Guide to Assistance – Full Listing of All Programs

The table below displays a full listing of all government assistance programs and community-based resources available in Rhode Island. Click on the column headers to sort the programs by that category, and click on program name for more details about that specific program.

Type	Name	Adults	Families	Adults with Disabilities	65 & over	Pregnant
Child Care	Child Care Assistance Program		x
Child Care	Head Start & Early Head Start		x
Food Assistance	Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP)	x	x	x	x	x
Food Assistance	Summer Food Service Program		x
Food Assistance	Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC)		x			x
Food Assistance	Other Food Assistance	x	x	x	x	x
Food Assistance	Free/Reduced Meals		x
Health Care	RIte Care/RIte Share		x			x
Health Care	Medicaid - Adults 19-64	x		x		x
Health Care	Medicaid - Adults 65+ and people with disabilities	x		x
Health Care	HealthSource RI	x	x	x		x
Health Care	WOMEN’S CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM/ MEDICAID - TREATMENT	x		x		x
Health Care	Katie Beckett Program		x
Health Care	Medicare Premium Payment Programs			x	x
Health Care	Emergency Medical Assistance	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Free Clinics	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Community Health Centers	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Hospital Free Care	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	RI Pharmaceutical Assistance for Elderly Program			x	x
Health Care	Dental Care	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Other Health Coverage	x	x	x	x	x
Health Care	Prescription Assistance	x	x	x	x	x
Housing	Property Tax Relief Circuit Breaker Program			x	x
Housing	Emergency Shelters	x	x	x	x	x
Housing	Rental Assistance	x	x	x	x	x
Housing	Hardest Hit Fund RI	x	x		x	x
Income	RI Works		x			x
Income	Supplemental Security Income (SSI)		x	x	x
Income	General Public Assistance (GPA)			x
Income	Unemployment Insurance	x	x	x	x	x
Income	Temporary Disability Insurance Program (TDI)	x	x	x	x	x
Income	Temporary Caregiver Insurance Program (TCI)	x	x	x	x	x
Income	Paid Sick Leave
Income	Child Support		x
Income	Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)	x	x	x		x
Income	Child Tax Credit		x
Income	Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit		x
Income	Capital Good Fund Loans	x
Utilities	LIHEAP	x	x	x	x	x
Utilities	Telephone Assistance Lifeline Program	x	x	x	x	x

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