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• Rhode Island 2-1-1

  2-1-1 is a free and confidential way to find out about important health and human services programs in your community. Call 2-1-1 for information about health care, help paying rent and utility bills, transportation services, job training, mental health counseling and much more.

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• Rhode Island Disability Determination Services

  Determines the medical eligibility of Rhode Island residents (children and adults) who have applied for cash benefits under the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration.

  • Rhode Island
• Aging & Disability Resource Centers

  Links to county contact information for Aging and Disability Resource Centers, which provide a single point of entry for access to public long-term support programs and benefits, including transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities.

  • Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Works

  Provides temporary cash assistance, job skills training, high school equivalency or GED training, child care and transportation assistance to pregnant women and low-income families with children. Read about programs and services available for adults with disabilities.

  • Rhode Island
• Social Security Administration (SSA) Boston Region Office

  Advises SSA customers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont on how they may contact their local office and how they may obtain information on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income.

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• Rhode Island Work Incentive Planning & Assistance

  If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance project.

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• A Guide to Public Benefits in Rhode Island

  This fact sheet has information about benefits programs for older adults with limited incomes and people with disabilities in Rhode Island. Find out how to apply for help to pay for your prescription drugs, doctors’ bills, groceries and other basic expenses like home heating and cooling bills. This link opens a PDF document.

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• Rhode Island Low Income Energy Programs

  Provides low-income heating assistance and energy efficiency programs to help Rhode Island families cope with the high cost of home energy bills. Programs are available to the low-income, elderly and people with disabilities through local Community Action Programs. 

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• Rhode Island Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

  Program formerly known as Food Stamps helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Apply for benefits online.

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• Veterans Services in Rhode Island

  Information from the Rhode Island Department of Human Services on programs, services and benefits available to Veterans and their dependents living in Rhode Island including the RI Veterans Home.

  • Rhode Island