Housing and Human Services

Housing and Community Development Division

The Housing and Community Development Division develops plans for the disbursement of federal community development funding to foster affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and deliver basic needs services, disburses funds to qualified projects, and monitors those projects for compliance with federal regulations and local goals and objectives.

Programs

Human Services Division

The Human Services Division serves as the coordinating body for the City’s health living policies and initiatives. The Division implements policy, environmental, and system changes to support community health in Providence’s neighborhoods. It empowers residents with education and resources to make positive, informed choices that support healthy behaviors. The Division focuses on closing the health gap through increased access to healthy food, physical activity, maternal health services, behavioral health supports, and other health-related programming. The Division continues to expand activities and approaches to reflect a broader understanding of behavioral health and now oversees significant programs and funding addressing the current opioid crisis and other emerging behavioral health issues.

Programs

Fiscal Division

The Fiscal Division manages all of the varied funding that flows through the Department and ensures a high degree of fiscal control and compliance.

Senior Services Division

The Senior Services Division enhances quality of life for senior residents in Providence through advocacy and specialized programming to encourage socialization and wellbeing.