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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - VITA


Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Locations:  For free help with your EITC or other tax forms, contact one of these locations.   Most of these places are only available from January through April and many require an appointment, so it is best to call first. 

BRISTOL
Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen
378 Hope St
Bristol, RI
Vicky White
(401) 435-7876

CENTRAL FALLS
YWCA Childcare Center
43 Hawes St
Central Falls, RI 02863
Luz Filpo
(401) 831-9926

Progresso Latino
626 Broad St
Central Falls, RI 02863
(401) 728-5920

CHEPACHET
Glocester Senior Center/RSVP
1210 Putnam Pike
Chepachet, RI 02814
Debbie Arel
(401) 766-2300

CRANSTON
Cranston Senior Center
1070 Cranston St
Cranston, RI 02920
Contact: Hope
(401) 943-3341

Comprehensive Community Action
311 Doric Ave
Cranston, RI 02910
Sherry Cappotelli
(401) 467-9610

EAST PROVIDENCE
East Bay Community Action
10 Bullock Point Ave
East Providence, RI 02814
Vicky White
(401) 435-7876

HARRISVILLE
Jessie Smith Library/RSVP
10 Tinkham Lane
Harrisville, RI
Debbie Arel
(401) 766-2300

JOHNSTON
Tri-Town Community Action Agency
1126 Hartford Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
Stephanie Ditusa
(401) 519-1913

LINCOLN
Lincoln Public Library/RSVP
114 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 766-2300

NEWPORT
East Bay Community Action
8 John Chafee Blvd
Newport, RI 02840
Vicky White
(401) 435-7876

East Bay Community Action
19 Broadway
Newport, RI 02840
Vicky White
(401) 435-7876

PAWTUCKET
Blackstone Valley Community Action
32 Goff Ave
Pawtucket, RI  02860
(401) 723-4520

Project Hope
474 Broadway
Pawtucket, RI 02860
James Jahnz
(401) 421-7833

Woodlawn Weed and Seed
210 West Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Joan Samoza
(401) 475-7632


PROVIDENCE
Casey Family Services
Family Resource Center
1268 Eddy Street
Providence, RI  02905
Carmen Rosario
(401) 780-2273

Community Cooperative, Inc (The)
Suite 224
807 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02907
Vivian Moreno
(401) 461-4142

Family Life Center/Open Doors
841 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02907
Ronald G. Fortes
(401) 781-5808  x101

Federal Hill House
9 Courtland St
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 421-4722

International Institute
645 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI  02907
Dale Halburien
(401) 461-5940

John Hope Settlement House
7 Burgess Street/ 7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Providence, RI 02903
Mary Rockwell
(401) 455-2330

Johnson and Wales University
80 Johnson Hall
(Corner of Chestnut and Pine)
Providence, RI 02903
Marie Higgins
(401) 598-1008

MT Hope Learning Center
140 Cypress St
Providence, RI  02906
Angelo Adams
(401) 459-8875

Olneyville Housing Corporation
66 Chaffee St
Providence, RI 02909
Marie Rivera
(401) 351-8719

Providence Community Action
518 Harford Avenue
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 273-2000

Providence Spanish 7th Day Church
131 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI  02907
Eddy Almonte
(401) 621-7090

Socio-Economic Development Ctr
270 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Chrisna Seng
(401) 274-8811


WAKEFIELD
South County Community Action
1935 Kingstown Road
Wakefield, RI  02879
Jayme Simone
(401) 789-3016x316

The Education Exchange
4808 Tower Hill Rd
Stedman Govt Center
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 783-0293 x 284

WARWICK
West Bay Community Action Inc.
205 Buttonwoods Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
Jackie Black
(401) 732-4666 x12


WESTERLY
South County Community Action
34 Pond Street
Westerly, RI  02891
Jayme Simone
(401) 789-3016 x316

Westerly Area Rest and Meals, Inc
56 Spruce Street
Westerly,  RI  02891
Contact:
(401) 596-9276

Westerly Public Library
44 Broad Street
Westerly, RI  02891
Robert Ritacco
(401) 596-0078


WOONSOCKET
Connecting for Children & Families
46 Hope Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Contact: Bobbie
(401) 766-3384

Family Resources Community Action
245 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Jane Sweeney
(401) 766-0900

Woonsocket Senior Center/RSVP
84 Social Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Debbie Ariel
(401) 766-2300

 




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