Upcoming Community Meetings Join us for the 2024 Quarterly Community Connection Sessions with Director Cimini. The Office of Healthy Aging looks forward to receiving feedback from community stakeholders about topics of interest that impact older adults, adults with disabilities and caregivers.We will be hosting these quarterly throughout 2024. The next session will be hosted in person! When: Tuesday May 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amWhere: South Kingstown Senior Center located at 25 St Dominic Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879Please use this form to register for this conversation. This helps us track attendance and accessibility needs. You may contact Denise Meza Director of Equity and Engagement at 401-340-0182 or via email denise.meza@oha.ri.gov with questions or if you need more information.
Grandparents and Kinship Families Programs Whether you are a grandparent, aunt, uncle or adult raising a child there are resources, support services and mentoring opportunities for diverse kinship families to thrive. Grandparents as Caregivers Program at the YMCA Through our partnership with the YMCA, we offer free educational and wellness programming year-round for children whose primary caregiver is age 55 or older. After-school care, summer camp scholarships, and free Y-based programs are available. This service is available to families in the greater Providence, Pawtucket, Lincoln, and Woonsocket areas; there are no income restrictions. For more information, contact the Point at or click here. - The Village for RI Foster & Adoptive Families The Village was incorporated in March of 2016 as RI’s only foster and adoptive family founded and governed support organization. Today, The Village offers Peer Support for Kinship, Foster and Adoptive Families through monthly support groups, a community closet and family events.We believe it takes a “village” to raise a child and no one should do it alone! For more information visit RIVillage.org, email admin@rivillage.org or call (401) 481-5483. -
