Pawtucket

PARI Independent Living Center
(People Actively Reaching Independence)
    500 Prospect Street
    Pawtucket, RI 02860
County of Providence
(401) 725-1966 (Voice/TTY); (401) 725-2104 (FAX)
Amy Rafferty, Executive Director
Year Established:  1972
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  1 American Sign Language Skilled; 1 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake
Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  25 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages

Warwick

Kent House, Inc
    2020 Elmwood Avenue
    Warwick, RI 02888
County of Kent
(401) 781-2700 (Voice/TTY)
(800) RI5-5555 (Relay Service)
(401) 781-2790 (FAX)
Christine Harkins, M.A.
Year Established:  1970 (Deaf Program New)
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  10 Full-time; 5 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 1 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In-house
Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months; 2 in the Past Year
Ages Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; (Otherwise qualified individuals will not be refused due to disability).
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance; BC/BS; Some HMOs; Federal Parole; VA

Ocean State Center for Independent Living
    59 West Shore Road
    Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 738-1013 (Voice, (401) 438-1014 (TTY)
(401) 738-1083 (FAX)
Lorna Ricci, Executive Director
Year Established:  1988
Ownership:  Federally Funded Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  7 Full-time; 4 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 1 American Sign Language Skilled; 1 Multi-lingual
Services Offered:  Information/Referral
Special Devices for the Deaf:  TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  38 in the Past 6 Months; 76 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; Developmentally Disabled; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  No Cost
Publications:  Newsletter: Signs of Independence, Susan Eleoff

Woonsocket

Northern Rhode Island Community Mental Health Center, Inc
    P O Box 1700
    Woonsocket, RI 02895-0856
(401) 766-3330 (Voice), (401) 762-1577 (TTY)
(401) 769-1810 (FAX)
Barbara Inderlin, LICSW
Year Established:  1966
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  180 Full-time; 20 Part-time; 3 American Sign Language Skilled; 10 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  10 Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing; Integrated Dual Diagnoses Services
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 TTY
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  2 in the past 6 Months; 5 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Southeast Asian; Women; HIV Positive People;
People with Aids; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Seriously Mentally Ill; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance (Blue Cross, Pilgrim, Healthmate, UBS/UHP Neighborhood Health Plan, Prudential, Blue Chip, Harvard/Pilgrim)
Publications:  Quarterly Newsletter Center Circle

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