A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
A respectful place to begin, whether you are looking for support for yourself, worried about someone you love, or trying to respond to a safety, housing, care, or practical concern in Warwick and Kent County.
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Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or review BH Link. For housing and basic-needs navigation, review Westbay Community Action and House of Hope.
First conversations
You do not need to know the perfect service name before reaching out. These organizations can help you understand the landscape and identify a next step.
Thrive lists Warwick access services, outpatient behavioral-health programs, peer and recovery support, and 24/7 mobile crisis services. It says staff work with people regardless of age, income, or insurance status. Ask about current intake, cost, privacy, and the right level of care.
BH Link provides 24/7 walk-in access, behavioral-health and risk assessment, safety planning, stabilization, and referrals to continuing care. It is at 975 Waterman Avenue in East Providence. Call 988 or 401-414-5465 for the current route; call 911 for immediate danger.
Westbay Community Action serves Warwick, West Warwick, and East Greenwich with food, utilities, health, safety, education, senior services, emergency case management, supportive housing, home maintenance, and weatherization. Its intake staff can help identify the current program and documents needed.
The Warwick Housing Authority is a local housing pathway for public and assisted housing. Ask about current waiting-list status, eligibility, reasonable accommodations, application documents, accessible units, and whether a household should also apply through Rhode Island housing programs.
Warwick's Office of Housing and Community Development describes safe and affordable housing initiatives and low-cost fixed-rate loans for eligible low-to-moderate-income homeowners and affordable rental owners. Ask which current program fits and whether an application, inspection, or income documentation is required.
House of Hope operates Rhode Island shelter and housing programs, including transitional and supportive housing pathways. Its Warwick office can help clarify current shelter access, referrals, eligibility, and what to do when a person is unsheltered or at risk of losing housing.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve crisis care, protective services, shelter, code compliance, fire safety, or emergency dispatch.
Call 911 for a fire, medical emergency, violence, immediate threat, or dangerous condition that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.
Rhode Island's BHDDH says 988 offers free, confidential, 24/7 support for people of all ages experiencing emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about a loved one. It is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.
BH Link describes 24/7 walk-in access at 975 Waterman Avenue in East Providence, with crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, stabilization, and referrals to ongoing care. Call or text 988 or call 401-414-5465 to confirm the safest current route.
Thrive publishes a 24/7 mobile crisis line for Warwick and the surrounding service area. Call 401-738-4300 for crisis support and 911 for immediate danger. This is a behavioral-health response pathway, not a cleanup service or substitute for emergency dispatch.
The Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging accepts referrals involving elder abuse and self-neglect. Use this pathway when an older adult may be unsafe or unable to protect their own interests; it is not a voluntary cleanup referral or emergency medical response. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Warwick's Building Department includes property maintenance, minimum-housing, zoning, permitting, and building inspection responsibilities. A report or inspection can start a formal municipal process; ask about voluntary steps, deadlines, reasonable accommodations, and appeal rights before relying on a particular route.
Warwick Fire Prevention publishes smoke and carbon-monoxide inspection information and fire-safety guidance. Use 911 for fire or immediate danger; contact the department for non-emergency questions about alarms, exits, access, and life-safety conditions.
The City of Warwick provides a concerns-and-complaints form for municipal issues including environmental hazards and conditions that need city attention. A complaint is not consent-based support or a guaranteed cleanup; use the least disruptive appropriate pathway and call 911 when there is immediate danger.
People and practical help
These listings connect Warwick and Kent County residents with housing, homelessness navigation, food, aging, benefits, behavioral health, transit, disposal, peer support, and community resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Westbay's intake team helps Warwick residents identify current emergency, case-management, food, utility, supportive-housing, home-maintenance, and weatherization programs. Ask what is open, what documents are needed, and whether a referral or appointment is required.
Westbay Marketplace provides emergency food and USDA commodities and says visitors should contact intake to check eligibility. Its listed hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a noon to 1 p.m. restocking closure; confirm current details before traveling.
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank's Food Finder connects people to nearby food pantries and meal sites through its member-agency network. Confirm the current location, hours, transportation, documentation, and household rules before traveling.
Warwick's Pilgrim Senior Center serves adults 55 and older and people with disabilities through meals, health seminars, socialization, exercise, transportation, and resource support. Ask about current programs, eligibility, accessibility, and whether a caregiver or family supporter can participate.
Transwick serves otherwise homebound Warwick residents age 55 and older and adults with disabilities living independently. It lists grocery, pharmacy, health, social-service, and senior-center trips. The city lists a $1 round-trip token fee; confirm current availability and reservations before relying on a ride.
RIPTA and the City of Warwick publish bus routes serving municipal facilities, neighborhoods, CCRI, the airport, and regional destinations. Check current schedules, alerts, fares, reduced-fare programs, and accessibility before planning a housing, food, medical, or support trip.
The local housing authority can explain current public-housing and rental-assistance options. Ask about application status, accessible units, documentation, waitlists, and whether a household should also pursue city or state housing programs; housing placement is not automatic.
The city describes low-cost fixed-rate loans and other resources for eligible low-to-moderate-income homeowners and affordable rental owners. These programs may support safety and habitability work, but they are not hoarding-cleanup funding; confirm current eligibility and scope.
House of Hope describes transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and case-management pathways for people experiencing homelessness. Contact the Warwick office to confirm current shelter or housing access, referral requirements, accessibility, and next steps.
Warwick says residents can schedule collection for household items that do not fit in the cart, including furniture, rugs, and certain appliances. The city limits items and excludes some construction debris and mattresses from curbside pickup. Confirm the current list and appointment before moving anything to the curb.
Warwick's facility at 111 Range Road accepts listed recyclable materials such as scrap metal, textiles, mattresses, appliances, electronics, and unpainted wood. The city says no ordinary trash is allowed. Check current hours and material rules before transporting items.
RICAA identifies Westbay Community Action as the community-action agency serving Warwick, West Warwick, and East Greenwich. Use it to understand the broader community-action network, then confirm current local intake, eligibility, and availability with Westbay.
The Rhode Island BHDDH identifies community mental-health centers, peer and family supports, and care-navigation pathways. Use the state directory to ask which provider serves the concern, whether a referral is needed, and whether the person needs planned care, peer support, or crisis response.
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in Warwick or Rhode Island.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Warwick, Rhode Island, and includes city, county, state, nonprofit, national, and independent pathways. A listing here does not mean Fight the Blight endorses every provider or can guarantee availability. The Hoarding Alliance is not a city or state agency, therapy practice, emergency service, or cleanup company. We will keep reviewing this page, but please confirm details directly before relying on them.
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