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About This Guide
This guide was created to help individuals and families in Rhode Island navigate long-term care with more clarity and confidence. Whether you're planning ahead or facing an immediate care need, finding the right support can feel overwhelming.
Inside, you'll find a curated list of nonprofit organizations across Rhode Island, including caregiver support services, disease-specific foundations, veteran resources, and community-based programs. Each listing includes verified contact information and a brief description to help you quickly understand what's available.
Our goal is to make it easier for you to explore your options, connect with trusted long-term care resources in Rhode Island, and take the next step with confidence.
💡 Quick Tip: Dial 2-1-1 anywhere in Rhode Island for immediate referrals to local nonprofits, social services, food assistance, and more.
We strive to keep this directory accurate and up-to-date. However, nonprofit organizations change, merge, or close over time, and web addresses can change without notice. Always verify contact details directly with each organization. If you find an outdated listing or are a nonprofit that isn't listed and would like to be included, please reach out to us at hello@LTCareNav.com.
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Alzheimer's Association — Rhode Island Chapter
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (245 Waterman St. #306, Providence, RI 02906 — …
24/7 helpline (1-800-272-3900), care consultations, support groups across Providence, Warwick, Newport, Woonsocket, and South County communities, early-stage programming, caregiver education, Walk to End Alzheimer's events (Providence), and research advocacy. Rhode Island's densely populated, heavily Catholic Italian-American and Portuguese-American communities — particularly in Providence's Federal Hill and Cranston — have strong family caregiver traditions that intersect with the Alzheimer's Association's family support programs.
1-800-272-3900 | (401) 421-0008 | www.alz.org/rihttps://www.alz.org/ri
Brown University / Lifespan Memory & Aging Program (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Medical Center Memory Care (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam…
Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and the Lifespan health system are Rhode Island's primary academic dementia research and clinical resources. Brown's Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research conducts aging and dementia research relevant to RI's rapidly aging coastal communities. The Miriam Hospital's memory disorders program provides cognitive evaluations, dementia diagnosis, and care coordination for RI patients. Brown's neurology faculty contribute to national Alzheimer's clinical trials. For the most complex or research-intensive dementia cases, RI patients are often referred to Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, or Yale New Haven Hospital — all within 60-90 minutes of Providence.
(401) 444-8000 | lifespan.org | brown.edu/public-health/gerontologyhttps://lifespan.org
RI Division of Elderly Affairs (DEA) — Dementia Programs
Type: State Government Dementia Program
Region: Statewide RI (74 W. Road, Cranston, RI 02920; delivered thro…
RI DEA coordinates the Rhode Island State Plan on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, caregiver education grants, the RI Silver Alert missing person notification system for individuals with dementia, and connections to home- and community-based dementia services through the AAA network. DEA funds adult day programs, memory care navigator grants, and caregiver respite statewide.
Meeting Street — Dementia and Aging Services (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: RI Community Disability & Aging Services (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (667 Waterman Ave., East Providence, RI 02914)
Meeting Street is one of Rhode Island's most comprehensive community health and disability organizations — providing adult day programs, memory care services, disability services, and caregiver support across RI. Meeting Street's adult day health programs serve individuals with dementia and cognitive impairment across eastern RI and the Providence metro area.
(401) 438-9500 | meetingstreet.orghttps://meetingstreet.org
Parkinson's Foundation — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; Boston, MA regional offic…
24/7 helpline, care navigator program, support groups in Providence, Warwick, and Newport, exercise programs (Rock Steady Boxing at Rhode Island gyms, PWR!Moves), and caregiver resources. RI Parkinson's patients are primarily served through Brown University / Lifespan neurology in Providence and through specialist programs in Boston (Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's, Boston Medical Center) easily accessible from RI.
1-800-473-4636 | parkinson.orghttps://parkinson.org
Brown Neurology — Movement Disorders (Lifespan / Rhode Island Hospital)
Type: Academic Medical Center Movement Disorders
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / Lifespan, …
Brown University's neurology faculty at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital provide movement disorder evaluations, Parkinson's management, medication optimization, and physical/occupational/speech therapy coordination. For deep brain stimulation (DBS) and specialized clinical trials, many RI Parkinson's patients are referred to Boston-area academic centers given their close proximity.
(401) 444-8000 | lifespan.org/neurologyhttps://lifespan.org
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; Boston, MA regional offic…
APDA provides patient and caregiver support, educational programming, social worker consultations, exercise resources, and research funding. APDA New England connects RI Parkinson's patients to Brown/Lifespan neurology and to the major Boston-area Parkinson's Centers of Excellence.
1-800-223-2732 | apdaparkinson.orghttps://apdaparkinson.org
ALS Association — Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (Chapter office: 685 Canton St., Norwood, MA 02…
Equipment loans (wheelchairs, communication devices, hospital beds, ramps), care coordination, support groups in Providence and surrounding communities, caregiver support, clinic liaison, and research advocacy. RI ALS patients are primarily served through the Brown/Lifespan neuromuscular disease program and through the major ALS clinics at Mass General Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center — accessible within 1-2 hours from most RI communities.
(617) 559-0001 | als.org/massachusettshttps://als.org/massachusetts
Lifespan / Brown Neuromuscular Disease Program
Type: Regional Health System ALS Care
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St…
Rhode Island Hospital / Lifespan provides neuromuscular disease evaluations, ALS diagnosis, and care coordination for RI ALS patients. For multidisciplinary ALS clinic care and clinical trials, many RI patients are referred to Mass General Hospital ALS Clinic or UMass Memorial ALS Clinic in Worcester, MA — the closest comprehensive ALS multidisciplinary programs.
(401) 444-4000 | lifespan.org/neurologyhttps://lifespan.org
ALS Hope Foundation — RI Patients
Type: National ALS Financial Assistance
Region: Statewide RI (national org; RI patients apply remotely)
The ALS Hope Foundation provides financial assistance grants to ALS patients and families for medical expenses, home modifications, equipment, and caregiving costs.
(856) 642-5900 | alshf.orghttps://alshf.org
Lifespan Cancer Institute / Brown University Cancer Center (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Cancer Center — NCI Partnership (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam…
The Lifespan Cancer Institute — affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School — is Rhode Island's primary academic cancer center. Brown/Lifespan participates in the NCI Cancer Cooperative Group programs, providing RI patients access to national clinical trials. The Miriam Hospital's oncology program has been a leader in medical oncology, particularly in breast cancer and hematologic malignancies. For the most complex or rare cancers, RI patients access Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston), Mass General Cancer Center, or Yale Cancer Center — all within easy reach from Providence. Brown University's cancer biology research program contributes to understanding cancer genetics and novel therapies.
(401) 444-8550 | lifespan.org/cancerhttps://www.brownhealth.org/centers-services/cancer-institute
Care New England — Women & Infants Hospital Cancer Programs (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Regional Cancer Programs — Women's Health Focus (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence and statewide (Care New England Health System — W…
Care New England's Women & Infants Hospital is one of the nation's most distinguished women's health hospitals — a national leader in gynecologic oncology, breast cancer, and maternal-fetal medicine. Women & Infants is affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals for obstetrics and gynecological care in the country. Women & Infants' gynecologic oncology program provides surgical oncology, radiation, and medical oncology for RI women with cervical, ovarian, uterine, and vulvar cancers. The hospital's hereditary cancer program offers genetic counseling and BRCA testing.
(401) 274-1100 | womenandinfants.orghttps://womenandinfants.org
American Cancer Society — Rhode Island
Type: National Nonprofit — RI Programs
Region: Statewide RI (RI office in Providence)
Patient navigation, Road to Recovery transportation, 24/7 helpline, support groups across RI, Relay for Life events in Providence, Warwick, Newport, and other RI communities, and survivorship programming. RI patients seeking Hope Lodge lodging during cancer treatment in Boston can access the Boston Hope Lodge near Dana-Farber and Mass General.
1-800-227-2345 | cancer.orghttps://cancer.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; Boston, MA office serves …
Financial assistance, co-pay support, patient education, clinical trial matching, and peer support for blood cancer patients. LLS New England connects RI blood cancer patients to Lifespan's hematology/oncology program and to the major Boston-area bone marrow transplant programs at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's and Mass General.
1-800-955-4572 | lls.orghttps://www.bloodcancerunited.org
The Wellness Community / Cancer Wellness Center — Providence (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Cancer Patient Support & Wellness (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence metro and statewide (Providence, RI — affiliated …
The Cancer Support Community Rhode Island affiliate provides free psychosocial support for RI cancer patients and families — including support groups, educational programs, mind-body wellness, nutrition counseling, and caregiver support. RI's Cancer Support Community affiliate is particularly important given that RI does not have a full NCI-designated cancer center — providing the psychosocial support infrastructure that typically accompanies major cancer centers.
(401) 421-7400 | cancersupport.net (RI affiliate)https://cancersupportcommunity.org
American Heart Association — Rhode Island
Type: National Nonprofit — RI Programs
Region: Statewide RI (RI programs through AHA New England region)
CPR and first aid training, Go Red for Women events, heart disease and stroke prevention programs, and cardiovascular research funding. Rhode Island has above-average cardiovascular disease rates driven by its historically high rates of smoking (RI has had among the highest smoking rates in New England) and elevated rates of hypertension and diabetes in its urban Providence and Central Falls communities.
1-800-242-8721 | heart.orghttps://heart.org
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Medical Center Cardiac Care (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital,…
The Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute — affiliated with Brown University — is Rhode Island's primary academic cardiac program. Rhode Island Hospital's cardiac surgery program and The Miriam Hospital's cardiology program together provide interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, structural heart disease (TAVR), electrophysiology, and heart failure management for RI patients. Rhode Island Hospital's Level I Trauma Center designation and its status as the primary teaching hospital for Brown University make it the anchor of RI's cardiovascular care system. For heart transplant and advanced ventricular assist devices, RI patients are referred to Massachusetts General Hospital or Brigham and Women's Hospital.
(401) 444-4000 | lifespan.org/hearthttps://lifespan.org
Mended Hearts — Rhode Island Chapter
Type: Peer Support for Cardiac Patients
Region: Providence metro (chapter at Rhode Island Hospital / Lifespa…
Mended Hearts provides peer-to-peer hospital visits and community support for heart surgery and heart disease patients at Rhode Island Hospital.
1-888-432-7899 | mendedhearts.orghttps://mendedhearts.org
National MS Society — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; Boston, MA office serves …
MS Navigator helpline, educational programs, peer support, assistance programs (financial, equipment, transportation), wellness programming, and advocacy. RI MS patients are primarily served through Brown/Lifespan neurology in Providence and through Boston-area MS specialists, given RI's geographic proximity to Massachusetts General Hospital's Comprehensive MS Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
1-800-344-4867 | nationalmssociety.orghttps://nationalmssociety.org
Brown Neurology MS Program (Lifespan)
Type: Academic Medical Center MS Care
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam…
Brown University's neurology faculty at Lifespan provide MS evaluations, infusion therapy (natalizumab, ocrelizumab, and other DMTs), disease-modifying treatment management, and clinical trial referrals for RI MS patients. Rhode Island's MS patient community is well-served given the state's small geography — no RI resident is far from Providence's Brown/Lifespan MS neurology resources or from Boston's major academic MS programs.
(401) 444-8000 | lifespan.org/neurologyhttps://lifespan.org
American Diabetes Association — Rhode Island
Type: National Nonprofit — RI Programs
Region: Statewide RI (ADA New England region serves RI)
Diabetes education, peer support, advocacy, nutrition resources, research funding, and community health events. Rhode Island has significant diabetes health disparities — Central Falls (RI's most densely populated city, predominantly Hispanic/Latino) and Providence's South Side communities experience diabetes rates substantially above state averages. RI's significant Portuguese-American, Cape Verdean, and Central American immigrant communities face diabetes risk factors including dietary acculturation and limited preventive care access.
1-800-342-2383 | diabetes.orghttps://diabetes.org
Lifespan / Brown Endocrinology & Diabetes Center
Type: Academic Medical Center Diabetes Care
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam…
Brown University's endocrinology faculty at Lifespan provide comprehensive T1D and T2D management, advanced insulin pump and CGM technology, gestational diabetes care, and coordination of diabetes care across RI. The Miriam Hospital's diabetes program has particular expertise in managing diabetes in RI's diverse immigrant and underserved communities.
(401) 444-8000 | lifespan.org/endocrinologyhttps://lifespan.org
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: T1D Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; Boston, MA office serves …
Type 1 diabetes advocacy, One Walk events, peer support, and T1D research funding. JDRF New England connects RI T1D families to Brown/Lifespan endocrinology and to Boston-area T1D research programs.
1-800-533-2873 | jdrf.orghttps://www.breakthrought1d.org
RI Dept. of Health — Diabetes Prevention & Control Program
Type: State Diabetes Prevention Program
Region: Statewide RI (RI Dept. of Health, Providence; delivered thro…
RI's CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention and Control Program coordinates evidence-based lifestyle change programs (DPP), public health surveillance, and the RI Diabetes Plan statewide. RI HEALTH specifically addresses diabetes disparities in Providence's urban neighborhoods and in RI's underserved Portuguese-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities.
(401) 222-5960 | health.ri.gov/diabeteshttps://health.ri.gov
Brown University / Lifespan Clinical Genetics & Rare Disease (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Medical Center Rare Disease (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence and statewide (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam…
Brown University's genetics faculty at Lifespan provide clinical genetics evaluation, genetic counseling, metabolic disease management, and rare disease coordination for RI patients. Rhode Island's small size means that most complex rare disease cases are referred to Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, or Yale New Haven Hospital — all within easy reach from Providence. Brown University's Institute for Biology and Medicine conducts genetics and rare disease research relevant to RI's diverse population.
(401) 444-4000 | lifespan.org/geneticshttps://lifespan.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; CF Care Center at Rhode I…
CF Foundation accredited care for RI patients. Hasbro Children's Hospital (RI's primary children's hospital, part of Lifespan) operates RI's pediatric CF Care Center. Adult RI CF patients are cared for through Brown/Lifespan pulmonology. For complex or research-intensive CF management, patients may access Boston Children's Hospital or Massachusetts General Hospital.
1-800-344-4823 | cff.orghttps://cff.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) — New England Chapter (RI)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (New England Chapter; MDA Care Center at Rhode …
MDA Care Center coordination, equipment loans, summer camp, and advocacy for RI individuals with muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular diseases. Lifespan's neuromuscular disease clinic serves as RI's MDA Care Center.
1-800-572-1717 | mda.orghttps://mda.org
Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN — RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Disability & Special Needs Family Support (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (1210 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, RI 02920)
RIPIN is Rhode Island's federally funded Parent Training and Information (PTI) center — providing advocacy, information, training, and support for RI families of children and adults with disabilities, chronic illness, and special needs. RIPIN's family navigators assist with special education rights, transition planning, developmental disability services, insurance navigation, and rare disease support. RIPIN is one of RI's most valued disability family support organizations — reflecting RI's strong commitment to family-centered disability services.
(401) 270-0101 | ripin.orghttps://ripin.org
NAMI Rhode Island (National Alliance on Mental Illness — RI)
Type: Mental Health Advocacy Nonprofit
Region: Statewide RI (Providence headquarters; affiliate chapters in…
NAMI Helpline, NAMI Family Support Group, NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group, Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer education, and advocacy. NAMI RI has been a persistent advocate for adequate community mental health funding in Rhode Island — RI has historically struggled to fund community mental health services adequately, contributing to high rates of psychiatric emergency department visits and repeated hospitalizations.
(401) 331-3060 | namiRI.org | Helpline: 1-800-950-6264https://namiRI.org
RI Dept. of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH)
Type: State Government Mental Health Agency
Region: Statewide RI (Cranston — RI BHDDH; community mental health c…
RI BHDDH funds community mental health centers, crisis stabilization, psychiatric inpatient care (Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston — RI's state psychiatric facility), peer support, and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for Rhode Island. RI's Eleanor Slater Hospital has faced significant challenges — persistent federal and state scrutiny over care quality and patient rights. RI BHDDH has been pursuing community-based alternatives to hospitalization, including a major Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) expansion.
(401) 462-2339 | bhddh.ri.gov | Crisis: 988https://bhddh.ri.gov
Butler Hospital — Providence (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Psychiatric Hospital (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence and statewide (345 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, …
Butler Hospital is one of Rhode Island's most distinctive institutions — a private, nonprofit psychiatric hospital and major behavioral health research center affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. Butler has been a national leader in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and eating disorder treatment research — conducting hundreds of clinical trials and contributing significantly to the evidence base for psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Butler's research program, led by some of the nation's most prominent psychiatric researchers, punches well above its weight for a small state hospital. Butler's Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) are major community resources for RI mental health care. Butler was founded in 1844 — making it one of the oldest private psychiatric hospitals in the United States.
(401) 455-6200 | butler.orghttps://butler.org
Providence Center — Community Mental Health (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Community Mental Health Center (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence metro (520 Hope St., Providence, RI 02906 — East …
The Providence Center is one of Rhode Island's largest community mental health and substance use treatment centers — providing outpatient mental health therapy, psychiatry, crisis services, MAT, residential treatment, and peer support across the Providence metro area. The Providence Center serves Providence's diverse urban population including large immigrant communities from Central America, West Africa, Cape Verde, and Southeast Asia. The Providence Center's bilingual Spanish and Portuguese mental health services are critical for RI's large Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking populations.
(401) 528-0100 | providencecenter.orghttps://providencecenter.org
BH Link — RI Behavioral Health Crisis Resource Center (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Statewide Behavioral Health Crisis Line (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (BH Link, Providence — 24/7 statewide crisis su…
BH Link is Rhode Island's integrated behavioral health crisis line — providing 24/7 telephone crisis counseling, mobile crisis dispatch, and warm handoffs to appropriate care. BH Link serves as RI's primary alternative-to-emergency-room behavioral health crisis resource and is integrated with RI's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. BH Link represents RI's commitment to a no-wrong-door approach to behavioral health crisis care.
(401) 414-5465 | bhlink.org | Crisis: 988https://bhlink.org
RI BHDDH — Substance Use Disorder Programs / RI's Opioid Response
Type: State Substance Use Agency
Region: Statewide RI (Cranston — RI BHDDH; licensed treatment provid…
RI BHDDH funds substance use treatment, opioid treatment programs (OTPs), MAT expansion, harm reduction, and recovery support statewide. Rhode Island was the first state in the nation to provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) inside its state prison system — a landmark 2016 initiative that became a national model. RI's opioid overdose death rate was among the nation's highest; RI's aggressive MOUD expansion — offering buprenorphine and methadone in correctional facilities and upon release — has been nationally recognized as an evidence-based intervention to reduce post-release overdose deaths.
(401) 462-4680 | bhddh.ri.gov | SAMHSA: 1-800-662-HELPhttps://bhddh.ri.gov
Project Weber/RENEW — Harm Reduction Providence (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Harm Reduction / Peer Recovery (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence metro (Providence, RI — multiple sites; statewide…
Project Weber/RENEW is one of Rhode Island's most innovative harm reduction and peer recovery organizations — providing syringe services, naloxone distribution, HIV/hepatitis testing, peer recovery coaching, housing navigation, and street outreach for individuals struggling with substance use in Providence. Project Weber/RENEW operates from a peer-led, dignity-centered model — employing people with lived experience of addiction as frontline workers. RI's nationally recognized MOUD expansion in prisons was developed in partnership with harm reduction organizations like Project Weber/RENEW.
(401) 421-9017 | projectweberrenew.orghttps://projectweberrenew.org
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare — RI (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: RI Opioid Treatment & Recovery (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Providence headquarters; multiple RI locations…
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is one of Rhode Island's largest and oldest substance use treatment organizations — founded in 1969, providing methadone maintenance, buprenorphine MAT, outpatient counseling, residential treatment, and recovery support across RI. CODAC is RI's largest OTP (opioid treatment program) network — operating methadone clinics in multiple RI cities and towns. CODAC has been a key partner in RI's nationally acclaimed prison MOUD initiative and community-based opioid response.
(401) 723-4500 | codac.orghttps://codac.org
Alcoholics Anonymous — RI Intergroup
Type: Peer Recovery Support
Region: Statewide RI (RI AA Intergroup: 401-438-8860 — serves all RI…
AA RI Intergroup coordinates hundreds of meetings across all RI communities — from Providence's urban neighborhoods to Newport's coastal communities, South County's rural areas, and Woonsocket's mill-town neighborhoods. Rhode Island's dense geography means AA meetings are accessible from virtually every RI community within a short drive.
(401) 438-8860 | ri-aa.orghttps://ri-aa.org
| Agency | Address / Phone | Counties Served |
|---|---|---|
| Division of Elderly Affairs (DEA) — statewide oversight ri.gov/dea | 74 W. Road Cranston, RI 02920 (401) 462-0500 | All 5 RI counties (statewide coordination — DEA is both the State Unit on Aging and directly funds/oversees RI's 5 regional AAAs) |
| Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island / Northern RI AAA senioragendari.org | P.O. Box 2164 North Providence, RI 02911 (401) 353-1955 | Northern RI — Providence, Lincoln, North Providence, Johnston, Cranston, and surrounding communities (densely populated metro core) |
| East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) — Senior Services ebcap.org | 100 Bullocks Point Ave. Riverside, RI 02915 (401) 437-1000 | East Bay / Eastern RI — Barrington, Bristol, Central Falls, East Providence, Warren (Narragansett Bay east shore communities) |
| Senior Connections — Northern RI Community Services (NRICAP) nricap.org | PO Box 207 Woonsocket, RI 02895 (401) 769-0190 | Northern and northwest RI — Woonsocket, Cumberland, Burrillville, Glocester, Smithfield, North Smithfield, Scituate (former mill towns; significant French-Canadian heritage; border MA communities) |
| South County Community Action (SCCA) — Senior Services sccari.org | P.O. Box 280 Wakefield, RI 02880 (401) 789-3016 | South County / Washington County RI — South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Narragansett, Richmond, Exeter, West Greenwich, Hopkinton, Charlestown (coastal south RI; Narragansett Tribal lands) |
| Newport County Community Mental Health / Senior Services nccmh.org | 41 Valley Rd. Middletown, RI 02842 (401) 846-1213 | Newport County — Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Little Compton, Tiverton (historic Newport; Aquidneck Island; scenic coastal communities; Gilded Age mansions) |
RI National Family Caregiver Support Program (DEA / AAA Network)
Type: State Government Caregiver Program
Region: Statewide RI (coordinated through 5 AAA regions; funded unde…
RI's National Family Caregiver Support Program provides caregiver counseling, training, support groups, temporary respite, and supplemental services through the AAA network statewide. Contact your regional AAA or dial RI DEA (401-462-0500) to access caregiver support in any RI community.
AARP Rhode Island — Caregiver Support
Type: National Advocacy Nonprofit — RI Programs
Region: Statewide RI (Providence state office)
AARP Rhode Island provides caregiver resources, AARP Family Caregiving app, legal advocacy, and volunteer programs. AARP RI has been active in long-term care policy — advocating for improved nursing home oversight (RI nursing homes were among those hardest hit per capita by COVID-19 in 2020), Medicaid home care funding expansion, and older adult consumer protection in the nation's smallest state.
1-866-542-8168 | aarp.org/rihttps://aarp.org/ri
RI Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Type: State Advocacy for Care Facility Residents
Region: Statewide RI (Alliance for Better Long Term Care RI — 422 Po…
The Alliance for Better Long Term Care Rhode Island operates RI's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program — advocating for residents of nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and board-and-care homes. The Alliance investigates complaints and educates residents and families about rights. RI's relatively high per-capita nursing home population (reflecting the state's older demographic) makes ombudsman oversight particularly important.
(401) 785-3340 | alliancebetterltc.orghttps://alliancebetterltc.org
Thundermist Health Center — Community Health Caregiving Support (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: FQHC Caregiver / Chronic Disease Support (RI-Unique)
Region: Northern and central RI (Woonsocket, West Warwick, and Provi…
Thundermist Health Center is one of Rhode Island's most active FQHCs — providing comprehensive primary care, chronic disease management, behavioral health, and community health worker services for underserved RI populations. Thundermist's community health worker program supports family caregivers in Woonsocket and West Warwick — communities with high proportions of elderly French-Canadian residents and immigrant families navigating complex caregiving needs.
(401) 769-0928 | thundermisthealthcenter.orghttps://thundermisthealthcenter.org
RI Dept. of Veterans Services (DVS)
Type: State Veterans Agency
Region: Statewide RI (480 Metacom Ave., Bristol, RI 02809; Veterans …
RI DVS provides free VA claims assistance through county VSOs statewide, RI state veterans benefits, and oversight of the RI Veterans Home in Bristol — a nursing home-level care facility for RI veterans. The RI Veterans Home in Bristol has operated since 1889 — one of the oldest state veterans homes in the nation — providing long-term nursing, dementia, and domiciliary care on a scenic Bristol Harbor campus. Rhode Island has a proud military heritage — RI was home to Naval Station Newport (decommissioned 1973; Navy War College remains), the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport), and Quonset Point Naval Air Station (decommissioned 1974; now Quonset Business Park).
(401) 462-0324 | vets.ri.govhttps://vets.ri.gov
Providence VA Medical Center (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Federal Veterans Healthcare (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (830 Chalkstone Ave., Providence, RI 02908 — Pr…
The Providence VA Medical Center is Rhode Island's only VA medical center — providing comprehensive primary care, mental health, surgery, and specialty services for RI veterans. Providence VA is affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. Providence VA operates CBOCs in Lincoln (northern RI) and Middletown (Newport County) to serve veterans across the state. Providence VA's mental health programs — PTSD clinic, substance use treatment, MST counseling — are robust given RI's large Vietnam-era, Gulf War, and OIF/OEF veteran populations. The Providence VA has been an active participant in RI's nationally recognized prison MOUD initiative, supporting veterans in the ACI (Adult Correctional Institutions).
(401) 273-7100 | va.gov/providencehttps://www.va.gov/providence-health-care/
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) — Rhode Island Department
Type: Veterans Service Organization
Region: Statewide RI (DAV chapters in Providence, Warwick, Woonsocke…
DAV provides free VA claims assistance, transportation to VA appointments (DAV Voluntary Service Driver program), advocacy, and peer support for disabled RI veterans.
1-800-827-1000 | dav.orghttps://dav.org
Naval War College — Newport (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Historic Military Institution (RI-Unique)
Region: Newport, RI (686 Cushing Rd., Newport, RI 02841 — Naval Stat…
The Naval War College in Newport is one of the most prestigious military educational institutions in the world — founded in 1884, it is the nation's oldest military war college. The Naval War College educates senior military officers, government officials, and international officers in strategy, national security, and naval warfare. Newport's Naval presence — including the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Navy's surface warfare education programs — makes Newport one of the most historically significant naval communities in the United States. While not a direct service provider, the Naval War College's presence shapes Newport County's veteran community and supports the Naval Station Newport's active-duty and retired military population.
(401) 841-3089 | usnwc.eduhttps://usnwc.edu
Jewish Collaborative Services (JCS) — Rhode Island (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Jewish-Affiliated Social Services (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI 02906 — serv…
Jewish Collaborative Services is Rhode Island's primary Jewish social service agency — providing mental health counseling, elder care case management, Holocaust survivor assistance (financial support and home care for aging survivors), refugee resettlement, immigration services, disability support, and emergency assistance. JCS serves the broader RI community regardless of religion. JCS plays a particularly important role in supporting RI's Holocaust survivor community — many of whom settled in Providence's historically Jewish neighborhoods (Elmwood, Cranston's Garden City area) after WWII. JCS is the successor organization to Jewish Family Services of Rhode Island.
(401) 331-1244 | jcsri.orghttps://jcsri.org
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
Type: Jewish Communal Organization
Region: Statewide RI (401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI 02906)
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island funds JCS programs, Jewish education, senior services, Israel humanitarian aid, Hillel at Brown University, and community events. Rhode Island's Jewish community — estimated at 18,000-20,000 — is concentrated in Providence's East Side, Cranston, Barrington, and East Greenwich. The Alliance represents one of the most proportionally significant Jewish communities in New England relative to state population. Providence's Jewish community has deep historical roots — Rhode Island was home to the Touro Synagogue in Newport (built 1763), the oldest surviving Jewish house of worship in North America.
(401) 421-4111 | jewishri.orghttps://jewishri.org
Touro Synagogue — Newport (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Historic Jewish Heritage (RI-Unique)
Region: Newport, RI (85 Touro St., Newport, RI 02840 — Touro Synagog…
Touro Synagogue — built in 1763 by Sephardic Jewish families from Portugal and the Caribbean — is the oldest surviving Jewish house of worship in North America and a National Historic Site. Touro represents Rhode Island's foundational role in American religious freedom — Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island in 1636 as one of the first places in the world guaranteeing religious tolerance, and Rhode Island's Jewish community was among the first in colonial America to practice openly. George Washington's famous 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport — promising that the US government gives 'to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance' — is one of the most important statements of American religious liberty. While Touro is primarily a heritage site, it offers education, tours, and is part of RI's Jewish communal identity.
(401) 847-4794 | tourosynagogue.orghttps://tourosynagogue.org
Catholic Social Services — Diocese of Providence (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Catholic Social Services — Statewide RI (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Diocese of Providence covers all of RI — 1 Cat…
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Providence is one of Rhode Island's largest social service agencies — providing refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, emergency assistance, food pantry, mental health counseling, housing assistance, senior services, and disability programs across all of RI. Rhode Island is one of the most heavily Catholic states in the nation — approximately 40-45% of RI residents identify as Catholic, reflecting the waves of Irish, Italian, French-Canadian, and Portuguese Catholic immigrants who built RI's industrial economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. CSS Providence resettles refugees from Cape Verde, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and other countries. Open to all regardless of faith.
(401) 278-4500 | catholicssri.orghttps://catholicssri.org
Providence Missionaries of Charity — RI (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Catholic Mission — Serving the Poorest (RI-Unique)
Region: Providence (Providence, RI — serving Providence's most vulne…
The Missionaries of Charity — founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) — operate a mission in Providence serving the city's poorest and most vulnerable residents: homeless individuals, people with HIV/AIDS, and the destitute. Providence's Missionaries of Charity provide direct material assistance, companionship, and spiritual care. Their presence reflects Providence's strong Catholic social mission tradition.
missionariesofcharity.orghttps://missionariesofcharity.org
Lifespan Health System — Catholic Hospital Heritage (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Catholic Hospital Heritage (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Ne…
Rhode Island Hospital — founded in 1863 — and The Miriam Hospital — founded in 1926 by Providence's Jewish community — became part of the Lifespan health system. Separately, Care New England's Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital operate under strong Catholic health traditions in RI. RI's hospital system reflects the state's deeply religious immigrant heritage — Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant communities each founded major institutions that now serve all Rhode Islanders.
(401) 444-4000 | lifespan.orghttps://lifespan.org
Lutheran Social Services of New England (LSSNE) — RI Programs
Type: Lutheran Social Services — RI Programs
Region: Statewide RI (LSSNE regional headquarters in Boston, MA; RI …
Lutheran Social Services of New England provides refugee resettlement, immigration services, foster care, adoption, family counseling, and disability services across Rhode Island and New England. LSSNE is one of RI's refugee resettlement agencies — resettling refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine, DRC, Eritrea, and other countries in Providence and other RI communities. Open to all regardless of religion.
(617) 657-2827 | lssne.orghttps://lssne.org
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) — New England Synod (RI)
Type: Lutheran Church Programs
Region: Statewide RI (ELCA New England Synod; approximately 20 ELCA …
ELCA RI congregations coordinate food pantry, emergency assistance, and refugee welcome programs. Rhode Island's Lutheran community is smaller than in many states — reflecting RI's predominantly Catholic and Baptist heritage. Nevertheless, RI's ELCA congregations participate in statewide social ministry and disaster relief through the New England Synod.
(617) 536-1414 | nesynod.orghttps://nesynod.org
The Salvation Army — Rhode Island Division
Type: Faith-Based Social Services
Region: Statewide RI (Divisional HQ and Providence corps; Salvation …
Emergency food, clothing, and utility assistance; disaster relief; homeless shelter; substance use rehabilitation; and holiday programs (Angel Tree, Red Kettle). Salvation Army RI is a key emergency social service provider in Providence — serving the city's homeless population, opioid-affected individuals in recovery, and working-poor families. Salvation Army RI coordinates disaster relief for RI's periodic severe storms, coastal flooding, and blizzards.
1-800-725-2769 | salvationarmyusa.orghttps://salvationarmyusa.org
Interfaith Coalition of Rhode Island (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Interfaith Social Action (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Providence — statewide interfaith network)
The Interfaith Coalition of Rhode Island coordinates social action, disaster relief, refugee welcome, and community advocacy across RI's diverse faith communities — Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and other traditions. Rhode Island's dense multi-ethnic urban landscape — with Catholic Portuguese, Italian, and Hispanic communities; evangelical Black churches; liberal white Protestant congregations; a significant Muslim community (particularly Somali and Sudanese immigrants in Providence); and Jewish and Buddhist communities — makes interfaith collaboration particularly vibrant.
(401) 383-8550 | interfaithri.orghttps://interfaithri.org
Rhode Island Black Church Initiative (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: African American Faith Community Health & Social Services (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI — particularly Providence's South Side and Elmw…
Rhode Island's African American faith community — centered in Providence's historic Black churches including St. Martin de Porres, Congdon Street Baptist, and Central Congregational Church — has deep roots in RI's civil rights history and social service tradition. RI's Black churches provide food pantry, emergency assistance, senior programs, youth outreach, and community health programming. Providence's Elmwood and South Side neighborhoods — home to significant African American, Cape Verdean, and Central American communities — are served by these congregations' social ministries.
(401) 421-0007 | providencechurches.org (Providence Urban Network)https://providencechurches.org
Rhode Island Community Food Bank (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Statewide Food Bank (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (200 Niantic Ave., Providence, RI 02907 — distr…
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is RI's primary food bank — distributing over 10 million pounds of food annually through 150+ partner agencies across all RI communities. Part of the Feeding America national network. The RI Food Bank provides SNAP outreach, mobile food distribution reaching rural South County and northwestern RI communities, BackPack programs for food-insecure children, and summer meal programs. RI has significant food insecurity — particularly in Providence's urban neighborhoods and in the state's immigrant communities. The RI Food Bank's state legislative advocacy has been nationally recognized for advancing anti-hunger policy.
(401) 942-6325 | rifoodbank.orghttps://rifoodbank.org
RI 211 / United Way of Rhode Island
Type: Community Referral & United Way
Region: Statewide RI (50 Valley St., Providence, RI 02909 — United W…
RI 211 (dial 2-1-1) provides free 24/7 referrals to food, housing, health care, elder services, mental health, substance use, and emergency assistance across all RI communities. United Way of Rhode Island funds education, health, and financial stability programs statewide — United Way RI is one of the most proportionally impactful United Way organizations in New England given RI's small size.
Dial 2-1-1 | ri211.org | unitedwayri.orghttps://ri211.org
Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI)
Type: Disability Rights Advocacy
Region: Statewide RI (33 Broad St. #601, Providence, RI 02903)
DRRI is Rhode Island's federally mandated Protection & Advocacy (P&A) organization — providing free legal advocacy, investigations, and systems change for Rhode Islanders with disabilities. DRRI has been particularly significant in RI's nationally watched developmental disability transition — RI became the subject of a landmark 2014 US Department of Justice consent decree requiring the state to transition people with intellectual disabilities from sheltered workshops to integrated community employment. This consent decree transformed RI's I/DD system and has been cited as a model for deinstitutionalization of employment nationwide.
(401) 831-3150 | drri.orghttps://drri.org
Sherlock Center on Disabilities (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: RI UCEDD — Disability Research & Training (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., P…
The Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College is Rhode Island's federally funded University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) — conducting research, training, and technical assistance to improve outcomes for RI individuals with developmental disabilities. The Sherlock Center has been central to RI's landmark DOJ consent decree implementation — providing training, best practices, and evaluation of RI's transition to integrated community employment for people with I/DD. Named for Reginald Sherlock, a leading RI disability advocate.
(401) 456-8072 | sherlockcenter.orghttps://sherlockcenter.org
Centers for Independent Living — RI (CIL Network)
Type: Disability Rights / Independent Living
Region: Statewide RI (IN-SIGHT Independent Living Center: 43 Jeffers…
Rhode Island's two Centers for Independent Living provide peer support, independent living skills training, benefits counseling, personal assistant (PA) services, assistive technology, and housing advocacy. IN-SIGHT (formerly Statewide Independent Living Council / SILC) serves people with visual impairments statewide. Ocean State CIL serves people with all disabilities in the Providence area. RI's CIL network, though small, is an important resource given the state's significant disability population.
IN-SIGHT: (401) 941-1410 | Ocean State CIL: (401) 454-0470 | oscil.orghttps://oscil.org
Narragansett Indian Tribe — Tribal Health Programs (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Tribal Health & Social Services (RI-Unique)
Region: South County / Washington County RI (4 Main St., Charlestown…
The Narragansett Indian Tribe — Rhode Island's only federally recognized tribe — maintains its tribal lands in Charlestown, RI. The Narragansett Tribe's health programs provide primary care, behavioral health, and wellness services for tribal members through the Narragansett Health Center. The Narragansett people are the original inhabitants of what is now Rhode Island — their name means 'people of the small point.' Roger Williams learned the Narragansett language upon arriving in 1636 and established the first peaceful coexistence between English settlers and native people, though later colonial conflicts (King Philip's War, 1675-76) devastated the Narragansett Nation. The tribe was federally recognized in 1983. Tribal health programs address elevated diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and behavioral health needs in the tribal community.
(401) 364-1100 | narragansett-tribe.orghttps://narragansett-tribe.org
Roger Williams University & Brown University — Community Health Programs (RI-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Public Health & Community Programs (RI-Unique)
Region: Statewide RI (Brown University School of Public Health: Prov…
Brown University's School of Public Health is one of the nation's most distinguished public health schools — conducting research on social determinants of health, health disparities, substance use, and aging that directly informs RI health policy. Brown's Public Health programs have been instrumental in RI's nationally recognized opioid response, prison health reform, and health equity initiatives. Roger Williams University's Community Health programs support health education and community outreach in Bristol and Aquidneck Island communities. Together, RI's universities punch well above their weight in public health research and practice for a small state.
Brown SPH: (401) 863-3375 | brown.edu/sph | Roger Williams: (401) 254-3000 | rwu.eduhttps://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/
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