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One of the core functions of the Ocean State Center for Independent Living is assisting people with disabilities to move out of nursing homes and other institutions into the independent living arrangement of their choice, as well as helping to prevent people with disabilities from entering these institutions. The Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL), a non-residential, non-profit organization, can help seniors and adults with disabilities who are interested in transitioning from nursing facilities back into the community—either moving back to their own home or apartment or to the home of a relative or friend. OSCIL’s Community Living Option Program has been assisting persons with disabilities to move from a nursing home setting to a less restrictive environment for many years. OSCIL staff is able to work with each individual to identify their specific needs, help secure appropriate housing, establish community connections and obtain support services—all necessary for a safe and sustainable transition. If you or someone you know is medically stable and motivated to actively participate in the transition process, call us at (401) 738-1013 for more Information about how we may be able to help.

One of many locations throughout Rhode Island run by Phoenix Property Management offering Subsidized Housing under HUD: Barch Apartment Project: Developmentally Disabled

A private, nonsectarian, not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization that supports individuals in their recovery from mental illness and co-occurring disorders (i.e., substance use, developmental disability, related chronic health conditions). Provides access to support and resources for individuals to lead self-determined, independent, and fulfilling lives as contributing members of the community. Assists people of all ages to improve their behavioral health, well-being, and quality of life. Licensed professionals conduct individual assessments and develop person-centered treatment plans. Individuals are seen by a psychiatrist or a psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management, and individual and group therapy are available. Providence Center-(Prairie) Provides: behavioral health services ranging from emergency services, general and intensive community-based outpatient treatment, substance use treatment, and other services. They may offer vocational and supported employment services, navigators who can help you get health insurance, tax preparation assistance, and housing supports. If receiving services as a child, assistance with transition to adult services or programs are provided within or outside the agency. The Community Mental Health Centers are regionally based as indicated below. However, as a Rhode Island resident, you may access services at any CMHC. Anyone experiencing a crisis can walk into a Community Mental Health Center during their normal business hours and they will provide treatment. For after-hours emergency treatment, call the Center’s emergency number or call 911. Flex buses are available by appointment. Call RIPTA 24hours before to reserve at 1-877-906-3539. LogistiCare (LGTC) manages non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for medicaid members. You can receive a ride to a medicaid-enrolled medical practitioner/provider. Call the Medicaid Member Reservation line at 1-855-330-9131 or go to https://member.logisticare.com to request a ride.

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.

Independent Living Assisted Living Provides Memory Care/ Dementia and/or Alzheimer Number of Beds: 88

Village Gardens is subsidized housing 62+, managed by the South Kingstown Housing Authority.

Services: For families who have children with special health care needs. Provides information and referrals, semi-annual newsletter, support and advocacy. No regularly scheduled meetings due to the difficulty finding respite services for parents. Hasbro Children Hospital Family Advisory Council advises on family matters.

Provides comprehensive outpatient substance abuse treatment for people addicted to opiates in Rhode Island, near by Massachusetts and Connecticut. Guest Dosing available Center of Excellence Opioid Use Disorder location: Provides assessments and treatments specifically for opioid dependence.

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. (877) 434-7598 TTY

The RI Department of Labor and Training provides workforce development, workforce security and workforce protection to the state's workers, employers and citizens, offering employment services, educational services and economic opportunity to both individuals and employers. DLT protects the workforce by enforcing labor laws, prevailing wage rates and workplace health and safety standards. The department also provides temporary income support to unemployed and temporarily disabled workers.

Services: Skilled and sub acute nursing facility.

Randall Manor is a subsidized apartment building for 62+, Handicapped or Disabled.

They also offer the following accommodations: • Daily medication reminders by telephone or in person • Expert meal preparations daily weekly or monthly, you design your own program to suit your needs • Transportation services for appointments or errands • Light housekeeping Services Offered: • Homemakers • Companions • Meal Preparation • Transportation Services

J. F. Kennedy Manor is subsidized housing, 62+, handicapped or disabled.

The meetings are drop-in groups and offers support to abused women. Confidentiality is stressed and women may come once or often. The focus is on better understanding of the abuse problem, be it emotional, physical or sexual, current or past. The goal is empowerment of the individual.

SSTAR is a long-term, residential substance abuse treatment program specifically designed for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women. It is a family reunification program and women participate in treatment with their young children. The program allows for 6 months to 9 Months of treatment and has the capacity for 12 women and 24 children.

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Mount Hope Bridge, Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the Newport Pell Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Foundation provides funds to worthy organizations with proceeds generated from special events held on RITBA properties throughout the year. The Foundation partners with local communities and nonprofit organizations that positively impact the lives of Rhode Islanders.

Services: A non-sectarian, long and short term residential, 116 bed facility for women and men. Skilled and intermediate nursing and rehabilitative care; casework; physical, occupational, recreational, respiratory, speech and pet therapy; religious services, comprehensive activities program. Income Source: Bequests; third party reimbursements.

Services: Offers a variety of educational and support services to Rhode Island's foster family community. Life skills program for adolescents, mentoring programs for foster parents, Real Connections mentoring program for youth in transition from state care (community and relative care based); holiday gift distribution. Publishes a monthly newsletter. Income source: State contract, private foundations and donations

East Greenwich High School strives to serve the needs and interests of every student by offering a wide variety of courses. High expectations for student learning across the curriculum include reading critically, analyzing and interpreting data, and communicating clearly in writing and speech. The faculty and administration recognize developmental differences in students and offer a range of courses from college/career prep to advanced placement.

Services: A private, not for profit, 719 bed teaching hospital, a Major affiliate of Brown University School of Medicine, focusing on specialty and acute care, inpatient and outpatient. Serves as the Level 1 Trauma Center in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Includes 87 bed Hasbro Children Hospital that is a fully accessible pediatric division. ** Community Liaison for Hospital: John F. Gillespie, Jr. (Free care form is available for people who cannot afford to pay) ** Ambulatory Patient Center, 444-5491 Hours: 8am - 4:30pm, Mon - Fri; pediatrics/medical clinics evening hours Mon - Fri Adult outpatient clinics for medical, orthopedics, medical specialties, surgical, plastic surgery, oncology. ** Child Development Center, 444-5685; 444-6115 Fax Director: Michael E. Msall, M.D. Hours: 8am - 4:30pm, Mon - Fri Services: Multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with motor, cognitive, communicative, developmental, learning, attention, behavior and genetic disorders. Specialty programs include feeding disorders, PKU-inborn errors of metabolism, Down Syndrome and related chromosone disorders, Cystic Fibrosis, meningomyelocele, Cerebral Palsy/neuromuscular disorders, Muscular Dystrophy. Center works closely with primary care physicians and community agencies and has partnerships with Women & Infants Intensive Care Nursery Follow-up, Infant Development Unit and Hasbro Children's Hospital Pediatric Rehabilitation. Center has applied to be a Rhode Island state CEDARRS site. ** Genetic Counseling Center, 444-8361 Director: Dianne N. Abuelo, M.D. Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri Services: Offers genetic counseling for individuals at risk or potentially at risk for having a child with a birth defect or inherited disease/disorder. Genetic evaluation for all ages. Referral for prenatal diagnosis when appropriate. ** Samuels Denter Center, 444-5284 Director: Shirley Spater, DMD, MPH Hours: 8:30am -4pm, Mon - Fri Services: Provides a full range of dental services for children on primarily medical assistance and adults and children with special needs. The Center was established by the Rhode Island Hospital Division of Dentistry in 1931 and is affiliated with the Brown Medical School. **Rehabilitation Services Department, Adult, 444-5419; Pediatric, 444-5020 Director: Janice Moretti Hours: Inpatient: 7:30am-5pm, 7 days/week Outpatient: 7am-6pm, Mon-Fri Services: Provides occupational, physical, speech therapy and audiology services. The services encompass all groups from birth to geriatrics. Hasbro Children's Hospital services the birth to 18 population. Hasbro Children's Rehab provides evaluations and assessments of children with developmental disability disorders, spasticity management, and sensory integration. Pediatric rehab services include speech and audiology evaluations; diagnostics, care plans, treatment and education aimed at maximizing function, emphasizing prevention and maintaining and/or improving quality of life. For adults rehab services include but are not limited to orthopedic, neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary and women's health. Specialities in hand therapy, urinary incontinence and pelvis dysfunction, driving evaluations, spine, aquatic therapy, fall prevention and balance disorders. **Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, 444-5485 Director: Janice Moretti Hours: 8am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri Services: Provides screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating and preventing disorders in communication, hearing, balance and swallowing. The Speech and Audiology section services from birth to geriatrics. Specialties include cochlear implant rehabilitation, voice disorders, cleft palate rehab, modified cine barium swallow studies for neonates and adults, ABR testing. Department is a Hanen Program Center for children with communication disorders. Also fits and dispenses hearing aids, including programmable aids. **Pediatric Outpatient Clinics at Hasbro Children's Hospital Adolescent/ Primary Care, 444-5980 Hours: 9am-7pm, Mon-Wed; 9am - 4:30pm, Th, Fri Age Details: Ages 12 -18 Services: Provides medical, gynecological, health education and pediatric services. General or specialty pediatricians as well as parents, schools or institutions may obtain consultation for a particular adolescent problem. Prenatal consultations are available and newborn care at Women & Infants' Hospital may be arranged. Also offers Teen/Tot Clinic for teenage parents and their children on Tuesday from noon to 7pm and Friday from 10am to 1pm. Emergencies, call Dr. Suzanne Riggs, 444-4712, **Pediatric Behavior, 444-5685 Hours: 8am-Noon, Monday Services: Provides evaluation and management of children with attention and behavior problems such as ADHD. **Pediatric Cardiology Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Mon; 8:30am-4:30pm, Tu-Th Services: Provides diagnostic and follow-up care for children with congenital or acquired cardiac disease. Patients are also screened for familial hyperlipidemia and hypertension. Physician referral required. **Child Safe, 444-5980 Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Tuesday Services: Acute incidents are generally seen in the Emergency Department, non-emergency cases evaluated in Child Safe. Multidisciplinary evaluation of suspected child abuse/neglect victims. **Pediatric Dermatology, 444-8176 Hours, 8am-Noon, Wednesday Services: Clinic is available by appointment for evaluation of children with skin problems. **Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolism, 444-4609 Hours: Noon-5pm, Monday Services: Provides care to the diabetic child. Evaluates and follows children, birth to 18 years of age, with diagnosed metabolic disease. Physician referral required. A copy of the patient's history, physical exam and lab tests should accompany the patient to the initial visit. Include growth data where available. **Pediatric Endocrine, 444-4609 Hours: 9am-5pm Services: Comprehensive evaluation and follow-up care of patients, birth to 18 years of age with endocrine disorders of childhood and adolescence. Physician referral required. Past medical records, x-rays and growth data are essential to initial evaluation. **Pediatric Gastroenterology, 444-8306, for new referrals Hours: 9am-4:30pm, Tu and Th; 10am-3pm, Fri Services: Provides diagnostic evaluation, follow-up and/or consultation for children with chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and various other complaints of the gastrointestinal tract. Physician referral required. **Pediatric Hemostasis, 444-8250 Hours: 8am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri Services: Provides diagnostic evaluation and episodic treatment to hemophiliacs and other patients with abnormalities in blood clotting factors. A multi-disciplinary clinic intended to provide continuing supervision for all medical/social aspects of the patient with Hemophilia. Team includes a Nurse Coordinator, Social Worker, Dentist, Orthopedic Surgeon, Physical Therapist and Hematologist.

New Urban Arts is a nationally-recognized community arts studio for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, Rhode Island. Our mission is to build a vital community that empowers young people as artists and leaders to develop a creative practice they can sustain throughout their lives. The free, year-round out-of-school programs promote sustained mentoring relationships between urban high school students and trained artist mentors—who, together, engage in youth leadership, risk taking, collaboration, and self-directed learning. We are grounded in the belief that in order to fulfill the promise of our democracy, all young people, no matter their place in society, should have the opportunity to become more creative and independent thinkers.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. This program also provide information and resources for people inquiring about gambling recovery. Not allied with any sect denomination, politics, organization or institution. The primary purpose is to carry the message to the compulsive gambler who still suffers. Values anonymity for the group and organization.

If you are in a high-risk group and in need of assistance, or if you are a volunteer willing to help, please visit our website and fill out the form (or help a neighbor in need who may not have web access to do so). This is a free neighborhood service rapidly put together by SNA and a multitude of other local non-profits, elected officials, and individual volunteers. Please be safe, smart, and considerate of neighbors who may be in need. If you’re in need, don’t be bashful. Reach out using the form.

Riverbend Apartments is a project based Section 8 Development designed for Multifamily Housing. The community consists of (168 apts.) 51 one bedroom, 84 two bedroom, and 33 three bedroom apartments and is smoke free.