Community Action Partnership
PROCAP, BVCAP, Westbay Community Action
The organization operates, promotes and supports the development of human service programs aimed at improving the lives of low-to-moderate income individuals and families living in Providence County.
Services:
Food bank
Energy Assistance
Education and Job training
CAPP Main Phone: (401) 273-2000
Blackstone Valley CAPP – Contact Info:
Main Office: (401) 723-4520
Heating Assistance: (401) 723-0227
Legal Services
Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self-reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.
(401) 732-4660
Furniture Bank
The Furniture Bank of Rhode Island is a non-profit organization that provides free and affordable home furnishings to low-income families.
Address: 70 Ernest St, Providence, RI 02905
Phone: (401) 831-5511
United Way of RI 211
Provides information on social services in Rhode Island. https://www.uwri.org/2-1-1/
PVD311
Providence city departments and services. You can also call by dialing 3-1-1 or download “PVD311” on your smart phone for 24/7 access.
Rhode Island Department of Human Services (RIDHS)
Provide supportive services for children, family, and youth Executive Office, Louis Pasteur Building
25 Howard Avenue
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
(401) 462-2121; http://www.dhs.ri.gov/DHSOffices/index.php.
