THE DIRECTORY
The 10 offices the Rhode Island guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of October 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Help RI Law, Rhode Island Legal Services
Rhode Island Legal Services' site for applying for help and finding legal information on consumer, family, housing and other problems.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (401) 274-2652
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Sealing an Eviction Case, Custody After a Split
- Sojourner House
A helpline and services for people experiencing domestic violence.
- Covers
- Rhode Island, from Providence
- Phone
- (401) 765-3232
Sent here by A Protective Order, When Police Are Called to a House, Custody After a Split, Getting Divorced, A Protective Order Outside the Family
- Day One
A 24/7 helpline, advocacy and therapy for victims of sexual assault, and children's advocacy centers in Kent, Newport, Providence and Washington counties.
- Covers
- Rhode Island
- Phone
- 1-800-494-8100
Sent here by A Protective Order, When Police Are Called to a House
- Rhode Island Judiciary, Forms
The courts' forms and contact numbers, including the law libraries in each judicial complex.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (401) 222-3266
Another phone line
- Law Library, Licht Judicial Complex · (401) 222-3275
Sent here by Sealing an Eviction Case, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Custody After a Split, A Protective Order
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Rhode Island Legal Services
Legal assistance and representation through a Financial Stability Center (consumer law, public benefits, education, a low income taxpayer clinic, and unemployment and workers' rights), a Family Law Center and a Housing Law Center for eviction defense and foreclosure.
- Covers
- Statewide, from Providence and Newport
- For
- Low income individuals and eligible client groups
- Phone
- 1-800-662-5034
2 regional offices
- Providence · 56 Pine Street, Fourth Floor, Providence, RI 02903 · (401) 274-2652
- Newport · 50 Washington Square, Newport, RI 02840 · (401) 846-2264
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Sealing an Eviction Case, Custody After a Split
- Rhode Island Center for Justice
Protects legal rights for vulnerable individuals, families and communities, with lawyering in support of community organizing; staff are reached by phone, and visits are by appointment.
- Covers
- Rhode Island
- Phone
- (401) 491-1101
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Sealing an Eviction Case, Debt Collectors
- Disability Rights Rhode Island
Disability rights advocacy, taking clients through an intake form and a client line.
- Covers
- Rhode Islanders with disabilities
- For
- People with disabilities
- Phone
- (401) 831-3150
Another phone line
- Clients · 1-800-733-5332
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Housing Discrimination
- RIPIN
Help with health insurance, special education and other needs through its call center, care management and family support programs.
- Covers
- Rhode Island
- Phone
- (401) 270-0101
Sent here by The Insurance Requirement
- Rhode Island Public Defender
How to apply for a public defender, with a family division, civil legal referrals, and pages on expungement and sealing of criminal records.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- People who apply and qualify
- Phone
- (401) 222-3492
- Post
- 160 Pine Street, Providence, RI 02903
Sent here by Being Arrested, Bail After an Arrest, Sealing an Eviction Case, Clearing a Record, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- RIHousing
Affordable housing programs for homebuyers and homeowners, homeowner assistance, and landlord partnerships.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Sealing an Eviction Case