
Social Services
Food, Housing, Fuel Assistance, & Weatherization
From time to time everyone needs a helping hand. CCAP offers a full range of services to help individuals and families keep a warm roof over their heads and food on the table.
Need a hand with your rent or utilities...CCAP's NEW On-Line Application Portal can help! apply.ComCap.org
As part of our continuous effort to provide you with the best possible service, Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) is pleased to announce the launch of our NEW CCAP On-Line Application Platform – apply.ComCap.org
With a goal of expanding access to CCAP Social Services Programs, CCAP apply.ComCap.org application portal will improve clients access to up to date housing and utility assistance program information, allow clients to upload documents and electronically sign applications and making it easy access to benefits.
If you have any questions, about our new portal please drop us a line at info@ComCap.org or call 401-467-7013.
Food Bank
The CCAP Food Bank provides nutritious food and support services to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. We are a Choice Food Bank. Our Choice Food Bank enables people to “shop” through a food selection process, much like they would in a grocery store, rather than receiving pre-packaged bags. The Choice Bank creates a dignified experience that encourages the selection of healthy foods.




311 Doric Avenue
(Lower Level)
Cranston, RI 02901
401-562-2272
Monday, Tuesday & Friday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
NEW Food Bank clients, please call to make an appointment for an initial intake.
Housing Assistance
CCAP EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – Assists individuals/families living in Cranston, Coventry, Scituate and Foster with back rent, security deposits, mortgage assistance, late fees associated with back rent or mortgage, moving costs and utilities. Funding is limited. For more information on the CCAP Housing Assistance Program call us at 401-467-7013.

Donation Exchange Program
The Rhode Island Donation Exchange Program is a nonprofit social enterprise managed by Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) that solicits donations of quality furniture from individuals and businesses in the community. To help us further our mission, these items are passed along and sold to the public. Though our RI Donation Exchange Discount Program, qualified individuals and families who have been referred to our program by human service organizations receive an additional discount on all items.
Rhode Island Donation Exchange COVID-19 UPDATE – OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SAFETY
Updated May 15, 2020
We continue to keep the health and welfare of our staff and families, along with that of our customers as our number one priority and focus during these trying times. In support of our staff, customers and neighbors we are doing what is in the best interests of everyone’s safety.
The Rhode Island Donation Exchange showroom will re-open by APPOINTMENT ONLY, starting Tuesday May 19th. We are limiting our store occupancy as required by the State. Showroom appointments are required and limited to 3 or less customers per appointment. Please do not just show up. No one will be allowed into the building without a prescheduled appointment.
To book an appointment to shop please go to www.donationexappt.as.me or call us during regular business hours at 401-258-5480. When you arrive at the building you will be asked to wait outside and call us to let us know you are here. No one will be allowed into the building without a prescheduled appointment.
The Rhode Donation Exchange is following www.cdc.gov and the State of Rhode Island’s recommended protocols for reopening retail businesses and to prevent the spread of COVID-19 including:
- Nobody sick can enter the building. Temperature checks are required of all staff and customers.
- Employees and customers are required to wear face coverings.
- We are frequently sanitizing commonly touched areas, regularly hand washing, and enforcing a social distancing policy.
Appointment Hours:
Monday CLOSED, Tuesday 8am-3pm, Wednesday 8am-3pm, Thursday 8am-3pm
Friday 8am-3pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, Sunday CLOSED — To book an appointment to shop please go to www.donationexappt.as.me or call us during regular business hours at 401-258-5480. No one will be allowed into the building without a prescheduled appointment.
Please consider the questions below before calling to book an appointment:
Have you returned from a cruise within the last 14 days? Have you returned from traveling abroad within the last 14 days? Have you had close contact with someone diagnosed with Covid-19 within the last 14 days?
Have you had any of the following symptoms in the last 14 days?
- Dry cough
- Respiratory Illness
- Difficulty breathing
If the answer is yes to any of these questions, we ask that you wait 14 days to call and schedule an appointment.
Safe Delivery Options: Contactless Delivery Services
Rhode Island Donation Exchange is offering No Contact Drop-off Delivery and Showroom Curbside Contactless Pickup. For a $50 fee we will provide our No Contact Drop-off Delivery Service – Your purchase will be placed outside your front door, in front of your garage or at your curb.
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125 Ernest St
Providence, Rhode Island 02905
Tuesday-Friday
8:00am – 3:00pm
Saturday
9:00am – 1:00pm
(401) 831-5511
info@donationexchange.org
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CCAP Holiday Campaigns
Holiday Food Drives and Adopt-A-Family/Giving Tree Gift Programs
Extra food for the holidays is an even bigger burden for families that need help. During the Holidays CCAP runs local foods drives thoughout the community. In December CCAP pairs families with generous donors that provide Christmas gifts for those less fortunate through CCAP’s Adopt-a-Family and Holiday Giving Tree Programs. For more information, contact our Social Services Department at 401-467-7013.

Energy Assistance
CCAP’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
CCAP’s Social Services Department administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Cranston, Scituate and Foster with federal funding earmarked for the state of Rhode Island. LIHEAP is designed to help low-income clients meet the ever-increasing cost of home energy. Payments are made directly to vendors who then credit the client’s account for the amount specified. Eligible clients also qualify for a reduced electric rate as well as a discount on the client’s telephone bill.

For LIHEAP assistance you can Now apply on line through CCAP’s On-Line Application Portal – apply.ComCap.org
For more information, please call us at 467-7013.
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
At CCAP our goal is to reduce the cost for low-income households, elderly, families and people with disabilities by improving the energy of their homes while assuring their health and safety. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was created in 1976 to assist low-income families. WAP is operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in Native American tribes.
Funds are used to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes using the most advanced technologies and testing protocols available in the housing industry.
The energy conservation resulting from the efforts of state and local agencies helps our country reduce its dependency on foreign oil and decreases the cost of energy for families in need while improving the health and safety of their homes.

Some of the benefits to the home would be:
- Insulate walls, attic and basement
- Wrap pipes, weather stripping around doors, caulk and seal windows
- Check for proper ventilation
- Install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors
- Check for gas leaks
- Evaluate the heating system
Appliance Management Program (AMP)
At CCAP our goal is to reduce the cost for low-income households, elderly, families and people with disabilities by improving the energy of their homes while assuring their health and safety. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was created in 1976 to assist low-income families. WAP is operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in Native American tribes.
The Appliance Management Program (AMP), funded by National Grid and also administered by the CCAP’s Social Services Department, provides a comprehensive electrical audit on the home. This program provides education on electric conservation to the client along with compact fluorescent light bulbs, timers, refrigerator brushes, faucet aerators and sometimes a new refrigerator and/or freezer is called for depending upon the usage.
This program serves: Cranston, Scituate and Foster.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call (401) 467-7013.
Social Services
311 Doric Avenue
(Lower Level)
Cranston, RI
(401) 467.9610
Hours:
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
CCAP Social Services Include
- Emergency Assistance
- Food Bank – Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Friday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 4 p.m. Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – NEW Food Bank clients, please call to make an appointment for an initial intake. - Low Income Home Energy Program
- Appliance Management Program
- Weatherization
- Heating System Rep