"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."  -Carl Bard

Direct Services

The OpenDoors Resource Center

Our walk-in Resource Center, located at 841 Broad Street in Providence, accepts drop-in visits from any formerly incarcerated person, and strives to connect these individuals to the specific program or service that is needed at that time. We maintain an up to date and comprehensive file of resources in major life areas such as housing, employment, education, medical, mental health, substance abuse, transportation, and others. Telephone or e-mail communication can be done from the center, saving clients time and effort. Resumes can be developed and computers are available for online searches. In addition, a number of regularly scheduled groups and educational activities are held in the Resource Center.

Discharge Planning

Our Reentry Case Management program works with participants up to six months prior to release from prison. OpenDoors is contracted through the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide Discharge Plans to inmates in the Men's Minimum Security Facility at the DOC. This is done in both individual and group formats in an attempt to reach as many as possible of the over 1,200 discharges per year from that facility before they are released. Individual 14-point plans addressing different life-areas are established for clients with longer sentences while comprehensive written information on available services is provided to group participants who typically have short sentences. All of the approximately 1,000 individuals returning to Providence every year are welcome to follow up with us in our Resource Center as are ex-offenders from other communities.