01 / HOUSING
Housing Resources
Help identifying shelter, housing-assistance, supportive-housing, stabilization, or housing-search resources that may be relevant. We do not provide housing or guarantee placement.
Practical resource guidance
You Don’t Have to Navigate Everything Alone.
Find practical Rhode Island resources and clearer next steps—without needing to know where to begin.
A clearer starting point
Start with the need—not the system.
Finding help often means dealing with unfamiliar programs, eligibility rules, waitlists, application steps, and organizations that each work differently. It can be hard to know which call to make first.
Resource navigation begins by identifying what matters most right now. From there, we may help organize the questions, information, and potentially relevant resources that could shape the next step.
We do not make decisions for outside agencies, promise admission or placement, or determine whether someone qualifies. We help make the path easier to see.
Areas we may help navigate
Many needs. One place to begin.
These categories describe possible resource areas—not guaranteed programs, openings, or outcomes.
02 / FOOD
Food Assistance
Help identifying food pantries, meal programs, nutrition-benefit information, and local food-access resources. Outside programs determine hours, availability, and eligibility.
03 / TRANSPORTATION
Transportation
Help exploring public transit, program-based transportation, reduced-fare information, and other potential options connected to appointments, work, or daily needs.
04 / DOCUMENTS
ID & Documents
Help identifying where to ask about identification, birth certificates, Social Security cards, and other documents. Issuing agencies control requirements, costs, and processing.
05 / BENEFITS
Benefits
General help locating information about public-benefit programs and possible application starting points. We do not determine eligibility or submit claims as an authorized benefits agency.
06 / EMPLOYMENT
Employment Resources
Help identifying workforce programs, job-readiness resources, training, career centers, and possible employment supports based on a person’s goals.
07 / TREATMENT
Treatment Resources
Help identifying treatment providers and questions to ask. We do not offer clinical assessment or treatment recommendations, and providers make all admission decisions.
08 / RECOVERY
Recovery Support
Help exploring peer, mutual-aid, recovery-community, and other non-clinical support options that may align with a person’s preferences.
09 / HEALTHCARE
Healthcare Connections
Help identifying clinics, primary-care resources, enrollment assistance, or other healthcare access points. We do not give medical advice or determine clinical appropriateness.
10 / FAMILY
Family Services
Help identifying family-resource centers, parenting supports, youth or caregiver programs, and other community-based assistance.
11 / COMMUNITY
Community Programs
Help exploring local programs, reentry resources, legal-information services, community centers, and other supports connected to stability and participation.
12 / OTHER NEEDS
Other Basic Needs
If the need does not fit neatly into a category, an inquiry can still help clarify what kind of organization or resource may be useful to contact.
Public resource directory
A few trusted places to start.
These public listings are reviewed against official sources. Search by organization, service, or area, then confirm current hours, eligibility, and availability directly with the provider.
9 resources shown
United Way RI 211
Statewide resource navigation
Connections to food, housing, utilities, childcare, health, transportation, legal, and crisis resources.
- Contact
- 211 or text 898-211
- Area
- Rhode Island
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
RI Community Action Association
Community-action network
Find a local Community Action agency for food, fuel assistance, housing prevention, workforce, and family supports.
- Contact
- Agency finder online
- Area
- Statewide network
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Blackstone Valley CAP
Food, fuel, housing, and workforce supports
Community Action support for Pawtucket, Central Falls, Lincoln, Cumberland, and Woonsocket.
- Phone
- 401-723-4520
- Area
- Blackstone Valley
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Community Action Partnership of Providence
Providence community-action support
Food, benefits navigation, housing, and family support information for Providence residents.
- Phone
- 401-273-2000
- Area
- Providence
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Rhode Island Food Bank
Food access and pantry locator
Food-access information and ways to locate member agencies and meal resources.
- Contact
- Pantry locator online
- Area
- Rhode Island
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
HealthSource RI
Health coverage information
Official Rhode Island marketplace for comparing plans and getting enrollment help.
- Contact
- Online help and enrollment
- Area
- Rhode Island
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Rhode Island Legal Services
Civil legal information
Legal-information and civil legal-aid intake for qualifying Rhode Island residents.
- Contact
- Intake details online
- Area
- Rhode Island
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Community Care Alliance
Housing and human-services navigation
Broad housing, family, emergency, and behavioral-health support information for Northern Rhode Island.
- Phone
- 401-235-7000
- Area
- Northern RI
Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
PeerPoint Recovery Residences
Peer recovery support and sober living
Peer recovery support, community health worker services, social-services navigation, and sober living residences for people working toward sobriety.
- Phone
- 401-384-0784
- Area
- Rhode Island
Last reviewed: September 23, 2026
Before you call: This directory is informational. Providers set their own eligibility, hours, capacity, fees, and service decisions. Do not submit medical records, Social Security numbers, insurance IDs, or other sensitive information through this page.
From question to next step
A practical navigation process.
- 01
Share the Situation
Tell us what you are trying to understand or address.
- 02
Order the Priorities
Separate immediate needs from steps that can follow later.
- 03
Identify Possibilities
Review potentially relevant programs and organizations.
- 04
Prepare to Connect
Organize questions and information for the next contact.
Important limitations
Outside programs make their own decisions.
Community Connect RI may help identify potentially relevant resources based on the information shared. We do not determine clinical appropriateness and do not control outside organizations.
Program availability, eligibility, acceptance, and funding are determined by the individual organizations providing those services. Admission, placement, coverage, and program information may change without notice. Please verify current details directly with the provider.
Start with what matters now
Tell us what you need help navigating.
Submit a non-urgent inquiry. We’ll review whether the request fits our current scope and availability.