 Low-Income
Resources
- Citizens
Energy Corporation
Phone: 617-338-6300
Citizens Energy Corp. helps to make life's basic needs more accessible
and affordable, such as:
- Oil Heat Program
The Oil Heat Program offers discount home heating oil
to needy and elderly households in New England.
- Citizens Health
The Citizens Health Program assists people with the rising
costs of health care and prescription drugs. The program also
offers discounts on health care and prescription drugs.
- Distrigas Program
Distrigas Heat Assistance Program is created for people in
Massachusetts who are unable to pay their natural gas heating
bills.
- Shelter Winter Assitance Program
The Shelter Winter Assistance Program provides heat to
thousands of homeless men, women and children in about 160
Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- Crossroads
RI
Helpline: 1-800-367-2700
Formerly Travelers Aid, Crossroads RI offers immediate and long-term
needs for people in desperate situations. The following prograns
they offer are:
- Crisis
Intervention offers case management, counseling, respite
services and referral services.
- Housing
offers emergency, transitional and permanent housing resources
for a variety people and situations.
- Medical
programs offers a variety of medical resources, such as
primary care, women's health, dental and more.
- Vocational
services offers training resources to help you with employment
opportunities.
- United
Way of Southeastern NewEngland
Phone: 401-444-0600
United Way offers assistance with a variety of community resources,
such as improving children's opportunities, helping people in
crisis and helping adults find and retain jobs.
- Rhode
Island Department of Human Services (DHS)
- Services
for children and families
DHS provides a variety of important services to children and
children with disabilities, such as welfare, food stamps,
medical care, child care and more.
- Services
for adults
DHS provides a number of services and programs for adults,
and adults with disabilities, such as medical assistance,
long term care, assisted living and more.
- Services
for the elderly
DHS has a large number of programs for the elderly in
Rhode Island including, medical assistance, long-term care,
assisted living, food stamps and more.
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