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Offers support and education to Alzheimer families through the Helpline; support groups, resource center and conferences. Educates health professionals who care for persons with the disease. Advocates for changes in the health care delivery system to better serve consumers. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and other materials on the disease. Speakers available.Services include: support groups, help over the phone, educational workshops, resource library and a newsletter.Services include: support groups, help over the phone, educational workshops, resource library and a newsletter. 24/7 helpline Care planning assistance Veterans and Dementia, Helpline, Native Americans and Alzheimer's, LGBTQ+ Community Resources for Dementia, Resolving Family Conflicts, Virtual Library, ALZ Talks Virtual Events, Assessing Symptoms and Seeking Help, Online Tools Black Americans and Alzheimer's , Hispanic Americans and Alzheimer's, Helping kids understand Alzheimer's and Dementia.

The Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance is a statewide advocacy and mobilizing organization whose mission is to affect public policy to expand and support high-quality after-school programming so that Rhode Island's children and youth are prepared to lead productive lives.

Services: Operates 30 group homes and an apartment program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Income Source: MHRH

Provides full range of services for women and infants. Serves as the tertiary care center in obstetrics, gynecology and neonatology. Neonatal intensive care unit; high risk infant follow-up. Nutrition counseling, WIC program, social service and parent education. New Directions, school based adolescent pregnancy project. Breastfeeding Support: Gail K. Prachniak, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant Phone: 276-7800 X305 ** Health Education Department 100 Dudley Street, Providence 02905, 276-7800 Director: Maureen Pearlman, RN, BSN, 8:30am - 5pm, Mon - Fri Childbirth and parenting programs; health information, support groups for women of all ages. ** Warmline: 800-711-7011 **Physician Referral/Health Line: 1-800-921-9299 ** Women & Infants' Center for Health Education Locations Coordinator: Janet Searles 1050 Main Street, East Greenwich 02818, 886-4222; 886-4274 Fax Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Th; 9am - 12pm, Fri 2168 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, 02895; 767-2344; 766-6883 Fax Hours: 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri 2220 G.A.R. Highway, Swansea, MA, (508) 730-1010, (800) 574-0221 (508) 678-5704 Fax Hours: 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri ** Women's Primary Care Center 2 Dudley Street, 5th floor, Providence 02905, 274-1122 Ext. 2735 Routine obstetrical/gynecological services, family planning, specialty ob/gyn services, breast health, medical consultation, nutrition, and primary care for women. Patient education programs in a variety of topics. Serves women, 18 and over. In some cases, women under 18 years of age are welcome. Income Source: Federal; State; fees for some programs

Create Your Weight Nutrition wellness group, Lymphedema Support Group, Gyn Cancer Support Group, Transitions to Survivorship Education Support Group, Young Women's Support Group, Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group, Caregivers Support Group, Expressive Therapies Support Group: utilizes guided meditation and art work. No artistic experience necessary. Women & Infants' Breast Health Center is a specialized resource for patients and a consultative service to physicians offering comfortable facilities, advanced technology, specialized expertise, prompt evaluation, and a full spectrum of contemporary treatment options. The Breast Health Center has a perfected model program for total breast care, developed all of the necessary educational and support systems and assembled a multidisciplinary team of women's health specialists.

A private, non-profit organization founded to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live, learn, work and play in the community.

Connects families of children and adults with special needs with other families who have similar needs and experiences giving them the opportunity to share information and support. Provides emotional support when a parent first learns his child has special needs. A Program of RI Parent Information Network.

Non-profit membership organization providing information, education, resources and referral, advocacy and monthly support groups through our Resource Center. Education and prevention trainings free of charge to schools, professional agencies and community organizations.

Provides legal services for patients in psychiatric facilities. Investigates complaints about conditions in psychiatric facilities and group homes. Takes all necessary actions to protect the rights of patients in psychiatric facilities, residents of group homes and clients of community mental health centers.

Through programs, advocacy and collaboration people are empowered to discover their potential and live as engaged citizens, free of stigma, within a thriving community.

Maxim Healthcare Services has two decades of experience providing long-term, continuous care to chronically ill patients. In keeping with the exemplary standards of the homecare industry, all of our offices are licensed, as required, and are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). Maxim�s nurses are screened, licensed, and bonded for quality and have experience providing care for adult and pediatric patients with a variety of illnesses. Our patients receive different levels of assistance, ranging from certified Home Health Aides for patients requiring help with medication reminding and light meal preparation, to Registered Nurses for patients with medically complex health issues. Our staff is trained to work with the patient�s Physician and family to implement a plan of treatment and ensure continuity of care.

The Westerly Chariho Arc through the Olean Center is a non-profit organization representing and providing services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities and their families throughout Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut.

Supervised apartments with supportive care

Non-profit dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.

Support for people who have had a heart attack and/or any type of open heart surgery (bypass, valve replacement, etc.). Family members welcome to attend.

Community Food Pantry Clients choose foods for their families. Health and hygiene items are also available. Emergency Food Delivery Emergency Assistance is provided on a case-by-case basis for medical emergencies. Food Stamp Application On-site assistance is available on Wednesdays from the University of Rhode Island's Feinstein's Hunger Institute Outreach Workers. Social Service Needs Assessment Review of available housing, heating, utility and prescription assistance programs, referrals, applications, and criteria information. Free Soup Kitchen / Community Dinner 3rd Saturday of each month, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, off-site. Please call (401) 364 - 9412 for the monthly location and time. Open to all. Second Cents Consignment Store Accepts adult clothing (up to 6 items) Sunday and Thursdays. Proceeds from the sale of donated clothing will go to our program! Mental Health Advocacy Deborah Marcotte, Director MHCA of RI / Wakefield Oasis, available on Wednesday mornings. Emergency Service Hot line Response within 24 hours Emergency medical transportation and delivery Furniture Depot Available weekly based upon need and available resources. Clothing Closet Emergency clothing, blankets, and diapers for all ages. Holiday Gift Programs Food baskets Santa's Workshop Adopt a Holiday family

One of the key services OSCIL provides is advocacy both for individuals and within the community as a whole. Advocacy is central to a Center for Independent Living’s mission. CILs offers both individual and systems advocacy. Individual advocacy is assisting an individual with a disability to protect his or her rights or to fight for needed resources. Through systems advocacy, we advance civil rights and equal access for all persons with disabilities on the local, state and federal levels. SYSTEMS ADVOCACY Our Independent Living Coordinators keep up-to-date on programs and legislation which may affect people with disabilities. Consumers are encouraged to contact their community leaders and legislators to inform them of their views on various programs and legislative issues. INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY We work with people with disabilities to teach valuable self-advocacy skills, including: Learning the rights that they have already and making effective use of those rights. Learning how to effectively communicate their needs to both maintain the rights they already have and to make advancement in expanding the rights of persons with disabilities. OSCIL staff will also work with consumers to advocate for services to meet individual needs, including helping to understand the function and processes (necessary criteria, application process, deadlines, etc.) for Social Security, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicare/Medicaid, and other service agencies.

Caregiver Support Group Recent participants from Alzheimer's clinical trials and anyone looking for information on caring for your loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer's, Memory Loss or other forms of dementia are encouraged to attend. Structured activities and refreshments will be planned for your loved ones so you can attend the information session.

Provides individual and group counseling for victims of sexual assault and their families. Offers 24-hour hotline, information, advocacy, support, legal assistance and crisis counseling. trained counselors/advocates available to meet victims at hospital, police station and court. Assault Prevention Program offers personal safety programs to students in preschool through college. Day One serves victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and other violent crimes. Services include the 24-hour Victims of Crime Helpline; crisis intervention, individual and group counseling for children and adults, advocacy (including legal advocacy) for victims and their families. Also, the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), the RI Children's Advocacy Center, prevention education and a new Family Foster Care Treatment Program for sexually abused children in foster care and their foster families.

The mission of The Providence Foundation is to create an environment that is conducive to growth and sustained investment, making Providence the premier mid-sized city in the country. The Foundation achieves its mission by advocating for policies, facilitating with leaders and stakeholders, building consensus in the community and continuously recruiting new voices. The Foundation champions for productive downtown development and activation. Our work represents the interests of downtown business owners, property owners, residents, and nonprofit institutions. In all our efforts, we aim to embrace and reflect the diversity of our community.

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.

The Wakefield Oasis is an affiliate of the Mental Health Consumer Advocates of Rhode Island, Inc. This non-profit statewide advocacy, education, and socialization center empowers adults who have experienced psychiatric symptoms or who receive mental health services. MHCA of RI, Inc., has been in operation since 1985. The vision of MHCA of RI, Inc., is to provide peer support, to inform and educate people about the stigma of mental illness and to positively affect the lives of our fellow consumes through legislative action and other advocacy campaigns.

Support Group and Hotline for adults with ADD/ADHD. Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings 3rd Thursday of every month 7:00PM - 9:00PM, in the Bradley Hospital Pine Room (except July, August, and December) Meeting Location: Bradley Hospital, Pine Room 1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside, Rhode Island 02915

Services: The department is comprised of six divisions designed to inform, entertain and enrich the lives of those who participate : ** Adult Day Services--Professionally designed programs to meet the needs of frail individuals with physical and/or cognitive impairments. Professional staff consists of registered nurses, a case manager, physical therapy assistant and certified nursing assistants. Therapeutic programs include music, art, physical, occupational, speech, aroma, pet therapy. Recreational activities include crafts, painting, exercise, gardening, Tai Chi and Yoga for elders. Intergenerational programs with local schools provide enrichment opportunities for both young and old alike. Support and Referral Services for each participant and their families, coordination with physicians and other service providers. Cost is based on a sliding fee scale. Licensed by the RI Department of Elderly Affairs. **Nutrition--Provides hot, nutritious, homemade lunches served at 11:45am, Monday through Friday. Snack bar with freshly baked goods, soups and much more. Night Life--Dinners, Thursday at 5pm in the Spring and Fall. **Programs--Offers activities that enable seniors to expand their horizons, enrich their lives and pursue a variety of interests. Our programs promote wellness, health maintenance, personal dignity and self worth. Individual needs, interests, skills and abilities are addressed through a variety of stimulating educational, social and health activities to improve the quality of life. **Retired Senior Volunteer Program--Allows anyone 55+ years of age the opportunity to help make the community a better place to live by sharing themselves with others. Participants gain personal satisfaction by serving at a public or non-profit agency. They also have fun by participating in interesting and rewarding experiences. Seniors serve from one to 40 hours a week; RSVP provides guidance and support, transportation, meals and insurance for all volunteers. Social Services--A caring staff of professional case managers and a Community Elder Information Specialist is available to provide support and counseling to seniors and their families, provide access to a network of service providers throughout the city and state, assist with the many available services, offer comfort and compassion, visit homebound seniors to assess and case manage, coordinate Support Groups such as Widow/Widower; Arthritis; Reminiscence. Our staff is available to speak to your community organization on a wide variety of issues. ** Transvan, (401) 943-3341--You don't have to be dependent on your family. Transvan, our daily transportation system for 60+ and/or disabled Cranston residents is available to provide transportation anywhere in Cranston, Monday through Friday. Provides shuttles to nearby malls and local markets. Provides transportation to doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in Providence, North Providence, Johnston and Warwick by appointment.

Services: The official planning and advisory body created to promote and increase opportunities and alternatives for persons, ages birth to elderly, with developmental disabilities and their families. The overall purpose of the council is to advocate on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities so that they have access to a comprehensive coordinated system that offers a variety of services. The Council does not provide direct services. Source of income: Federal funds