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Woonsocket RI Welfare Programs and Statistics

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Popular Benefits in Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Low Income Home Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

The Rhode Island Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a Federally funded program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP is an assistance program designed to help low income households with home heating costs...

Rhode Island Medical Assistance (Medicaid)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

The Rhode Island Medical Assistance Program, also known as "Medicaid", is a Federal and state funded program that pays for medical and health related services for eligible Rhode Islanders. This includes inpatient and outpatient hospital care, prevent...

Rhode Island RIte Care (SCHIP)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

RIte Care is Rhode Island's Medicaid managed care program that provides families on the Family Independence Program and eligible uninsured pregnant women, parents, and children up to age 19 with comprehensive health insurance coverage....

Rhode Island School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

In Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) program provides nutritious, low-cost or free lunches to an average of about 50,000 children daily and breakfasts to 7,000 children daily. Schools that take part in the lunch program ge...

Rhode Island Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Special Milk Program encourages the consumption of milk by children in public and private nonprofit schools, and in nonprofit residential or non-residential childcare institutions, provided they do not also participate in other Federal meal servi...

Rhode Island Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To ...

Rhode Island Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Summer Food Service Program funds primarily lunches and breakfasts and, in some cases, suppers or snacks for children in needy areas when school is not in session during the summer. In Rhode Island, the program provides an average of over 17,000 ...

Rhode Island Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Department of Human Services (DHS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps single adults, couples, children and families, who may be working but are still struggling financially, to buy food and provide nutritional meals for themse...

Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Rhode Island's eligibility requirements....

Rhode Island Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Assistance benefit

DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is the nation's largest residential energy efficiency program. Its mission is to insulate the dwellings of low-income persons, particularly the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, ...

Rhode Island Works

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

The Department of Human Services' Rhode Island Works Program offers temporary cash assistance, health coverage, child care assistance, and help finding job training or a job. This program is available for pregnant women and adults with children under...

Woonsocket, Rhode Island Head Start Office Locations

5 Head Start Office Locations in Woonsocket, RI

Cass Park

(401) 769-1850

350 Newland Ave Woonsocket RI 02895

Bourdon Blvd

(401) 769-1850

2 Bourdon Blvd Woonsocket RI 02895

Karen Bouchard

(401) 769-1850

204 Warwick St Woonsocket RI 02895

Woonsocket Head Start - Highland Park

(401) 765-8730

2390 Mendon Rd Woonsocket RI 02895

Connecting for Children and Families Hope Street Child Care Center

(401) 766-3384

46 Hope St Woonsocket RI 02895