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A resource center for children, families and caregivers struggling with Epilepsy on a daily basis. To provide funding for Epilepsy research, education, awareness and scholarships for children with Epilepsy. The resource center awards scholarships to high school seniors, a week long camp, research, lecture series, hospital presentations and special events for epilepsy. Offers support and outreach to families affected by epilepsy throughout Rhode Island. Provides Information, advocacy, and education in a variety of ways, including:

• Parent Coordinator: an informed understanding advocate who is available to offer support, answer questions, and help families connect with other families living with epilepsy.

• Family Support Group: a monthly, Discovering M.E. (My Epilepsy), designed to give children who have seizures, along with their parents and sibling, a supportive and fun setting to for helping each other understand the many life changes associated with epilepsy.

• Educational Coordinator: promotes epilepsy awareness and education, including school programs and specialized workshops for school nurses and teachers which focus on identifying seizure activity, understanding how seizures affect learning, and teaching safety protocol to follow when a child has a seizure at school.

• Camp Matty: a week long therapeutic horseback riding summer day camp for children with epilepsy.

Saint Vincent de Paul has conference centers available that serve as food pantries and meal sites. The following are by region: Providence/Cranston St. Pius V Conference, Providence. 401-859-5800 ext 121 Holy Name Conference, Providence. 401-859-5800 ext 110 St Mark Conference, Cranston. 401-942-1616 ext 320 St Raymond Conference, Providence, 401-859-5800 ext 120 weekly Saturday 9am to 11am Holy Ghost Conference, Providence 401-421-3551 Northern Rhode Island St. Joseph Conference, Cumberland 401-426-9806 Our Lady of Good Help Conference, Mapleville, 401-762-1834 First Saturday of the month from 9am to 10am St. John the Baptist Conference, Pawtucket 401-722-9054 St John Paul II Conference, Pawtucket 401-744-5404 Tuesdays 12:30 to 1:30 Mary, Mother of Mankind Conference, North Providence 401-225-4046 St. Eugene Conference, Chepachet 401-568-2700 Does not have set hours by request only. St Philip Conference, Greenville 401-949-2949 West Bay St John and James Conference, West Warwick 401-821-7661 St Vincent de Paul Conference, Coventry 401-828-3090 Saturday from 11-11:30am St Joseph Conference, West Warwick 401-859-5800 ext 107 St Kevin Conference, Warwick 401-921-0907 East Bay/Aquidneck Island St Brendan Conference, Riverside 401-301-6307 Jesus Savior Conference, Newport 401-236-2453 bi monthly for 2-3 hours. Bagged lunches St Joseph Conference Newport 401-258-5773 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 12pm St Lucy Conference, Middletown 401-236-2453 Southern St Catherine Laboure Conference, Westerly 401-450-9749 Monday and Wednesday 10am to 12pm St Mary/St James Conference, Carolina 401-364-9413 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 8am to 11am. St Joseph Conference, Hope Valley 401-539-0677 St Francis Conference, Wakefield 401-871-8936 nothing is served on site. No hours just on personal response to a request for food.

A Coeducational Boarding and Day School for Grades 9 through 12

An alternative education program committed to fostering an earnest awareness of self and community in the urban youth it serves. Programs focusing in construction and community building, Human Services (including counseling, coaching, therapies, youth development, social justice and community organizing), and teaching. web address--click on Youth Build to see program information

24-hour suicide/crisis hotline; suicide prevention and outreach activities with emphasis on high risk populations such as the elderly, teen and imprisoned. Safe Place, a support group for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Training in crisis intervention, suicide prevention and communications skills. Safe Place meets at the First Unitarian Church Community Center, 1 Benevolent Street, Providence RI 02906.

The Center for Lincoln Seniors provides transportation to and from the Senior Center, to the meal site, for shopping, and more! Call for more information or to schedule a pick up time. 401-753-7000.

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.

Riverview offers a full continuum of medical care including short-term, transitional care for those recovering from accident or illness; long-term care for those in need of ongoing help with daily living; and dementia care and supervision for those with cognitive impairments.

For youth who have been adjudicated as delinquent and those awaiting trial for serious offenses, residential programming is conducted at the RI Training School which provides a secure, structured program or comprehensive services including clinical and educational services. All youth detained receive educational services in accordance with their academic level and/or specific individual education plan.

An outpatient therapy practice providing services for children, teenagers, adults and the elderly. Services for child and adolescent issues, family/couple issues, geriatric services, mood disorders, personal issues/personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, PTSD, sexual abuse, divorce reaction and divorce mediation, gay and lesbian issues, ADHD, ODD, and trauma.

Nation's leading non-profit health organization, providing research, information and advocacy. Diabetes related online community with message boards where members can ask and answer questions

Offers a general collection of books, CD's, audio and video cassettes; DVDs; pre-school story hour; summer programs; bookmobile; programs for adults, Young adults and children. Internet and computer access; reference services.

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.

Does not help homeowners in crisis. For mortgage help please refer callers to 1-800-995-4673 Non-profit community development corporation that makes affordable rental and home ownership available for low and moderate income residents. Restores abandoned houses, revitalizes neighborhoods, strengthens the economic base and improves the quality of life. Provides Home Buyer Ed classes, Financial Fitness, Landlord Training and Reverse Mortgage counseling.

A full service outpatient recovery center that offers comprehensive substance abuse treatment for people addicted to heroin, opioid-based painkillers, fentanyl, ans alcohol. Guest Dosing available

Accepts State dental insurance for children.

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: Psychiatric partial hospital program for pregnant or postpartum women experiencing mood or anxiety disorders. Postpartum women bring their infants to the program. Wheelchair accessible. Meetings: Call for information.

Franklin Court Assisted Living is located in the renovated award-winning Kaiser Mill Complex, located just blocks from downtown Bristol. Offering single room occupancy, resident services such as meals and nursing, spacious and comfortable common areas, and a lovely landscaped courtyard with walking paths, and numerous on-site amenities.

Armistice offers occupational health to local businesses including a variety of appointment-based and walk-in services. Appointments are available for services such as physicals, hearing tests, breath alcohol testing, pulmonary function testing, immunizations, and follow up visits for work related injuries. Walk-in services include the acute care of new work related injuries, drug screenings, and other additional options to suit the needs of your company and its employees.

Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center joined the Health Concepts family of caregivers in 2012. Since that time, the expert caregivers in our 68-bed skilled nursing center have helped hundreds of people live their best life possible.

The MEZZANINE at the Villa At Saint Antoine A new way of caring for residents with mild to moderate memory loss. Working with individual strengths, Keeping residents connected to the life of the Villa community. Offering a safe and flexible program with specially trained staff present 24 hours a day specializing in memory support activities

Private non-profit community development corporation. Develops new and rehabilitated properties to sell and rent to low and moderate income families in the South Providence area. In addition, SWAP offers a seven week Home Buyer Education Program which teaches potential home owners of all income levels what it takes to buy a home. SWAP also runs Home Owners Classes designed to teach home owners what repairs need to be made to their homes, the best time and way to make them and how to make them on a tight budget. Income Source: State; federal; local; private funds

The Lincoln Animal Control Shelter is a municipal shelter run by the town of Lincoln Police Department. The shelter helps re-home dogs, cats and other animals, after being found as strays or surrendered by their owners.

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