Child Care Providers COVID-19 Impact Survey Series Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Child Care Providers are invited to participate in the COVID-19 Impact Survey Series that starts October 5, 2020! ... Read article
DHS Approved to Again Issue Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Benefits Thursday, September 24, 2020 The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently granted Rhode Island approval to again issue Pandemic-EBT benefits (P-EBT) to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and non-SNAP househ ... Read article
DHS Gives Summer Electric LIHEAP Grant To About 14,000 Households Friday, August 07, 2020 The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) recently received federal approval to give $100 summer electricity grants to our Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) customers who were give ... Read article
Additional Help for SNAP Recipients and Rhode Island Works Families Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Starting June 10, 2020 for the first time, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online using their EBT card at Amazon ... Read article
Public Benefits and the CARES Act Thursday, June 04, 2020 Congress passed the CARES Act providing several supports to Americans in response to the impact of COVID-19 including Stimulus Payments and an Unemployment Compensation increase. ... Read article
Together is How RI Succeeds: A COVID-19 Update from Our Agencies Monday, May 04, 2020 COVID-19 has challenged the State in many new ways, and we likely have yet to realize many other obstacles. ... Read article
State Extends Mandated Closure of Child Care Sites, Family and Center, through May 31, 2020: Providers to Submit COVID-19 Plans to Reopen for June 1, 2020 Friday, May 01, 2020 As announced by Governor Gina Raimondo in today's press conference, a reopening for child care providers under new regulations is planned for June 1, 2020. ... Read article
COVID-19 SNAP Update and New Pandemic-EBT benefits (P-EBT) for Some Families with School Age Children Monday, April 20, 2020 The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently granted Rhode Island the authority to issue Pandemic-EBT benefits (P-EBT) to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and non-SNAP househo ... Read article
State is Now Mandating Child Care Sites, Center and Family, to Close Monday, March 30, 2020 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - On March 29, 2020, the State announced it is now mandating, and no longer just advising, all child care providers (centers and families) to close. ... Read article
SNAP Increases and Recertification Changes to Help During COVID-19 Friday, March 27, 2020 The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) continues to do its part to serve DHS customers during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ... Read article