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Help in Cranston
31 service locations · 5 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Atwood Avenue
Child care and early childhood education
848 Atwood Ave, Cranston · 401-943-5160
Head Start early childhood program — 119 funded slots; operated by COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM.
BROAD ST.
Child care and early childhood education
1725 Broad St, Cranston · 401-209-6868
Head Start early childhood program — 36 funded slots; operated by COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM.
Cranston Child Development Center - Gansett Site
Child care and early childhood education
155 Gansett Ave, Cranston · 401-275-5808
Head Start early childhood program — 6 funded slots; operated by COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM.
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
311 Doric Ave, Cranston · 401-467-7013
LIHEAP intake office serving Providence County
Food assistance
Arlington School
Meal program
155 Princess Ave, Cranston · (401) 286-3381
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Cranston Public Schools.
Blessed Mother Mary Food Pantry Inc
Food pantry
1 Weingeroff Blvd, Cranston · 401-946-5291
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Comprehensive CAP Cranston
Food pantry
311 Doric Avenue, Cranston · 401-562-2272
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Coventry Food Services
Food pantry
191 MacArthur Blvd, Coventry · 401-822-9199
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Cranston High School East
Meal program
899 Park Ave, Cranston · (401) 209-0888
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Cranston Public Schools.
Edgewood Pawtuxet Food Closet: Transfiguration Church
Food pantry
1665 Broad Street, Cranston · 401-461-3146
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Haitian Baptist Church of Rhode Island
Food pantry
12 Lincoln Avenue, Cranston · 401-516-8258
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Office of Healthy Aging (oha)
Food assistanceOlder adult services
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) administering agency — coordinates monthly USDA food packages for low-income adults 60 and older.
Pentecostal Church Jesus Christ Fountain of Life Pantry
Food pantry
1025 Plainfield St, Johnston · 401-556-0664
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Coventry Conference
Food pantry
222 MacArthur Blvd., Coventry · 401-828-3090
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Society of St. Vincent de Paul – West Bay Meal Site Conf.
Food pantry
222 MacArthur Blvd., Coventry · 401-828-3090
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
St. Anthony’s Hope Soup Kitchen
Meal program
1 Sunset Avenue, West Warwick · 401-821-8342
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Stadium School
Meal program
100 Crescent Ave, Cranston · (401) 286-3381
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Cranston Public Schools.
Tate Field / Bain Park
Meal program
103 Gansett Ave, Cranston · (774) 322-3263
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Cranston Public Schools.
West Warwick Assistance Agency
Food pantry
1293 Main Street, West Warwick · 401-828-0310
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
West Warwick Senior Center Meal Site
Food pantry
145 Washington Street, West Warwick · 401-822-4450
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
West Warwick Senior Center Pantry
Food pantry
145 Washington Street, West Warwick · 401-822-4450
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
William R. Dutemple School
Meal program
32 Garden Street, Cranston · (774) 322-3263
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Cranston Public Schools.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1090 Cranston St, Cranston · 401-943-1981
Community health centersliding-scale fees
311 Doric Ave, Cranston · 401-467-9610
Community health centersliding-scale fees
40 Howard Ave, Cranston · 401-467-9610
Housing and shelter
Cranston Housing Authority
Housing assistance
50 Birch St, Cranston · 401-944-7210
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
1052 Park Avenue, Cranston · 401-461-5056
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
1020 Park Avenue, Cranston · 401-396-7649
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
Cranston · 401-463-8829
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, adults.
Substance use treatment facility
Cranston · 401-462-1020
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; men only.
Substance use treatment facility
80 East Street, Cranston · 401-463-6001
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Recovery & support meetings
NA meetings
Serenity Maniacs
Tue 19:00 · in-person · Woodridge United ChurchOpenDiscussionJust for TodaySpanish
Out to Lunch Bunch
Wed 12:00 · in-personJust for TodayWheelchair accessible
Edgewood NA
Wed 19:00 · hybrid · Edgewood Congregational ChurchOpenDiscussionSpanish
The Warehouse Meeting
Thu 19:00 · in-person · Building 1Open
Recovery And Beyond
Sat 19:00 · in-person · St MathewsClosedJust for Today
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