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Services: A full-service healthcare network, including a 214-bed, acute-care hospital, 19-bed Transitional Care Unit, and an 18-bed inpatient psychiatric program at the Woonsocket Unit. Hospital services include emergency, diagnostic, medical, surgical, psychiatric, cancer, cardiac and obstetric. The Fogarty Unit in North Smithfield is the location of the Occupational Health Department and MRI unit. Landmark's network of primary care facilities includes adult and geriatric care at the Landmark Adult Primary Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine located in Woonsocket;obstetric/gynecological care practices in North Smithfield and Greenville; Comprehensive Psychiatric Care Services in Lincoln; and Physician Centers offering services including family practice, family medicine, and obstetric/gynecological in Cumberland, North Smithfield, and Burrilliville, RI as well as Blackstone, Ma. Landmark also offers specialized cardiac rehabilitation services through the Heart Center in Woonsocket. Landmark Medical Center also owns the 82-bed Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield. Additional Locations: ** Emergency Department, 769-4100 Ext. 2180 115 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket 02895 A complete range of emergency treatment, 24/7 ** Psychiatric Program 769-4100 Ext. 2565 115 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket 02895 Services: 18 bed inpatient, psychiatric program consisting of a general psychiatric unit, intensive treatment unit, and geriatric psychiatric unit. Income Source: Patient fees; third party reimbursement; charitable gifts.

Services: Promotes citizen involvement in government and provides information on election procedures and voter registration. Organizes debates and candidate forums; conducts studies on issues and then lobbies on positions. Income Source: Dues; local contributions.

Services: Provides programs such as classroom, computer, library, clerical and enrichment assistance to teachers; special education swim. Offers resource speakers. Recruits and trains volunteers.

To volunteer as a mentor you must be: At least 19 years old, Open minded and non-judgmental, Open to diversity, Willing to commit to a minimum of one year to the program (or three semesters if college student), Able to spend three or four hours each week or every other week with a child, Able to establish and maintain a one-to-one relationship with a child, Able to access an insured car or willing to take public transportation. Programs Include: Traditional Program - The Traditional Mentoring Program matches at-risk girls and boys between the ages of 7 and 15, in long-term, one-to-one relationships with adult female and male volunteer mentors. �Big Mentor League� Program - This is a special program provided by Big Sisters of Rhode Island, in partnership with the Urban League of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership working with girls & boys who have a parent currently incarcerated. The girls/boys range in age from 4 to 18 years old and are from all over Rhode Island. Hermana(o) a Hermana(o) - BBBSOS matches Latina girls/Latino boys with mentors. The girls/boys are considered to be at-risk for academic failure or delinquency or lacking a strong role model. School-Based Mentoring - This program provides mentorship to both girls and boys after class at their school. This program provides a structured environment to assist in academic success. Donation Center - The BSRI Donation Center provides a sustained source of revenue for the vital social service activities of the agency by collecting donations of gently used clothing, household items, small appliances, books and toys (also accepts TV's, computers, and other large electronics for a $10 processing fee) through a combination of scheduled home pick-ups, on-site clothing drop-offs, and targeted community clothing drives.

Makes blankets for children who are in the hospital or who are in emergency situations. Blanket Drop Sites: Knit One, Quilt Too 10 Anoka Ave, Barrington, RI Wed 10:00AM-7:00PM, Tue &Th-Sa 10:00AM-5:00PM (401) 337-5578 The Reminder 1049 Main St, Coventry, RI Mon-Fri (401) 821-2216 Blaines Sewing Center 1280 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston, RI Tue-Sat (401) 463-8824 Sew and Vac Boutique 711 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston, RI Tue-Sat (401) 946-0611 Lincoln Library Lincoln, RI Normal library hours (401) 333-2422 Ryco 25 Carrington St, Lincoln, RI Mon-Sat (508) 725-1779 Narragansett Community Center 53 Mumford Rd, Narragansett, RI Mon-Fri 8:30AM-4:30PM (401) 782-0675 Knitting Needles 555 Thames St, Newport, RI Tue-Sat (401) 841-5648 Sew Nice Fabrics 3001 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI Mon-Sat (401) 683-9238 JOANN Fabric and Craft 1500 Bald Hill Rd, Warwick , RI Business Hours (401) 823-0700 Just Fabrics Mill Pond Plaza, 105 Franklin St, Westerly, RI Mo-Th 10:30AM-5:00PM, Fri-Sat 10:30AM-4:00PM (401) 315-5300

Services: Since 1854, an undergraduate and graduate comprehensive college offering more than 40 liberal arts and pre-professional programs on a full or part-time basis. ** Gerontology Program Coordinator: Rachel Filinson, 456-8732 E-Mail address: [email protected] Services: A 21 hour program open to matriculating or non-matriculating students. **The Poverty Institute (School of Social Work) Kate Brewster, 456-8512 Director of Administration: Dianne Sprague E-mail address: [email protected] Web address: www.povertyinstitute.org Services: To bring about systematic change by providing policy analysis, education and advocacy statewide on issues affecting the well being of all low income Rhode Islanders. ** Student Support Services and PEP Craig Lee Hall, Room 119 Director: Joseph Costa, 456-8237 E-Mail address: [email protected] Program for seniors in RI high schools who are from low income families and have parents who did not graduate from college. Offers counseling, tutoring, financial aid advice, PEP (Preparatory Enrollment Program), six week residency program. ** Upward Bound Program, 456-8081; 456-4725 Fax Director: Mariam Z. Boyajian E-Mail address: [email protected] Services: Eligible students must attend one of the six target high schools in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, East Providence. For students with college potential but who are not working up to capacity and who meet federal poverty guidelines. Academic classes, counseling, field trips, and tutorial assistance to motivate and steer disadvantaged high school students into post secondary education. Stipend for participants, recruiting each November. Six week summer residency program.

Media Relations: (401) 456-2421 Services: A 220 bed teaching hospital, offering treatment of acute medical and surgical patients; ambulatory; subacute and emergency services; bone marrow transplant unit and other advanced cancer care; an extended care facility; a statewide home care service; inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment at three locations and primary senior health care at two community senior centers. ** Addiction Medicine 456-2363 / 800-252-6466 / 456-6744 Fax Medical Director: Susan Kimper Hours: 7:30 am - 4:30pm, Mon - Fri Comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse treatment specializing in medical/psychiatric patients. Inpatient detox and rehab, partial hospitalization, day treatment, and multiple levels of outpatient assessments. Outpatient therapy for substance abuse and psychiatric patients including individual, family, group counseling and dual diagnosis services. **Roger Williams Mobile Care Director: Kathleen Brackett 456-2119 Support Groups: Take Time for Cancer Patients Us Too for Prostate Cancer patients Open door for women with Breast Cancer BMT Group for people with Bone Marrow Transplants Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Support Groups Income Source: Fees; grants from foundations; fund raising.

To provide a friendly ear to individuals in quarantine and isolation

Free, confidential, one-to-one literacy tutoring in reading, writing and English to East Bay adults. We teach basic literacy skills, GED skills, and ESL (English as a Second Language) skills. Volunteers test and tutor students, serve on our board, maintain our mailing lists, man our computer lab and other tasks.

Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. See below for programs and local chapters. The Lions offer: Sight programs Youth Programs Services for Children International Relations Programs Community and Environment Programs Health programs Disaster Preparedness and Relief Local Chapters: Block Island Bristol: Frank Cirillo, 275-3000, [email protected]* Burrillville: Cheri Hall, [email protected] Chariho: Coventry-West Greenwich: Harold Ennis, [email protected]* Cumberland: Paul Neves East Greenwich: Jim Jacques, [email protected] East Providence: David Kent, [email protected]* Foster: Elwood Hopkins Glocester: Robert Winsor, [email protected] Jamestown: John Murphy, 423-0400, [email protected] Johnston: Joseph Swift, 231-9120, [email protected] Lincoln: Ronald Noble Narragansett Newport North Providence North Smithfield Pawtucket Portsmouth Providence Providence - Federal Hill Providence - Silver Lake Rumford Scituate Smithfield South Kingstown Tiverton Warwick Westerly Woonsocket

Rhode Island SCORE provides FREE, confidential counseling to small businesses. We are a volunteer organization of working and retired business owners, professionals, and executives with experience in all aspects of business management.

The Volunteers in Schools program is an integral part of the Portsmouth School Department. Volunteers are recruited and trained to make major, system-wide contributions in the areas of tutoring, health screening, kindergarten registration, classroom assistance, enrichment, student publishing and print media reproduction.

Community organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills and experience who are willing to offer their services and work on a full or part-time basis without remuneration on projects or in positions that benefit the organization itself or the people it serves. Many agencies that provide volunteer opportunities also offer intensive training in the tasks that are required for the job.

Services: Volunteer teams sort and repack bulk, donated food items such as rice, beans and produce into smaller, family sized packages for distribution to our member agencies. This service allows the Food Bank to accept large, bulk donations that would otherwise be unusable to us, lessening food waste and bringing more high-quality food to people who need it. Corporate, civic, religious and school groups are encouraged to participate.

Services: To promote and foster increased literacy in southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut through free, student-centered, volunteer teaching of basic literacy, English as a second language, and other literacy programs, primarily to adults.

Services: Educational and advocacy programs on urban environmental issues and stewardship of open spaces. Activities focus in four areas: schools, neighborhood organizations, business and industry and municipal operations. Income Source: City grant; corporate and individual memberships; private foundations and special events.

Many Opportunities for Volunteers: First Wednesday of the Month Food Delivery (10am-12pm) Friday Night (before 3rd Saturday) Set Up (7pm-8:30pm) Bulletin Board-Resources and Nutrition Community Outreach/Fund Raising Food Drive Organizer Food Drive Donation Sorter Early Arrival (8:30am) Number Assigner 3rd Saturday Pantry Day help (9:30am-12pm) Shopper Assistance/Shelf Monitor Registration Parking Lot/Traffic Monitor (9:00am) Crowd Control Bag Carry-Out Assistance Clean-up and Restocking (12-2pm)

The VICS organization is a non-profit, community-based organization that provides myriad services to the students of the Cranston Public School System. In addition to providing volunteers who tutor, translate, interpret, and schedule field trips, VlCS prides itself on taking enrichment programs into the schools to enhance the curriculum. VICS is always searching for new volunteers, so if you have a special talent you would like to share with the students of Cranston, please contact:

McAuley House also offers a host of support services such as rental assistance, toiletries, clothing, prescription assistance, transportation means, obtaining personal documentation, and referrals to housing and other medical or vocational resources. Guests also are invited to participate in a number of enrichment programs, which provide support, healing and engagement.

Rhode Islands largest volunteer run organization is dedicated to animal well-being and the promotion of the human animal bond. Their mission is expressed through programs of education, advocacy and assistance of many varieties

LINKS recruits, trains, places, and supports parent, community and business volunteers to enhance the educational experience of students in North Kingstown Public Schools. LINKS maintains a database of all volunteers serving in the North Kingstown school district including background check information.

Pro-life organization offering support to mothers in crisis or unplanned pregnancies. Services offered include Pregnancy tests, Ultrasounds, 24-hour hotline support, Facts on fetal development, Referrals for available social services and prenatal care, Spiritual help, Baby clothing and items and Post-abortion advisory.

Volunteer to become a Lasagna Mama or Lasagna Papa. Services include preparing and delivering meals. Homecooked meals.

VOWS is recruiting: Child Outreach developmental screening volunteers; Heads Up! Anti-Bullying and Conflict Resolution Program Volunteers. VOWS, Inc. (Volunteers of Warwick Schools) is a non-profit corporation that was organized by a group of Warwick citizens. VOWS was designed to be the centrally directed, district-wide school volunteer management system that supports the educational goals of the Warwick Public Schools. The program was created with the cooperation and encouragement of the Superintendent of Schools and has the endorsement of the School Committee.

Services: 48 bed, Assisted Living Facility Independent Living Psych Services Wound Vac Bus Line Smoke-Outside