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School-based one-to-one mentoring programs. Mentoring is done on school grounds, during the school day, throughout the school year.

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 direct financial assistance for active or retired Naval and Marine Corps personnel and their dependents. Provides access for Army, Air Force and Coast Guard personnel with reimbursement from respective societies. Budget assistance, and layettes; information about dependency allowances, pensions, government insurance, locating and communicating with Navy personnel and community resources. Located in Fleet and Family Support Center, where other military resources are available. Special projects include a thrift shop. Newport Thrift Shop: B-305 Peary St., Naval Station Newport, RI 02841

The Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre is a research and developmental theatre dedicated to giving expression to the diverse cultures and traditions of continental and diasporic Africans and the vast Africana experience.

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care is a federally qualified, TJC accredited Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home located in Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island. A culturally diverse health center that provides a full range of services from Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Midwifery and OB/GYN as well as Dental, Optometry and Behavioral Health Services. BVCHC's main goal is to provide the highest quality, lowest cost health care possible to the patients within its community. Services: Pediatric, Newborns, Well Child Exams, School and Sports Physical Exams, Immunizations, Adolescent Health Family Medicine: Annual Physical Examinations, Chronic Disease Management: Arthritis, Diabetes, Obesity, Asthma, High Blood Pressure and others, Connect Care Choice Program for adult patients who are on Medical Assistance Memorial Lab Services located on the first floor

*January 1st, 2017, Ocean State Community Resources, Inc. (OSCR) and The Fogarty Center have merged into one entity. The Fogarty Center provides a variety of Employment & Day Supports to many of the people from its residential and other community settings. The Fogarty Center offers individual Person-Centered services for job seekers with intellectual/developmental disabilities by offering a comprehensive progression of employment-related services. These services include; Discovery, Career Exploration, Job Trial/Assessment, Placement, Job Coaching and Monitoring. The Fogarty Center also supports adults by planning meaningful activities throughout the day, based on personal preference, within a variety of settings including day programs as well as locations within the community. Day services are provided on an individual 1:1 basis and/or group settings. -24 Hour Residential -Non-24 Hour Residential -Self-Directed Supports (OPTIONS and PersonalChoice) -Community Based Day Programs -Supportive Employment -Shared Living Arrangements (SLA) -Community Based Supports

Learn more about the natural world around you! Workshops, walks and activities for adults, families, homeschoolers, preschoolers and toddlers.

Visiting Nurse: VNS Home Health Services provides a visiting nurse to the Center who will meet individually at no cost with senior citizens to discuss current health problems, to take blood pressures, and to offer basic advice. The visiting nurse is at the Senior Center every fourth Tuesday of each month from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Appointments are made on a first come first served basis. URI Pharmacy Mini Clinic- The University of Rhode Island Mini Clinic is held on the fourth Monday of the month from 11am to noon. You may have blood pressure checked or review medications. SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Medical Equipment Donations: Accepted at the Center to assist others who may need items such as: wheelchairs, bedside commodes, toilet seats, shower chairs, transport chairs and adult underwear, walkers, etc. Should you need medical equipment or adult underwear, please call the center so we can fill out a slip for the item(s). We fill orders on a daily basis as the needed item are received based on a first come first served basis Health Insurance: The Senior Center allows representatives from various health insurance programs to make presentations and offer information on their respective programs at the Center on a continual basis. The Senior Center does not endorse any particular plan but does provide the space and opportunity for these programs so that you, the consumer, can make an educated choice based on the information you may be seeking. For specific scheduling of each health plan, consult the Senior Center's monthly newsletter.

A health screening is a test done to find a condition before symptoms begin. Screening tests help find diseases and conditions early, when they are easier to treat. Routine health screenings are recommended for people throughout life as an important part of preventive care. Rhode Island has a number of programs in place to help people of all ages get needed health screenings. It is important to note that the list below does not include all of the health screenings that people need throughout their lives. Maternal & Newborn Health HIV Testing Newborn Blood & Hearing Screenings Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening Childhood Vision Screening Early Childhood Developmental Screening Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Oral Health Hepatitis Testing Sexually-Transmitted Disease Testing Women's Cancer Screening Refugee Health

Adult Day Health program, held at The Willows at Grace Barker, offers an opportunity for people to enjoy an active, social day with accommodations for their needs. Participants spend the day at The Willows, where activities including, reading or watching a movie are offered.

A federally licensed non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Rhode Island community with blood and blood components. The Center has an active tissue typing laboratory which supports bone marrow transplantation and parentage testing. The Rhode Island Blood Center is a donor center for the National Marrow Donor Program and has an active Pheresis Program.

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Richmond Emergency Management Agency implements policies related to hazard mitigation and emergency management programs and activities. The EMA also has general supervision of all civil preparedness duties.

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A comprehensive, State licensed adult day care program to provide medical, social and rehabilitative services to chronically impaired elders and disabled adults. Services include: nursing supervision, personal care, counseling, caregivers support/respite, exercises, activities, specialized therapies and nutrition. The Adult Day Services Program provides an array of supportive services designed to upgrade and increase the activities of daily living for older persons dependent upon continual family support and supervision. The major goal of the program is to reduce the potential for institutionalization of dependent elderly individuals otherwise at risk, and to increase their quality of life through the enhancement of their activities of daily living. The program provides supervised supportive care for frail elderly persons to meet the needs of the functionally impaired individual. The program also provides respite and emotional support to family caregivers. Income Source: Towns of South Kingstown, Narragansett, R I Department of Elderly Affairs, R.I. Department of Human Services, client fees and private contributions.

Assisted Living Facility Independent Living Respite Services: 32 bed

Their experienced case management professionals will assess the client and living conditions to make improvements to overall quality of life. Their experienced elder care specialists will talk with you honestly and confidentially about your loved one’s situation. Collaborative care plans are developed, services implemented and continued evaluations and monitoring are provided to ensure success. They treat hundreds of clients each year within Child & Family’s state-certified Case Management Program. Elders experiencing abuse, neglect and/or crime are aided with intervention, advocacy and education to resolve or avoid victimization.

The Pets in Need Veterinary Clinic provides medical and surgical services for pets owned by need-based elderly, disabled and low income citizens of Rhode Island. The Pets in Need Clinic is located at 140 Amaral St, East Providence, RI. 02915. The mission of the RISPCA is to protect and advocate for the rights and welfare of animals through legal, educational, legislative and investigative means.

The mission of The Woonsocket Animal Control Shelter is to ensure public safety throughout the city, while providing a warm and comfortable environment to abandoned and neglected animals. They strive to provide each cat or dog that enters our facility with love and medical care, as they wait for their forever homes.

Partnership with Coastway Community Bank, they offer a 3 hour class quarterly (or as needed) on Money Management; e.g. getting credit, checking account, savings account.

Programs that develop, maintain and make available to the public recreational facilities and grounds which can be used for a variety of leisure-time activities. Included are amusement parks, beaches, camps, public gardens, harbor/marina areas, zoos and a broad range of recreational facilities that are available in community; state and national parks; schools and universities; and other recreational areas.

Founded in 1971, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is Rhode Island’s oldest and largest non-profit, outpatient provider of treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). With seven community-based locations, as well as programming at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RI DOC), CODAC is well-positioned to deliver services wherever they are needed across the state. CODAC offers psychiatric and mental health services at all of their locations. After an initial intake screening you may be referred to an on-site psychiatric practitioner for further evaluation and treatment. Individualized treatment and recovery plans might include medication management supervised by the psychiatric practitioner and ongoing co-occurring counseling with clinical staff. It is not unusual to have both mental health disorders and a substance use disorder. Because the two conditions are so closely linked, CODAC has responded to offer you effective treatment and recovery programs to address both disorders concurrently.

Age Details: Grades K-12; Special Ed., Adult education program Services: Volunteer orientation and training workshops. Volunteers provide in-school tutoring, classroom assistance, adult ed. tutors. VICS provides translators, interpreters and culturegrams for school professionals. Resource Bank of Speakers offers classroom presentations on variety of topics. Enrichment programs to augment curriculum. Community Awareness Programs. Income Source: State; local; grants; fund raising; donations

Anthony House is subsidized housing 62+, handicapped or disabled.

West Greenwich Emergency Management Agency implements policies related to hazard mitigation and emergency management programs and activities. The EMA also has general supervision of all civil preparedness duties.