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High demand industries come in to talk about different types of careers. You get to tour different worksites. You can get short-term paid work experience of 60 hours at different companies.

Provides medical care, dental care, behavioral health services, geriatric care, mammography and bone density screenings, cancer screening, STD testing, health education and substances use disorder. Pediatric Services- Newborns, Well Child Exams, School and Sports Physical Exam, Immunizations. Family Medicine- Annual Physical Examinations, Chronic Disease Management, Wellness and Prevention, Geriatric Care. Women's Health Services- Gynecological Exams, Family Planning, Pregnancy Testing, Cancer Screening, STD Testing, Health Education. Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Service- Behavioral Health evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment, Individual, Couple, and family psychotherapy, Psychoeducational and Preventive services, Integration of Medication treatments/ psychotherapy treatments, Community Education and programming. Substance use disorder services including medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), Psychopharmacological Assessment and Intervention. Laboratory- Onsite, no appointment necessary laboratory testing, services are provided by Lifespan Laboratory testing, Services are provided by Lifespan Laboratories in Pascoag, Foster, Scituate, and in North Kingstown. Pharmacy program- WellOne patients without prescription drug coverage have the option to fill their prescriptions at discounted rates at the CVS Pharmacy on Putnam Pike in Chepachet, RI. Nurse Care Management. Financial Assistance Programs- include WellOne's Financial Assistance Program, Medicaid, the Rhode Island Rite Care Program and the Rhode Island Women's Cancer Screening Program. Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance in Collaboration with HealthSource Rhode Island. Pascoag 401-567-0800, Scituate 401-647-6262, North Kingstown 401-295-9706, Foster 401-647-3702, email: [email protected]

A private, nonsectarian, not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization. Incorporated in 1975, They support individuals in their recovery from mental illness and co-occurring disorders (i.e., substance use, developmental disability, related chronic health conditions). FHR is guided by its vision of being a national leader for behavioral healthcare, program innovation, and workforce development. It continually seeks new ways to actualize this vision. FHR continues to develop increasingly progressive models of care, with a focus on recovery, for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. Their organization is a front-runner in behavioral health care, working with communities to accept and support residential programs, substance abuse programs, and fully-integrative programs, such as Assertive Community Treatment. The cornerstone of such work is the organization’s deep and longstanding commitment to the principles of recovery and the inclusion of peers in the recovery process. Clearly evident in its mission, FHR and its staff believe that all persons living with mental illness can and do recover, and with access to supports and resources can and do lead self-determined, independent, and fulfilling lives as contributing members of the community.

Services: Heating Assistance & Weatherization Head Start Food Distribution Emergency Services Employment and Training WIC Tri-County’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, offers assistance with managing costs associated with home energy bills. Tri-County is able to help with paying fuel and utility bills during the winter months for eligible clients, and they can arrange for the installation of home insulation to reduce home-heating costs (gas, electric, propane, oil, kerosene or wood) through our weatherization program. Weatherization Program assists low-income individuals and families to permanently reduce their energy consumption and increase energy efficiency, thereby reducing the cost of energy bills. Energy audits are conducted in the home by their staff of qualified and friendly auditors. Energy audits will determine the need for insulation, weather-stripping, air sealing, pipe wrapping, and replacement of windows. Must meet income eligibility guidelines. Food Distribution: Offers assistance with all aspects of essential needs and daily living, including food assistance. They welcome individuals to visit their food pantries once per month, and offer distribution of canned goods, pasta, grain, juice, peanut butter, rice and flour and other foods as contributed through the State of Rhode Island and purchased through the Rhode Island Food Bank. For more information about the Food Assistance Program, contact us at 401-351-2750 x. 1913 Summer Youth Employment and Training Program: A six week program operated between June and August for youth ages 14 -24. The program provides youth with work experience opportunities in local businesses, public facilities and non-profit agencies. Work experiences provide youth with hands-on opportunities to develop the skills they will need upon entering the work force. Youth receive wages and other payments upon attaining certain benchmarks relative to their job performance. Youth also participate in a variety of career and personal development activities such as community service projects, field trips, post secondary exploration, and guest speakers from key RI industries. Youth Opportunity Center: Part of the State’s Youth works 411 system, the Youth Center provides academic and occupational assessment and exploration, employment assistance, paid and unpaid work experiences, intensive case management, job coaching, leadership skills, life skills training, tracking and follow up. Open to youth ages 14 -24 years old, for both in-school and out-of-school. The Tri-County Community Action Agency Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, healthcare referrals and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. Upon enrollment into the WIC program, we will complete a nutritional assessment for you and your eligible family members. We will then offer education on healthy eating, monthly vouchers for nutritious foods including eggs, milk, cheese, peanut butter, beans, tuna, fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, rice, iron fortified cereals, and juice as well as many other valuable resources. Breastfeeding and lactation support and education are also available through the WIC program.

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A broad-based low-income housing advocacy organization promoting public policy initiatives to preserve and increase affordable housing opportunities in Rhode Island and to raise public awareness on issues related to affordable housing.

Programs that pick up and impound or return to their owners domestic animals who have strayed from their homes. Also included are programs that enforce leash laws and animal sanitation ordinances and those that handle complaints regarding domestic animals who have bitten someone or are otherwise making nuisances of themselves. Most animal control programs are unable to handle nuisance wildlife unless the animal is sick or shows symptoms of rabies.

Services: Provides intake/outreach in areas of housing (including fuel assistance, home improvements and placement), emergency services (including domestic violence, fire and vandalism), shut-in, home-bound. Emergency food is available. Community relations involve workshops, urban gardening. Youth program operates during after-school hours, weekends and school vacations (offers counseling on college preparation; placement and career awareness; co-ed basketball for ages 13-18 years). After school program for children, ages 6-12; Girl Power, ages 6-12, (cooking, health, arts and crafts); ESL; job referral services. Income Source: City of Providence

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.

Provides income for individuals and their families as partial replacement of earnings lost because of old age retirement, disability or death. Benefits and benefit amounts are dependent on contributions and past earnings of covered workers and their employers. Administers SSI program for persons 65 and over; 65 and under if blind or disabled.

Grants wishes to children, ages 2 to 18, with a terminal illness or a life threatening medical condition.

Professional nurses, therapists, and social workers treat a wide range of medical conditions, allowing you to rest and recover in the comfort of home. Home health can help if you or a family member: Has a new diagnosis or an exacerbation of an existing diagnosis; Has a new medication; Requires teaching on a disease process or medication; Is at risk for or experiencing complications requiring labs; Requires other skilled nursing services (wound care, teaching, observation, and assessment); Requires frequent follow-up from a physician’s office; Has frequent re-hospitalizations; Exhibits behaviors that indicate risk for falls.

The Ashaway Free Library (AFL) has a print collection of 23,000 plus volumes, a wide selection of magazines, DVD/audio books/ CD collection of 553 items as well as computer stations and WIFI connection.

Services: Provides educational and training information for post secondary education, financial aid and admissions information, application assistance in plus career counseling and assessment, referral to other social services and advocacy. EOC counselors are available at sites throughout Rhode Island. Income Source: U.S. Department of Education

A unit of the National Park Service, 4.5 acre Roger Williams National Memorial is filled with biographical exhibits commemorating Rhode Island's founding father, a fervent believer in religious freedom.

Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.

The Palliative Care program provides home health services to patients with serious and progressive health conditions who want to continue active treatment, seeking a cure or remission. Patients in this program often have life-threatening conditions such as: Cancer; Cardio-pulmonary disease; Lung or kidney disease; Neurological diseases such as Parkinson or Alzheimer; Other serious progressive diseases. Patients in this program may continue any level of active treatments for their diseases in the comfort of their home. The Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice supports patients and their families in the following ways: Manage complex pain and symptoms; Manage medications; Coordinate care with other health care professionals; Provide support for treatment decisions; Ease stresses and anxiety for patients and families during life-threatening disease.

Services: A small independent day school founded in 1999 to provide a unique educational environment for children with multiple learning differences. The goal was to create a school that would provide children with the opportunity to reach their full academic and social potential. The founding members of the Board, including educators, clinical specialists and a family, created a model that emphasizes the development of core grade level skills taught through a therapeutically guided curriculum. As a result, our students make significant gains academically and socially.

Lincoln Manor is subsidized housing for 62+, handicapped or disabled.

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06/25/17 SOON TO MERGE WITH THE GENESIS CENTER The Providence Housing Authority offers Adult Basic Education in line with GED Prep, as well as an ESL Program

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

The James L. Maher Center operates residential programs for its participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities. New Meadows is one of 11 group homes for adults with developmental disabilities in several East Bay and Aquidneck Island communities. Programs and supports in each group home are customized to the needs of residents with differing abilities. The facility is staffed with professionals who have the special skills and experience required to attend to the needs of the residents of the group home. In all cases, staff are careful to match participants with residential support program that will help to ensure a positive outcome.

Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a program that provides access to resources within our community. PAT is a home visiting program designed to provide all parents of children from prenatal to age five with the information and support they need to give their child the best possible start in life. PAT services are available to all North Kingstown residents, free of charge and delivered by trained and certified home visitors.Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a program of the North Kingstown Public School Department that supports families in understanding child development. Playgroups - held every Thursday morning from 9:30-11:00 at Davisville Academy. Join other families and their young children for a fun and active playtime!

Ashton Village is a LIHTC development offering one, two, three, and four bedroom apartments. Designed for singles and families, income guidelines are established through the Tax Credit program.