DHS Launches ARPA Funded Elderly and Disabled Simplified Application Project Wednesday, February 08, 2023 CRANSTON, RI – The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) has launched the Elderly and Disabled Simplified Application Project (ESAP), an initiative intended to help ea ... Read article
McKee Administration Announces Second RI DHS Providence Office to be Located at 125 Holden St. Wednesday, February 08, 2023 CRANSTON, RI — The McKee Administration announced today that with the approval of the State Properties Committee, ... Read article
RI DHS Updates Customers on Efficiency-Focused Pilot Program that will Begin in Call Center Thursday, February 02, 2023 Pilot modeled after other states is aimed to increase efficiency and improve overall customer service, while eliminating backlogs ... Read article
RI DHS Announces Federal Government Will End COVID-19 SNAP Emergency Allotments for March SNAP Distributions Monday, January 09, 2023 Spanish and Portuguese translation is available below. ... Read article
SNAP UPDATE: January 2023 Benefits Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to ... Read article
Home Childcare Providers and RIDHS Announce Key Components of Ground-Breaking New Contract Settlement Tuesday, December 20, 2022 PROVIDENCE– Today, Rhode Island home childcare providers who are members of SEIU 1199 New England, together with representatives from the RI Department of Human Services, announce ... Read article
SNAP UPDATE: December 2022 Benefits Monday, November 21, 2022 Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to ... Read article
An Update on Recent EBT Fraud Activity Friday, November 18, 2022 This is a national, regional, and local issue with evidence of heightened activity across the country and, we have seen an uptick in activity here in Rhode Island in the last ... Read article
SNAP UPDATE: November 2022 Benefits Friday, October 21, 2022 Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to the pandemic. ... Read article
SNAP UPDATE: October 2022 Benefits Friday, September 23, 2022 Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to ... Read article