RIBridges Alert Alert for Health and Human Services customers about a recent data breach. Click here for more info.
Applications Update There is an important update regarding application reviews. For more information, visit https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services.
Applying for Benefits The customer portal (healthyrhode.ri.gov and the HealthyRhode mobile app) is not available because of the data breach. You can apply for all benefits by phone by calling 1-855-697-4347, in person at a DHS office, or by mail. Visit https://dhs.ri.gov/apply-now for more information. Please click here to find application assistance.
Fair Hearing - How to Request Without Web (Mail, Call, Visit) While the customer portal (healthyrhode.ri.gov and the HealthyRhode mobile app) is not available, fair hearings can only be requested by phone, in person, or by mail. To file an appeal regarding Medicaid and Purchased Health Coverage through HealthSource RI, call HealthSource RI at 1-855-840-HSRI (4774). For questions about filing an appeal for human services programs such as SNAP, RIW, Child Care, GPA, or SSP call the Department of Human Services at 1-855-MY-RI-DHS (1-855-697-4347).To request a fair hearing in person, please visit your nearest DHS office. To request a fair hearing by mail, please mail your completed Appeal Form to PO Box 8709, Cranston, RI 02920.For more information about the fair hearing process, please visit the Appeals Office page.
Olmstead Planning: Community Listening Sessions The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), in collaboration with our Olmstead Planning consultant John Snow Inc. (JSI), is working with various community organizations to hold community listening sessions in early 2025. The purpose of these sessions is to collect feedback from Rhode Islanders with lived experience to help inform the State’s Olmstead Planning process. Are you a Rhode Islander living with a disability? Are you a parent or caregiver of a person with a disability? Has your child been in residential care, a hospital, or at risk of out-of-home placement? We would like to hear from you at one of our upcoming community listening sessions. Please see below for a list of upcoming events. Some sessions are virtual, and some are in-person. In-person events Pawtucket: January 4 at noon In person, hosted by SabaterLAB Foundation at Still on Main Mall 250 Main St., Pawtucket Click here to view the event flyer. Translation services are available. Spanish flyer To register, visit sabaterlabfoundation.org or call 401-327-2442. Providence: January 6 at noon In person, hosted by the Refugee Dream Center at the Calvary Baptist Church 747 Broad St., Providence Click here to view the event flyer. Translation services are available. Click here to register. January 7 at 5:30 p.m. In person at Communities for People 623 Atwells Ave., Suite 201, Providence, RI Click here to view the event flyer. Translation services are available. Spanish flyer Portuguese flyer Click here to register or call 401-273-7103. January 9 at 5:30 p.m. In person at United Way, and virtual option available 50 Valley St., Providence, RI Click here to view the event details and register. Free parking, refreshments, transportation vouchers, and translation services are available. West Warwick: January 7 at 4 p.m. In person at Tides Family Services 215 Washington St., West Warwick Transportation and on-site child care assistance available. Click here to view the event flyer. Click here to register. Woonsocket: January 6 at 2 p.m. In person, hosted by Community Care Alliance at the Woonsocket Harris Library 303 Clinton St., Woonsocket Click here to view the event flyer in English and Spanish. Translation services are available. To register, visit communitycareri.org/Events or call 401-235-6055. Virtual events January 9 at 1 p.m. Virtual event hosted by Refugee Dream Center Click here to view the event flyer. Click here to register. January 9 at 4 p.m. Virtual event hosted by Tides Family Services Click here to view the event flyer. Click here to register. January 9 at 5:30 p.m. Hybrid event (virtual and in person) hosted by United Way Click here to view the event details and register. Translation services are available. January 9 at 6 p.m. Virtual event hosted by Community Care Alliance Click here to view the event flyer in English and Spanish. Translation services are available. To register, visit communitycareri.org/Events or call 401-235-6055.