Tag: R.i. Department Of Human Services
McKee makes $19M in ARPA funding available for state child care...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has made $19 million in American Rescue Plan Act money available to support the funding of early educator...
United Way of R.I.’s 211 Center took 263K calls in 2021
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island’s 211 Center received a record number of calls in 2021, highlighting the multiple needs residents had for...
Providence makes first payments in guaranteed income program; expands benefits counseling...
PROVIDENCE - The city has cut the first checks on an experimental guaranteed income program, which will give $500 to 110 residents every month...
RIDE, R.I. Department of Human Services announce Summer P-EBT benefits
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education and the R.I. Department of Human Services recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and...
Hawkins, Department of Human Services director, resigns
PROVIDENCE – Courtney E. Hawkins, director of the R.I. Department of Human Services, submitted a letter of resignation Thursday.
“Leading the team of hundreds of...
R.I. Office of Rehabilitation Services gives all a chance at being...
PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS
Government: R.I. Office of Rehabilitation Services
FOR RON RACINE, promoting diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace is a critical component...
R.I. Food Bank’s hunger report: Hunger insecurity in state reaches record...
PROVIDENCE – About one in four households in Rhode Island lacks adequate food and underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness...
Threat to child care sector is far-reaching
We are facing a child care crisis in the U.S. and in Rhode Island that is poised to exacerbate the health care and economic...
Burrillville woman pleads to falsely obtaining $16K in SNAP benefits
PROVIDENCE – A Burrillville woman received a five-year deferred sentence and was ordered to repay $16,402 to the state after she pleaded no contest...
Reed announces $5.9M in Low Income Home Energy Assistance funds for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received $5.9 million through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help residents pay their utility bills during...
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