Programs & Services

Stay tuned for our 2021 Statewide Community Needs Assessment and Policy Brief.

Established in 1992, Rhode Island Association of Community Action Agencies is a trade association for seven (7) Community Action Agencies serving all 39 cities and towns, providing training and technical assistance to the local community action agencies. Rhode Island Association of Community Action Agencies, along with our community partners, work on policies that serve low to moderate income families.

With this survey, Rhode Island Association of Community Action Agencies aims to discover the most pressing challenges Rhode Islanders face so that the statewide network of Community Action Agencies will be better prepared to address these state challenges.

The following is a breakdown of the survey respondents:

  • 1,500 Rhode Islanders participated in the 2017 survey, a 15% response rate
  • 500 clients, from all seven community action agencies, participated in the  2017 survey, a 10% response rate
  • 75 professional stakeholders participated in the 2017 survey; 37% response rate

RICAA Member Community Action Agencies (CAAs) provides a range of programs to help Rhode Island individuals and families across the state.

Programs reflect the needs of the individual Rhode Island communities served. Some services may not be available at all agencies. Program availability subject to change.

Basic & Emergency Needs

  • + Food Banks, Meal Sites
  • Referral to Clothing & Furniture Banks
  • + Rent & Mortgage Assistance
  • + Emergency Shelter
  • + Holiday Programs

Counseling

  • + Individual & Family Counseling
  • + Addiction Counseling
  • + Mental Health Counseling
  • + Victims of Crime & Trauma Intervention

Employment

  • + Job Skills Training
  • + Youth Job Programs
  • + Micro-Business Assistance
  • + Pre-employment testing, recruitment and training

Education

  • + Day Care & Preschool
  • + After School Programs
  • + Head Start, Early Head Start
  • + GED and ESL Classes
  • + Family Literacy Programs

Financial Services

  • + Information & Referral
  • + Budget Counseling
  • + Income Tax Preparation Assistance

Health

  • + Family Health Centers
  • + Dental Clinics
  • + WIC/Nutrition Education
  • + Ronald McDonald Mobile Care
  • + The Molar Express
  • + RI Prescription Assistance
  • + Diabetes Prevention Program
  • + Health Source Navigators

Housing

  • + Affordable Rental Properties
  • + Housing Counseling & Placement
  • + Housing Management
  • + Housing Purchase, repair, Rehabilitation
  • + Homeless Housing
  • + Energy Heating Cost Assistance
  • + Weatherization
  • + Appliance Management
  • + Lead Education & Outreach
  • + Case Management

Senior Services

  • + Senior Dining & Social Center
  • + Social Services Transportation
  • + RSVP Volunteer Program
  • + Integrated Senior Services
  • + Job Training & Employment
  • + Case Management
  • + Matter of Balance

Youth & Family Support & Development

  • + Collaborative Pregnant & Parenting Teen Programs
  • + Child Abuse & Neglect Intervention
  • + Prison Discharge Planning
  • + FCCP Services
  • + Case Management