A Guide To Next Week's Resource Fair!
Our Resource Fair & Block Party is next week — June 3rd from 10AM - 4PM!
We hope you’ll join us and learn about the diverse and wide range of community resources available to you in Providence and beyond, all the while enjoying music, food trucks, raffles, and more! This is a family friendly event and we hope to see you there.
A directory of the organizations that will participate is below:
Healthcare Resources
Providence Community Health Center
Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) is a non-profit health care organization and the only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Providence, Rhode Island. PCHC provides quality primary health care services that are affordable, comprehensive and culturally sensitive to more than 80,000 residents of Providence and its surrounding areas. Our services include: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Behavioral Health, Optometry, Dental Care and Express Care (urgent care) alongside with selected specialty services. Our physicians are board certified. RI Free Clinic
Rhode Island Free Clinic mobilizes vital health resources statewide to treat Rhode Island’s uninsured, low-income adults – and provides patients with the most efficient and cost effective alternative to expensive emergency room and urgent care visits all in one setting. A Healthier Democracy: Link Health A Healthier Democracy builds platforms for collaboration and community organizing at the intersection of health and civic engagement to maximize collective impact on pressing challenges. Neighborhood Health Plan of RI
At Neighborhood Health Plan Of RI, we aim to help you live a healthy life by providing useful resources, supportive programs and helpful tools related to your health. Members can also receive rewards for making healthy choices such as getting an annual check-up. (Health Insurance provider)
City of Providence Healthy Communities Office
The Providence Healthy Communities Office (HCO) is the City’s lead agency for health policy, health promotion and substance use disorder prevention. The HCO works to ensure that Providence residents have equitable access to the resources they need to lead healthy lives.
Oak St. Health Clinica Esperanza
Clínica Esperanza provides linguistically-appropriate, culturally-attuned medical care to uninsured adults living in Rhode Island. Since 2010, we have served more than 30,000 patients, 80% of whom are Spanish-speaking, through our clinic and health education programs. Free healthcare is provided by a team of multi-lingual volunteers and core staff. We believe healthcare is a human right.
South Providence Health Equity Zone/ Family Service of RI
Brown School of Public Health + Medical School
Food Security & Nutrition
Our mission is to support and enhance the work of our member agencies and to provide leadership on the issue of domestic violence. We envision a society where domestic violence is not tolerated because communities are enlightened and responsive to the needs of victims and their children. We pledge to achieve this vision by: providing services that are consistent in their high quality and distinctive in their victim-focused approach, providing effective education to every woman, child, and man in our communities, providing leadership in the field of domestic violence
Progreso Latino’s mission is to help Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities to achieve greater self-sufficiency and socio-economic progress by providing transformational programs that support personal growth and social change.
URI SNAP-Ed provides nutrition education workshops and resources to communities eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps). At SNAP-Ed we believe all foods can fit into a healthy lifestyle. We also believe everyone should be able to enjoy healthy options on a limited budget. We bring easy-to-understand information directly to sites where youth, families, adults and older adults live, learn, eat, shop, work and play. Community participants join one-time workshops or a series of workshops, available in both English and Spanish, to discuss and learn many nutrition topics.
The path food travels — the food system — includes everything from growing and harvesting to processing, packaging, transporting, selling, eating, and disposing of food. Our mission is to grow that system to be sustainable for both the farmers and eaters in our region. We offer markets and transparent enterprise systems that help New England farmers, fishers, and food producers reach more customers and reduce waste. And we work with the community through outreach, incentives, educational and hunger relief programs to increase the accessibility and affordability of fresh, local foods.
Garden Time - RI Food Policy Council
There are very few outdoor-based, restorative educational programs provided to incarcerated Rhode Islanders. If and when individuals are released, support networks and hiring opportunities are often extremely limited.
Through gardening programs, incarcerated individuals learn how to grow their own food, practice sustainable agriculture, and gain experience in landscaping, horticulture, and workplace skills. Graduates of the men’s medium security facilities program are connected to a network of mentors for employment and services following their release.
Housing
Amos House/Crossroads At Amos House, community is the foundation of who we are and how we serve. From our humble beginnings in 1976 as a small soup kitchen, to today's place as a leading agency in the Rhode Island nonprofit community, we have always been here to serve those who need us. Our mission is helping people help themselves out of oppression, homelessness, and poverty through vital services and results-oriented programs. Rhode Island Coalition To End Homelessness
The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness works collaboratively with advocates, providers, and faith-based organizations to create and advance lasting solutions to prevent and end homelessness. Notably, the Coalition, alongside advocates and constituents, lobbied and successfully passed the country’s first Homeless Bill of Rights in June of 2012.
Day to day the Coalition runs lead on the state’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and the permanent housing placement end of the Coordinated Entry System (CES) as well as the call center (available 365 days). We organize legal clinics for constituents, facilitates training sessions, and cohere advocates.
Founded in 1939, the Providence Housing Authority (PHA) provides and develops quality and safe affordable housing opportunities and services to address the needs of Rhode Island residents. We are committed to the core values of excellence, accountability, innovation, respect, and equity in all that we do.
Today, the PHA provides affordable housing to more than 12,000 residents in the City of Providence. We administer 2,606 public housing units that are home to about 5,613 residents – making us one of the largest landlords in the State. Units are designated as elderly/disabled, family, and scattered sites developments. We also oversee the administration of more than 2,700 tenant-based and project-based Section 8 vouchers, most of which allow low-income families to rent in the private market and host a variety of support programs to help our residents and participants meet their wellness, financial, and employment goals no matter what their age or ability. In addition to in-house services, the PHA provides a wide-array of referrals to partners across the state.
We have been in the real estate services business for many successful years. This longevity and confidence comes from our real estate services to a great many buyers and sellers, and their recommendations to others.
Mental Health & Substance Use
We envision a Rhode Island where all youth are connected to relationships with adults who inspire and support them. All youth will have role models who provide a road map for lifelong success and achievement. Our mission is to ensure youth have access to the motivational and supportive relationships they need to grow into confident, successful adults.
Mobile Crisis Clinical Coordinator Gateway Emergency Services
Gateway Healthcare provides outstanding treatment, intervention and prevention services to adults and children of all cultural and economic backgrounds with behavioral and substance abuse issues, through its residential, outpatient and community-based programs. With numerous locations across the state, Gateway Healthcare delivers services to thousands of Rhode Islanders each year.
Marigold is an Anonymous Social Network where people with mental health & substance use conditions support each other.
For more than 50 years, CODAC has worked with individuals, families and communities in RI. We provide comprehensive outpatient and community-based resources to those living and struggling with the challenges of substance use disorder and behavioral healthcare issues. As a result, CODAC designed programs to promote and support recovery. We also help participants acquire the skills necessary to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
VICTA Substance Abuse Recovery VICTA is a privately owned outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment program.
Anchor Recovery is a supportive community of peers with lived experience dedicated to providing addiction recovery supports. At Anchor, we believe in multiple pathways of recovery. Anchor members encourage each other to find new ways of living through meaningful relationships, health and wellness activities, social events, and a sense of community. Anchor Recovery Community Centers are located in Providence and Warwick. Our community outreach teams strive to meet people where they are at.
Through peer-led outreach, Project Weber/RENEW provides harm reduction and recovery support services, builds relationships with the people we serve, and fights for systemic change. We empower individuals who use drugs and/or engage in sex work and people at risk for and living with HIV & hepatitis C to make healthier and safer choices in their own lives.
Job Training
Helping Rhode Islanders change careers, learn a new trade, or get on the path to a degree or certificate. We want to help you pick up where you stopped. Whether that means changing careers, learning a new trade, or getting on the path to a degree or certificate, we’re here to help at no cost to you. We recognize that adult students have different needs than traditional college-aged students. RI Reconnect is a free program that exists to help meet those needs by connecting students to the network of educational navigators. Your educational navigator is your personal cheerleader and guide through the process of returning to school or job training. He or she will help you identify a goal, create a plan to reach that goal, and connect you to the resources that will help you achieve that goal.
Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (SkillsRI) is a nonprofit organization that breaks down barriers to economic opportunity by connecting unemployed and underemployed Rhode Islanders to jobs with socially responsible, civic-minded employers.
Fast Track to CNC (CCRI/Polaris MEP)
Through this Real Jobs RI program, you will prepare for a good-paying career in manufacturing, one of Rhode Island’s fastest growing industries. Earn free college credits toward your Associate's Degree in Advanced Manufacturing while learning the skills employers are looking for right now in this two-phase advanced manufacturing boot camp.
Established in 1899, Electric Boat has established standards of excellence in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the U.S. Navy. Primary operations are the shipyard in Groton, CT, the automated hull-fabrication and outfitting facility in Quonset Point, RI, and an engineering building in New London, CT. The current workforce is more than 14,000 employees.
Education
Community Libraries of Providence
Community Libraries of Providence was founded in 2009 by a group of community members dedicated to assuring the continued operation of all nine of our community libraries. CLPVD immediately became the largest library system in the state and, in effect, the city's second largest free educational institution after the Providence Public School Department. Today, and in the future, Community Libraries of Providence will continue to be a vital part of our neighborhoods.
Inspiring Minds empowers students to succeed and thrive in school and life by developing trusted relationships with community members who are knowledgeable of the culturally responsive, academic, and socio-emotional needs necessary for student success.
Providence Public Library (PPL) is a 148-year-old nonprofit corporation providing free public library services through its rich and historic physical and digital collections, extensive information resources, thought-provoking exhibitions, impactful educational programs, and expert staff.
Environmental
RISE Engineering To be the premier, fully-integrated energy-efficiency resource in the Northeast.
Lead Safe/Green and Healthy Homes
The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health, opportunity and equity through the creation of healthy, safe and energy efficient homes. By delivering a standard of excellence in its work, GHHI aims to eradicate the negative health impacts of unhealthy housing and unjust policies for children, seniors and families to ensure better health, economic and social outcomes in historically disinvested communities – with an emphasis on communities of color.
Groundwork Rhode Island (GWRI) is a community-based organization helping build healthier, more resilient, and more equitable urban communities in Rhode Island by improving the physical environment and creating economic opportunities for local residents through job training, employment, and social venture programs.
We are concerned citizens working to build the climate movement in Rhode Island. An affiliate of 350.org, we’re fighting for 100% renewable energy, a clean and sustainable earth, and environmental justice for all.
Faith-based Organizations
Interfaith Counseling Center (ICC)
The Interfaith Counseling Center provides mental health counseling to all in need. We work to remove barriers to care and consider and respect all aspects of the human experience in the journey toward health. We see clients of all faiths, backgrounds and religions. Our goal is to be present in and supportive to the community-educating and advocating about mental health and its importance to the overall health our community.
St. Michael's Church Providence
As we look back over the past fifteen decades, and more, we have seen a history of which all of us can be proud. Each person who has ever been a part of St. Michael’s Parish has helped to forge a great history and to create a legacy of service and love in the name of Jesus Christ, for anyone seeking a home.
Additional Resources
Leading domestic violence prevention through the empowerment of individuals and the community by providing advocacy, education and support services.
What led to the founding of our bank — people’s need for a trustworthy and local financial partner — continues to guide us today.
We offer comprehensive financial capabilities all under one roof, including personal banking, commercial banking, mortgage banking, and wealth management and trust services. We make it easy for people to manage their financial affairs — online, on a phone or tablet, or in one of our local branches or offices. And no matter how customers do business with us, they always get the five-star service we are known for.
U.S. Attorney Office - Elder Fraud
The Department of Justice is committed to fighting for justice for older Americans through a robust and holistic response. Learn about the Department’s Elder Justice efforts. Providence City Hall
Police Giving Out Haircuts