Division of Taxation – Child Support Enforcement

Providing service to establish paternity, establish and enforce child support and medical orders.

International Institute of RI

Accredited caseworkers and an Immigration Attorney provide clients with direct representation at INS and Immigration Court, casework and tracking of cases, advice and referrals on all immigration related matters.

Office of the Child Advocate

The Office is a legal office that advocates for particular children whose legal, civil, and special rights in the DCYF system and/or Family Court proceedings are not being met. Special attention is given to children in care who are not entitled to appointed counsel, primarily voluntary admittees, and to children, who though represented in Family Court, need legal assistance in collateral matters such as public benefits, education, mental health and employment. In addition the office advocates for a group of individuals as an identifiable class when system changes for an entire class is necessary.

Office of Community Services & Advocacy

Offer legal advice to immigration and political asylum clients as well as naturalization, petition for relatives, and deportation cases.

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

The office of the Mental Health Advocate provides legal assistance to people with chronic serious mental illness. We help people get out of or into psychiatric care. We also go to court to preserve housing and protect the civil rights of people with mental illness.

Office of the Public Defender

Legal representation to persons charged with criminal offenses who cannot afford to hire private counsel in cases before the family, district, and superior courts of Rhode Island, and also to parents under family court jurisdiction charged with dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination of parental rights.

Progreso Latino, Inc.

Multiservice, Bilingual-English/Spanish, Non Profit Organization services include: worker’s rights advocacy program, case management services, adult education, after school youth leadership development.

Providence Community Mediation Center

We use volunteer mediators to provide free or low cost mediation for small claims, neighborhood merchant/consumer and family disputes. We help people resolve their problems without going to court. The mediators do not represent either party, they help parties get together to jointly work out a solution.

RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Legal advocacy services for victims of domestic abuse

RI Coalition for the Homeless

The Homeless Legal Clinic was established in an effort to address the legal need of homeless people in RI. Legal clinics are currently held in six shelters statewide. Attorneys visit the shelters on a bi-weekly basis.