Community Resources

Additional Food Assistance Resources

Rhode Island Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – DHS Direct Link) 

Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program)

Rhode Island Department of Human Services

United States Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Assistance

The Poverty Institute: The Guide to Government Assistance Programs

The Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America

Meals on Wheels

Senior Dining Program (EBCAP)

Farm Fresh

 

Health Assistance Resources

RIte Care

EBCAP Free Health Clinic

Maternal Child Health

Flu and Pneumonia Clinics

Diabetes Information

Dental Care

Planned Parenthood

Samaritans Suicide Prevention

Quit Smoking

Certified Nursing Assistants

Hospice Services and Palliative Care

Adult Wellness Clinics

 

Mental Health Assistance Resources

Substance Abuse Treatment

Substance Abuse Counseling

Emergency Mental Health Treatment

Children’s Intensive Services

Counseling Services

 

Housing Resources

Supportive Housing for Women and Children in Newport

Lucy’s Hearth (Supportive Housing for Women and Children in Middletown)

Heating Assistance

Emergency Rental Assistance

Crisis Shelter for Women and their Children

Seaman’s Church Institute

Rhode Island Housing Authority

 

For Children’s Services

Project Early Start

Newport Public Library

Baby Steps

Moms Clubs and Playgroups

Stroller Strides of Newport

Newport Art Museum

An Even Start and Parents as Teachers

 

For Youth Services

Newport Community School

Students Against Domestic Abuse (SADA)

Boys & Girls Club of Newport County

Newport Substance Abuse Task Force

Pregnant and Parenting Teens (Youth Success- EBCAP)

Samaritans of RI (Suicide Prevention)

Rhody Squash

Youth Pride RI (LGBTQQ support)


For Senior Services

Elder Care

Senior Dining Program (EBCAP)

Social Security Administration

Edward King House Senior Center

 

Other Resources

United Way 211

Samaritans of RI (Suicide Prevention)

Women’s Resource Center for Domestic Violence

RI Legal Services

Lead Education

 

For Adult Education

Newport Skills Alliance

Even Start

Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center

Community College of Rhode Island

Literacy Volunteers of East Bay

Salve Regina University

ESL Classes

Citizenship Classes

Food Service Sanitation Certificate