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Free clothes, school supplies, and furniture in Providence County.

Find information on free clothing closets and furniture banks in Providence County. There is stuff such as clothes, beds, or back to school supplies available at dozens of different churches, charities, and non-profits. The distribution centers in providence RI can provide other personal or household stuff too, including appliances for a home, computers for kids or adults and other items. Locate free clothing and furniture banks near you in Providence County.

The charity organizations try to give out free items, but there are also low cost thrift stores as an option too. The stuff given out is catered to the clients needs, such as students may get a free school backpack or adults will get clothes for work or an interview. Furniture banks in Providence County will give away free bedroom furniture, desks for a job, as well as washers/dryers or critical appliances. The items offered vary will low-income families able to get goods on a first come-served basis.

Free seasonal items are given out too, such as free gift cards and school supply drives also take place during the summer as well. The winter months there will be winter coats or jackets to the elderly or kids, based on availability. Or look here for other winter hats, coats or boots.

Where to get free stuff in Providence RI

Dorcas Place
645 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. Main number is (401) 784-8600
The program is known as the Clothing Collaborative.

Providence Rescue Mission
Main location is 627 Cranston Street, Providence, RI 02907. Call (401) 274-8861
The homeless and families in poverty can get blankets, winter gear, food, and even seasonal programs such as free Easter baskets for kids. Students from homeless or poverty families can be given free back to school supplies, backpacks, and other items. A homeless shelter is also on site with blankets, socks, winter cots and more.

 

 

 

Comprehensive Community Action Program
311 Doric Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910. Phone: (401) 467-9610
Many financial and material assistance programs are offered. They also accept applications for public assistance in Rhode Island. Call to inquire into GED and job training programs, suits or dresses for job seekers, child care items (blankets, cribs, diapers) and other free clothes. They refer clients to free local furniture assistance programs for new apartments, including section 8 housing, as well. The non-profit will support economic self-sufficiency with educational items passed out, even including computers or tablets.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State
50 High St, South Kingstown, RI 02879. Dial (401) 921-2434
The Donation Center provides items to kids who are enrolled with a mentor. The child or teenager can get books, toys, TV, computers, electronics, clothes, and more. This is all given out for free.

HeadsUp
Main address is 134 Mathewson Street. Providence, Rhode Island 02903. Telephone number is (401) 331-1069
Assistance programs include a winter shelter, weekly hygiene items, clothing including for winter, and other goods. Free winter coats for kids in the city of Providence, boots, and other warm weather stuff is offered too.

Crossroads Rhode Island
Location: 160 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903. Main phone number - (401) 521-2255
A host of services are available, and more details on Crossroads in Providence.

Right to Life Services
266 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908. Call (401) 521-1860
They support new or pregnant mothers, including teenagers. Baby and maternity clothes, baby wipes and diapers, pregnancy tests, counseling ,WIC vouchers, and other aid is given out. Free baby stuff is also for moms facing abuse or single, expectant women.

 

 

 

 

Salvation Army Thrift Stores and Clothing closets
They operate many social services, with stuff given out to the low-income. Two of them are the free clothing closet and thrift stores. There is also emergency rent help, free school supplies (bags, shoes, pens, etc.) for kids, food,  referrals, and dozens of other assistance programs. They also support senior citizens and the homeless with their basic needs. Adopt a Family has toys including for birthday, and a summer and fall back to school supply give away takes place.

  • The Pawtucket Corps is at 102 High Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Call (401) 723-9533
  • The Providence Corps is at 386 Broad Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907. Telephone: (401) 831-1119
  • Other social services are offered too. Find Salvation Army Providence County assistance programs.

Rhode Island Donation Exchange Program
There is good, gently used furniture for the low income and working poor in providence County. Programs also include an Office Furniture Bank and Thrift store vouchers. Beds, tables, lights, couches, electronics, and more is offered for free. They also have a free furniture bank for household items. Call (401) 831-5511.

  • Address is 100 Dupont Drive, Suite 5, Providence, Rhode Island 02907
  • Another location is at 125 Ernest St , Providence, Rhode Island 02905

Joslin Community Development Corporation
231 Amherst Street, Providence, RI 02909. Call (401) 421-8062
They offer child safety seats, ESL classes, furniture, free holiday toys, and other aid. The goal is to help veterans and low-income adults get the stuff they need for self-sufficiency.

Free clothes and furniture Providence RIBlackstone Valley Emergency Food and Clothing Center
Location is 75 Benefit Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861. Call (401) 724-7170
They assist residents of Woonsocket, Central Falls, Pawtucket, Lincoln, and Cumberland. Assistance programs help people get clothes, furniture, and school items for students in Pawtucket.

Clothes To Kids RI
Location is 11 Commerce Way #3, Johnston, RI 02919. Call (401) 941-8050
Free clothes are for kids, teens, and young adults. Jeans, sneakers, hats, winter coats, underwear and other items are given out in Providence County. There are also free school supplies for students in public schools.

Family Service of Rhode Island - Hope Street Office
55 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02940. Call (401) 331-1350
Programs include toys for homeless kids, electronics and a directory of regional financial assistance programs. They may pass out beds, couches, and other furniture items too, including to single mothers or people with no income in Providence County.

Catholic Charities Providence
The Social Ministry and Project Hope is at One Cathedral Square, Providence, RI 02903. Call 401-278-2504
There is free stuff for seniors in Providence, women facing abuse, immigrants and the poor. Get clothes, vouchers, food, furniture and more. Household items such as pots and pans or utensils are offered from a free furniture bank and a charity clothing center is on site too.

 

 

 

East Bay Community Action Program
A Career Closet it at 100 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, Rhode Island 02915. Call (401) 437-1000
Everything from free government grants to clothes for work (uniforms, briefcases, pants, etc.) are available. They also have referrals to free furniture banks for couches, bedroom sets including a mattress, computers, and similar items. The goal is to help adults get the stuff they need for a job, with slacks, briefcases, dresses, and accessories too.

Community Care Alliance
Location is 245 South Main Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895. Main number is (401) 766-0900
Assistance programs include case management, youth employment, heating bill help, clothing, and more. Much is focused on self-sufficiency and job placement in Providence County, so the free clothes and supplies include used computers, slacks, briefcases, and professional work clothing.

Dress for Success Providence
1058 Broad Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02905. Email is providence@dressforsuccess.org
Free professional work attire is offered to women and the homeless / unemployed in Providence. Get a suit, medical or work uniforms, accessories, high heels, lunch pails and other items. They help job seekers in other ways too.

Woonsocket Women's Shelter
176 Sayles Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895. For intake and information, dial (401) 767-0866
Shelter guests can get soap, warm or summer clothes, a hot meal, and other support. Homeless people get socks, underwear, hygiene stuff and other goods.

Connecting For Children and Families
46 Hope Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895. Call (401) 766-3384
They focus on kids, newborn babies, and their parents. There are Infant Care Centers, diapers and baby wipes, clothes, WIC programs from public aid, and more.

Camp Street Community Ministries
194 Camp Street, Providence, RI 02906. Call (401) 421-5474
The working poor, seniors, and children can apply for free clothes or vouchers. There will adult sized items, clothes for kids, sneakers and other goods.

West End Community Center
Location of the non-profit organization - 109 Bucklin Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907. Main number - (401) 781-4242
Families and individuals from Upper and Lower Southside, West End, and Elmwood can apply. Programs include day care, transportation, school supplies as well as uniforms for kids, snacks, and counseling.

Churches in Providence that provide clothes

The list below is all of the faith based churches. They assist regardless of religion, race, age, or background. There may be free clothing closets on site as well as low cost thrift stores. Find everything from free back to school supplies for kids to work clothes, jackets, hats, mittens, and more. Some have free furniture banks for Providence families. Household products, cleaning supplies, beds, and other furniture may be sold at a church thrift store as well. Or if needed, find a list of other assistance programs from churches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration is at 1665 Broad Street, Cranston, RI 02905. Main number is (401) 461-3142. The Touch of Heaven thrift store sells low cost shoes, underwear, baby items, coats, clothes, and more.
  • Pawtucket Covenant Congregational Church, 143 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860, main number - (401) 724-8546
  • Better Lives Rhode Island - Providence In-Town Churches Association. Volunteers sort boxes of clothes and household supplies and give out in a crisis from their location at 12 Abbott Park Pl, Providence, RI 02903. For hours of distribution dial (401) 454-7422
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Church SVDP, 178 Dexter Street, Providence, RI 02907, telephone (401) 421-6441. There are also free Thanksgiving meal baskets.
  • Saint John the Baptist Church, 69 Quincy Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860, phone (401) 722-9054. The ministry is on wheels and gives meals and clothes to the less fortunate as well as single moms.
  • Trinity Episcopal Church Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, 251 Danielson Pike, Scituate, RI 02857, main number is (401) 647-2322
  • Maranatha Tabernacle Church of God - 1040 Atwells Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02909. Main number is (401) 521-4860
  • Mathewson Street United Methodist Church - 134 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903. Phone (401) 331-8900. The PICA Food and Clothes Closet is open daily.
  • New Covenant Worship Center, 1290 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02909. For hours dial (401) 276-0220. Food, beverages, free clothes, and other social services are available.
  • Saint John the Baptist Church, 69 Quincy Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860, telephone (401) 722-9054
  • Riverside United Church of Christ is at 15 Oak Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915. Main number - (401) 433-2039. The homeless outreach center and SOAR are for the disabled. They can be given shelter, hygiene items, free clothing for making it through the day, and other help
  • Seventh Day Adventist Church – The free clothing closet and pantry is at 1000 Smithfield Avenue, Lincoln, RI 02865. Main number - (401) 723-7999
  • Christ Church in Lonsdale clothing bank. Address - 1643 Lonsdale Avenue, Lincoln, RI 02865, phone (401)- 725-1920. The charity participates in adopt-a-Family program. There are also small appliances, books, free Christmas decorations, and more
  • Lighthouse Christian Church - 322 Eddy Dowling Highway, Woonsocket, RI 02895. Main number is (401) 729-1603
  • Living Hope Assembly of God is at 100 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI 02860, telephone number (401) 723-2039
  • Mary House Ministry address is 244 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908. For the clothing bank or free gift cards/vouchers, call (401) 274-6286
  • Our Lady of Good Help Church (SVDP) St. Vincent de Paul, 1063 Victory Highway, Mapleville, RI 02839. Main number - (401) 568-5272

 

 

 

  • Saint Agatha Church supports struggling parish members from 34 Joffre Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895, (401) 767-2950
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Church is also part of Providence County St. Vincent DePaul (SVDP). Main address: 178 Dexter Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907, call (401) 273-1108. A soup kitchen and clothing closet are on site.
  • Open Closet Program is a clothing closet. The service is run at the Open Table of Christ Church. Address is 1520 Broad St, Providence, RI 02905. Call (401)941-2212
  • Living Waters Foursquare Gospel Church - 251 Stillwater Road, Smithfield, RI 02917. Main number -(401) 232-3114
  • Saint Brendan Church - 60 Turner Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915, main number (401) 433-2600
  • Our Lady of Good Help Church, 1063 Victory Highway, Mapleville, RI 02839, call (401) 568-5272
  • Community Affairs - St.Gabriel's clothing distribution is at 1 Cathedral Square, Providence, RI 02903, main number (401) 421-7833
  • Saint Paul the Apostle Church is based at 116A Danielson Pike, Foster, RI 02825. For information on apply for clothes in a crisis including for work or school, dial (401) 647-3664. They also have cleaning supplies and other stuff for the home.
  • Saint Philip Church SVDP - 622 Putnam Avenue, Greenville, RI 02828. Main number (401) 949-1500
  • Saint Raymond Church – Address is 1240 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904. Main number: (401) 351-4224
  • Saint Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, 690 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861, call (401) 723-5632.

 

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