East Providence Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in East Providence, Rhode Island that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Rhode Island page.
Legal aid
| Rhode Island Legal Services | Free civil legal assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | helprilaw.org |
| Phone | (401) 274-2652 |
| Address | 56 Pine Street, Fourth Floor, Providence, RI 02903 |
Rhode Island Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance and representation to low-income Rhode Islanders. Its work covers housing, family law, public benefits, consumer debt and elder law.1
Food
| East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) Food Pantry | Free food pantry |
|---|---|
| Website | ebcap.org |
| Phone | 401-437-1000, ext. 1140 |
| Address | 100 Bullocks Point Avenue, East Providence, RI 02915 |
| Hours | Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM |
EBCAP runs a food pantry at the Dennis Roy Building in East Providence. Residents of East Providence, Bristol County and Newport County may visit twice a month. No appointment is needed. Bring a photo ID and complete a brief application on site.2
| Good Neighbors Community Kitchen and Food Pantry | Free meals and food pantry |
|---|---|
| Website | goodneighborsri.org |
| Phone | (401) 433-0045 |
| Address | 55 Turner Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915 |
| Hours | Free lunch weekdays; pantry Wednesdays 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Good Neighbors serves a free hot lunch every weekday and runs a choice food pantry at its Riverside site. Guests may visit the food pantry up to two times each month.3
Social services
| East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) | Social services |
|---|---|
| Website | ebcap.org |
| Phone | 401-437-1000 |
| Address | 100 Bullocks Point Avenue, East Providence, RI 02915 |
East Bay Community Action Program provides health and human services to East Bay residents. Its work includes housing and energy assistance, emergency and transitional housing, rental assistance, family support and case management.4
| East Providence Housing Authority | Public housing and rental vouchers |
|---|---|
| Website | ephousing.org |
| Phone | (401) 434-7645 |
| Address | 99 Goldsmith Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
The East Providence Housing Authority runs public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher program, known as Section 8, in East Providence. Voucher holders pay part of the rent and the authority pays the rest to the landlord.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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East Bay Community Action Program, Food pantries . ↩
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Good Neighbors Community Kitchen and Food Pantry, Our programs . ↩
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East Bay Community Action Program, Home page . Housing and rental assistance appear in the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services EBCAP fact sheet . ↩
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East Providence Housing Authority, Home page . The phone number and hours appear on the authority application form and on the Affordable Housing Online waiting list page . ↩
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- Ada Hu