 Special Projects Jim Converse, Coordinator -- Phone 273-2000 -- Fax: 273-2007 -- 518 Hartford Avenue -- Providence, RI 02909
- 27,000 toys are distributed to low-income children in Providence every Christmas, by ProCAP directly and through Community Centers.
- Volunteer income tax preparation: with the help of trained volunteers, Providence Community Action provides free income tax return preparation for Providence residents... electronic filing... fast returns... direct deposit available... evening and Saturday hours.
- Discount home heating oil program: in cooperation with Citgo Energy and the Rhode Island Association of Community Action Agencies, Providence Community Action is able to offer home heating oil to eligible Providence residents at a 40% discount over current market prices.
- Special projects such as Katrina relief efforts, where Providence Community Action, along with the Rhode Island Community Action Agency network, collected, sorted, packaged and transported five tractor-trailer trucks loaded with essential supplies for the hurricane ravaged areas of Louisiana and Mississippi.
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