administrative offices and community meeting space. The trails on STB's grounds are part of the Providence Urban Greenway Trail, inviting community members to enjoy this rare and beautiful urban access point to the Bay from sunup to sundown. The building itself represents Save The Bay’s approach to brownfields redevelopment and environmentally-friendly shoreline development.