Resource Center

Here you will find information and resources to help empower you to champion the cause of improving the lives of Rhode Islanders in need.

United Way of RI & RI Public Expenditure Council Social Safety Net Study for RI

UWRI and RIPEC teamed up for a joint study on the range of services that comprise R.I.’s Social Safety Net and the populations it serves. The study, the first of its kind in Rhode Island and entitled Social Safety Net Study for Rhode Island: Data Analysis Summary and Conceptual Framework, also examined enrollment and cost trends and offered information on comparisons to other N.E. states.

UWRI & RIPEC Social Safety Net Study for RI

United Way of RI Nonprofit Sector Survey

UWRI and Acadia Consulting Group, a nationally recognized marketing research firm, unveiled the results of a survey of the Rhode Island nonprofit sector, sponsored by UWRI, on April 27, 2009. Click here to learn of the actions nonprofits are taking to deal with an increasing demand for services during a time when resources available to them are being constrained.

Rhode Island Congressional Delegation

Senator Jack Reed: www.reed.senate.gov
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: www.whitehouse.senate.gov
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy: www.patrickkennedy.house.gov
Representative James R. Langevin: www.house.gov/langevin

Rhode Island Officers

Rhode Island Governor: www.governor.ri.gov
Rhode Island Lt. Governor: www.ltgov.state.ri.us
Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State: www.sec.state.ri.us
Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General: www.riag.ri.gov
Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer: www.treasury.ri.gov

State of Rhode Island General Assembly

For information on Senate and House of Representatives: www.rilin.state.ri.us
State of Rhode Island Government Information: www.info.ri.gov

Other helpful links

White House:  www.whitehouse.gov
President's Cabinet: www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
United States Senate: www.senate.gov
United States President of the Senate: www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident
United States Senate Majority Leader:  http://reid.senate.gov/
United States Senate Minority Leader: http://democraticleader.house.gov/
United States House of Representatives: www.house.gov
United States Speaker of the House of Representatives: www.speaker.house.gov
United States Minority Leader of the House of Representatives: www.democraticleader.house.gov
Thomas Library of Congress Legislative Site: www.thomas.loc.gov
Congressional Budget Office: www.cbo.gov
National Governors Association: www.nga.org
National Conference of State Legislatures: www.ncsl.org
United States Conference of Mayors: http://www.usmayors.org/
United States Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov
For United States Government Information: www.firstgov.gov

Non-profit and Advocacy Websites

Advocacy Center at ISC: www.advocacy.org
Center for Law and Social Policy: www.clasp.org
Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest: www.clpi.org
Center for Non-profit Management: www.cnmsocal.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: www.cbpp.org
Independent Sector: www.independentsector.org
National Council of Non-Profit Associations: www.ncna.org
Non-profit Action: www.npaction.org
OMB Watch: www.ombwatch.org
Urban Institute: www.urban.org

Selected Rhode Island Advocacy Organizations

HousingWorks RI: The HousingWorks RI coalition has come together to end Rhode Island's current housing crisis by promoting well-planned and high-quality residential construction. HousingWorks RI members include banks, builders, chambers of commerce, colleges, community-based agencies and advocates, faith groups, manufacturers, preservationists, realtors, municipal officials, unions and others. 

The goal of HousingWorks RI is to create a Rhode Island where, once again, a decent home in a good neighborhood is within reach of any income.

For more information: www.housingworksri.org

Poverty Institute: The Poverty Institute works to promote economic security for low and moderate income Rhode Islanders and equitable tax and budget policies through policy analysis, education and advocacy.

For more information: www.povertyinstitute.org

Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless: The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless is organized to promote and preserve the dignity and quality of life for men, women, and children by pursuing comprehensive and cooperative solutions to the problems of housing and homelessness.

For more information: www.rihomeless.com

Rhode Island Kids Count: Rhode Island Kids Count is a statewide children's policy organization dedicated to improving the health, education, economic well-being and safety of Rhode Island's children. RI Kids Count collects and disseminates data on the well being of Rhode Island's children and advocates for and facilitates the development of responsive policies and programs.

For more information: www.rikidscount.org

Statewide Housing Action Coalition: The Statewide Housing Coalition is a broad-based low-income housing advocacy organization. Their mission is to promote public policy initiatives to preserve and increase affordable housing opportunities in the state and raise public awareness on issues related to affordable housing.