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RIPAE pays a portion of the cost for approved medications purchased during the deductible phase of a Medicare Part D plan and may offer partial reimbursement to those who enter the "donut hole".

RI Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Educates and assists Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers throughout Rhode Island to protect personal healthcare information, detect healthcare errors, waste, fraud, and abuse, and to resolve suspected instances of healthcare fraud, errors or abuse. To report Medicare fraud, waste or abuse, call Rhode Island SMP at 462-0560.

Guardianship is a legal arrangement through which the Guardian is authorized to make certain decisions for another person. Works with the probates courts to match people age 60 years or older living in care facilities with certain cognitive conditions to caring volunteer guardians, when they are needed

They offer a wide range of programs and opportunities that promote health and nurture connection. They work at the systems level to make Rhode Island more age- and life-friendly through investments in infrastructure, workforce, and community networks. At-home companionship for people age 55 or older with limited mobility • Chronic-disease management education • Family supports, including respite care • Community and home-delivered meals • Free healthcare insurance counseling • In-home and day-care cost assistance • Free and reduced legal services • Prescription drug cost assistance • Transportation assistance • Mental health/substance use support • Senior and community center programs

volunteers are people age 55 and older who provide companionship for frail older adults in the home, at day centers, or other community sites. Companions assist with daily tasks, helping those served to remain living in the community for longer. Companions may provide transportation to medical appointments, shopping assistance, meal preparation, and advocacy. They also provide respite to caregivers of frail elders. By remaining active and contributing to their communities, Companions benefit from the program along with the clients they serve.

Department prefers that all calls go through main number. Housing Security Program, Joyce Torrice, 462-0539 Heating Assistance Program **R.I. Pharmaceutical Assistance Program (RIPAE) Provides discounts on drugs for limited income persons 65+ and disabled persons. **Customer Information Assistance and Referral Unit **Home and Community Care Provides homemaker/home health aide services for limited income persons 65+, either on a free or co-pay basis. **Protective Abuse Unit Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation and self-neglect among persons 60+. **Senior Companion Program, Maria Agonia (401) 462-0569 Provides opportunities for federally subsidized job training and employment for limited income persons 55+. **Silver Haired Legislature Provides a forum for seniors to meet, debate issues, and recommend legislation to the governor, general assembly and the U.S. Congress.

@Home Cost Share: For older adults with care needs, the @Home Cost-Share program is available to help with some care expenses. Eligible participants can access in-home services – such as help with housekeeping, meal preparation or personal care – and/or community-based programming at adult day health centers at a reduced rate. You may be eligible for the program if you are age 65 or older, meet income guidelines, and need some assistance in the home with your personal or health care.

If you have Medicare, the Medicare Savings Program may be able to pay for some of the costs (for example, premiums, co-payments, or deductibles.)

DEA Protective Services Unit is responsible for investigating complaints of elderly abuse of Rhode Islanders 60 and older by a family member, caregiver or person with duty of care.. Abuse may include physical, emotional, sexual, financial exploitation, or abandonment. The DEA Protective Services Unit develops a care plan to prevent additional abuse and address the elder’s social service needs. Self-Neglect occurs when a person is no longer able to care for himself/herself. Reports of self-neglect are also made to the DEA Protective Services Unit. The senior’s needs are assessed and necessary services are 0ffered.

West Bay currently operates two Alternative Learning Programs for student in grades K-12. Both programs are located in district settings (Cranston K-6 and Warwick 6-12), but accept students from districts across the state if seats are available. Both settings provide individualized and small group instruction in a therapeutic environment. The aim is to help students return to their sending schools once they have learned new ways of managing themselves and their behaviors; however, for some students, remaining in West Bay’s classes is the best option, and they are able to complete their school year with us.

Services: Houses 29 families and 8 women daily. Shelter stays are limited to 90 days but can be renewed based on progress demonstrated by participants or impending permanent housing. Case managers assist participants with healthcare, employment and establishing permanent housing. Help also available for: mental health issues, addiction, developmental delays in children, parenting and domestic violence. Case managers access services directly through Family Resources Community Action Program or collaborative agreements with other local non profit organizations.

Residential school for boys, grades seven through twelve. Offering a full high school diploma, the school is licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). In addition, we offer a certified special education program and career/technical education programming. Our student body is comprised of Ocean Tides residential students and students referred by their school district for education purposes (both regular and special education). Each candidate is screened by the Director of Special Education and the Principal before admittance to ensure the student is ready and willing to enter the program. Given the severe educational difficulties these students have experienced in the past, Ocean Tides seeks to provide creative, individualized programs that meet the needs of all in our care. We provide: Positive behavior program and multiple positive behavioral supports, including stipends paid to students. A small school atmosphere – four to twelve students per class Individualized instruction based on IEP’s Career to Work – experience and work study at all grade levels Individual and / or group counseling The Narragansett Campus offers Career/Technical education in areas such as: Culinary Arts, Carpentry/Building Maintenance, Landscape Design, Auto Detailing, Cosmetology, Horticulture, Small Engines, Woodturning, and Woodworking, Auto CAD, HTML-Web Page Design, and Video Production. Ocean Tides is partnered with the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) for the areas of Engineering and Technology.

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The substance abuse task force identifies and addressed the issue of substance abuse in the city and its mission is to develop, implement, and advocate for effective community-based prevention initiatives.

Grade Levels: K - 12; an accredited public charter school. Students are admitted by a lottery system.

Children’s Friend is the innovative leader in improving the well-being and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children. Our Strategic Priority: Too many of the youngest and most vulnerable children in Rhode Island are experiencing devastating outcomes, including death, as a result of abuse and neglect. As stewards of the resources entrusted to us, Children’s Friend is realigning itself to proactively respond to this crisis. Programs: Adoption Adoption Support & Preservation Birth Parent Counseling Child & Adult Care Food Program Child Care Clinical Services Early Head Start Early Intervention Family Care Community Partnership Fatherhood Initiatives First Connections Foster Care Fostering Families Head Start Head Start/Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Healthy Families America Nurse Family Partnership Pre-K Professional Development Project Connect Project Family Summer Learning & Enrichment Program WIC

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Rhode Island is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families stay in their homes through a variety of ways, primarily by providing necessary home repairs and modifications. NHN RI offers services including building wheelchair ramps, painting houses indoor or out, repairing porches or steps, patching roofs, and fixing windows. All of these can make real differences to neighbors in need. Necessary home repairs are often left undone when people are faced with the need to stretch their paycheck, disability check, or Social Security income. In some cases, completing this work is the only way people are able to stay in their homes and remain independent.

Programs that provide protection and care for unwanted pets or stray animals, and hold them for a specified period of time to provide an opportunity for owners to claim them prior to offering them for adoption. Included are shelters that euthanize the animals if not adopted within a specified amount of time, as well as "no kill" shelters that will keep the animals until they are adopted.

D'Evan Manor is a 127 unit, subsidized housing complex 62+, handicapped or disabled complex.

These items are restricted and should not be placed in box:

• Aerosol
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Illegal Drugs
• Inhalers & Thermometers
• Lotions
• Needles

The ASD Support Center offers professionals, parents and individuals with ASD the information and resources necessary to increase their capacity to access, obtain and/or provide comprehensive and coordinated services that result in improved educational performance and enhance life-long outcomes. GROUP THERAPY PROGRAMS: GROUP LEADER: Kristen Petrella, MSW, WHERE: Community Support Services, 610 Manton Ave., Providence FEES: $35.00 per session - Medicaid accepted. Groups Offered: GROUP THERAPY PROGRAM ON ASPERGER'S AND BULLYING FOR TEENS: WHEN: Thursdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM, 9/10/09 - 12/3/09 (12 sessions) *group will not meet on 11/26 (Thanksgiving) GROUP THERAPY PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME: WHEN: Fridays 3:30PM - 4:30PM, 8/14/09- 11/20/09 (15 sessions) SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP FOR MIDDLE_SCHOOL AGED GIRLS: (for girls with at least average cognitive ability with Asperger's Syndrome or with similar social needs) WHEN: Mondays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM, 8/17/09- 11/16/09 (12 sessions) *group will not meet on 9/7(Labor Day), or 10/12 (Columbus Day) To find out more or make a referral: Contact the CSS Referral and Service Coordinator, Maggie Powers, at 401-274-6310, ext. 1242. Workshops available:

• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders and Strategies for Intervention

Asperger Syndrome

• Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Behavior Supports for the Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Teaching Social and Emotional Skills to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders and Implications for Adolescents in Transition from School to Adult Life

RITAP is a collaborative effort of the Rhode Island Department of Education, Office of Special Populations and Rhode Island College. It provides practitioners, parents, and policymakers the knowledge and resources necessary to increase their capacity to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to all children including those with disabilities that result in improved educational performance and enhanced life-long outcomes. RITAP at Rhode Island College is supported by the RI Department of Education Office for Diverse Learners.

The Center provides hearing testing for about 600 people each year as well as hearing aid assistance for several hundred clients. In addition, about 40 evaluations are conducted annually related to speech therapy needs and approximately 60 clients per year are seen for on-going therapeutic services. Services include (but are not limited to) diagnostic hearing tests, hearing aid evaluations and dispensation; aural rehabilitation; assessment of and treatment for voice, articulation, fluency, and language disorders; communication and cognitive therapy for adults with neurological disorders resulting from strokes or traumatic brain injuries; and programs to improve fluency for ESL clients.

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice offers home care for women with early maternity discharge and post-partum complications. Services include: Breast feeding instruction and support; Wound care; Post partum care and monitoring for complications; Nutritional support; Assessment for maternal depression. Home care is provided to infants and children who have had surgery, an injury, or an illness. Services Included: Wound care; Cast care; Asthma care; Care for new diabetics; Care for seizure disorders; Medication administration; Physical, occupational, or speech therapies; Instruction in use of home medical equipment; Care for premature infants from Special Care Nurseries and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

Age Details: Cub Scouts: 7-10 years of age Boy Scouts: 11-18 years of age Explorers and Venturers: 14 - 21 years of age; open to young men & women Promotes and administers the scouting program for boys, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and co-educational young adult programs. Assists institutions sponsoring scout units; trains volunteer leaders, conducts year-round and summer camping programs. Operates Boy Scout resident camp, Cub Scout resident camp, day camps for Cub Scouts and family camping programs. VOAD Contact: Bill Remington, [email protected] Income Source: Endowments; designated gifts; Friends of Scouting