Explore RI Elder Info’s directory of advocacy resources across Rhode Island—including legal aid, civil liberties, disability rights, long-term care ombudsman, and more. Trusted resources to protect and serve older adults and caregivers.
Advocacy Resources
- Advocates for Better Care Rhode Island (ABC-RI)
- AARP Rhode Island
- George Wiley Center
- RI Department of Health – Health Facilities Regulation (Facility Complaint)
- RI Office of Healthy Aging (OHA)
Legal Help
- RI American Civil Liberties Union (RI-ACLU)
- RI Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
- Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI)
- RI Legal Services
Elder Rights & Oversight
- RI Commission on Human Rights
- RI Commission on Prejudice and Bias
- RI Governor’s Advisory Commission on Aging
- RI Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
- RI Long-Term Care Ombudsman (Alliance for Better Long-Term Care)
Information & Navigation Resources
- Blackstone Valley Community Action Program (BVCAP)
- Community Action Partnership of Providence (CAPP)
- Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP)
- East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)
- RI Parent Information Network (RIPIN)
- The Aging & Disability Resource Center (The Point)
- Westbay Community Action
Housing & Homelessness Advocacy
- Crossroads Rhode Island
- House of Hope Community Development Corporation
- Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness
Inclusive & Community Support
- AIDS Care Ocean State
- Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA)
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
- Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island (DIIRI)
- Hamilton House
- Higher Ground International
- Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center
- PFLAG Rhode Island
- Pride in Aging RI
- Progreso Latino – Senior Program
- Silver Clouds – Narragansett Indian Nation
- The Heart Tree
- The Village Common of Rhode Island
Employment
Food Assistance
- Amos House
- Capital City Community Center – Lillian Feinstein Senior Center
- Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA)
- Federal Hill House
- Genesis Center
- Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island
- Mount Hope Neighborhood Association
- ONE Neighborhood Builders
- OpenDoors
- Providence Housing Authority
- Providence Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)