PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY officials and residents celebrate the opening of the Dexter Manor Wellness Resource Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROVIDENCE – Housing authority residents in Providence and Pawtucket have access to free substance-abuse prevention and intervention services through a new wellness program launched in late August. Wellness resource centers have officially opened at Dexter Manor in Providence and Kennedy Manor in Pawtucket. Funded by a Statewide Opiate Reduction grant distributed by the R.I. Department…