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Free help in Cranston, Rhode Island

7 places in Cranston, plus 9 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Cranston4

Cranston

Comprehensive CAP Cranston

Food pantry, a Rhode Island Community Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
311 Doric Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910

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Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Rhode Island Community Food Bank pantry finder.Suggest an update

Housing in Cranston1

Cranston

Cranston Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
50 Birch St, Cranston, RI 02920

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Cranston2

Cranston

Family Health Services, Cranston

Community health center run by Comprehensive Community Action INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1090 Cranston St, Cranston, RI 02920

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Cranston

Cca INC. Behavioral Health

Community health center run by Comprehensive Community Action INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
311 Doric Ave, Cranston, RI 02910

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Cranston9

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

Rhode Island Community Food Bank (call to find a pantry near you)

Rhode Island Community Food Bank serves Providence County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
200 Niantic Ave., Providence, RI 02907

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern
Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Questions people ask in Cranston

Where can I get free food in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Cranston: Blessed Mother Mary Food Pantry Inc, (401) 946-5291, call first; Comprehensive CAP Cranston, (401) 562-2272, call first; Edgewood Pawtuxet Food Closet: Transfiguration Church, (401) 461-3146, call first. 2 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get housing help in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cranston: Cranston Housing Authority, (401) 944-7210. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cranston: Family Health Services, Cranston, (401) 943-1981, call first; Cca INC. Behavioral Health, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cranston: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cranston: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Cranston, Rhode Island?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cranston: Rhode Island Legal Services, (401) 274-2652. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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