Veteran Assistance Event
September 15th & 16th, 2022
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI) is set to kick off its 31st annual Veteran Assistance Event on September 15th at 8 a.m. This Veteran Assistance Event will be held at OSDRI’s Veteran Service Center located at 1010 Hartford Avenue in Johnston. Services will be available from 8:00 – 4:30 on Thursday 9/15, and 8:00 – 3:30 on Friday 9/16.
“Since its inception in 1993, the annual event has provided thousands of veterans with access to important services including health, dental, and substance abuse care, as well as employment, legal, and housing services. After holding a scaled back event during the pandemic in 2020, OSDRI expects a full roster of service providers this September.” said Erik Wallin, Esq. Executive Director of Operation Stand Down RI.
The event will be held at OSDRI’s Veteran Service Center, located at 1010 Hartford Avenue in Johnston. Veterans may access the location via RIPTA bus Route 28 which operates out of Kennedy Plaza and stops at the corner of Hartford and Bordon Avenue. Those arriving via their own vehicle must park and take a shuttle from behind the paved parking area ACROSS from Tri-County Community Action Agency: 1133 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919
Although no overnight lodging is available, Lunch will be provided on both Thursday the 15th and Friday the 16th from 12:00 – 1:30.
If you are an organization wishing to attend as a service provider please e-mail osdri@osdri.org.
If you want to sponsor a tent please register here or contact sponsorships@osdri.org for more details.
* UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED SERVICES ARE THURSDAY 8 – 4:30 and FRIDAY 8 – 3:30
VETERAN SPECIFIC SERVICES
OSDRI VA Discharge Upgrades
OSDRI VA Disability Claims Assistance
Veterans Benefits Administration
COURT HEARINGS AND DMV
* RI Division of Motor Vehicles Operator Control Thursday 8 – 4:30 – Friday 8 – 3:00
* RI Division of Motor Vehicles Services Thursday 8 – 4:30 – Friday 8 – 3:00
* Rhode Island Judiciary (District Court) Friday 11 – 2:00
* Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Friday 11 – 2:00
* Superior Court (Court Costs Only) Friday 11-2:00
* Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General Friday 11 – 2:00
HOUSING
OSDRI Housing and SSVF Services
* RI Housing Thursday 8 – 12:30 – Friday 8 – 3:30
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
* Thundermist Dental Thursday 8:30 – 3:30 – Friday 8:30 – 3:00
* BCBSRI Thursday 8 – 3:30 – Friday 8 – 3:30
* Million Veteran Program Thursday 8 – 2:30 – Friday 8 – 2:30
Vet Center
* Neighborhood Health Plan Friday 8 – 3:30
Tri-County Community Action Agency
PONI (The Miriam Hospital)
VA Providence Healthcare System
* Providence VA Medical Center/My Healthy Vet Friday 8 – 3:30
Center for Southeast Asians
* Rhode Island College Thursday 8 – 4:30
* Providence Community Health Centers Friday 8 – 3:30
Medicare Made Easy
* Zinnia Exeter Friday 8:30 – 3:30
* AMTA RI Friday 9:00 – 3:30
* Home Base Thursday 8 – 4:30
* Bryant University PA Program Thursday 8 – 4:30
SOCIAL, FINANCIAL & GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES
* Unclaimed Property Thursday 9:00 – 4:30 – Friday 9:00 – 3:30
* Westbay Community Action Thursday 9:00 – 4:30 – Friday 9:00 – 3:30
Social Security Administration
RI Office of Child Support Services
Citizens Bank
Taxpayer Advocate Serviice
Internal Revenue Service- SPEC
* RI Elder Info Thursday 9:00 – 4:30 – Friday 12 – 3:30
Disability Rights Rhode Island
RI Energy
Providence VAMC Caregiver Support Program
* G Gallery Hair Cuts Thursday 11 – 4:00 – Friday 11 – 4:00
BHDDH
EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
* Blackstone Group Leasing and Management Thursday 9 – 2:30 – Friday 9 – 2:30
International Game Technology (IGT)
Amazon
Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative (PCVI)
Stanely Tree Service
VA Employment Services
Team Rubicon
* RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority Thursday 8 – 3:30 – Friday 8 – 12:00
* Cardi’s Thursday 8 – 1:00 – Friday 8 – 1:00
Roger Williams University College
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
OSDRI Legal Assistance for Warriors Program
Lavoie Law, LLC
The Law Office of Brett V. Beaubien
Rhode Island Public Defender
Rhode Island Legal Services – LITC
* Roger Williams University Law Clinic Friday 8 – 4:30
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS / COMFORT & SUPPORT
HOPE Animal Assisted Crisis Response
Service Dog Questions
South Pointe Christian Church
Amenity Aid
American Red Cross
East Providence Elks Lodge
Potter League for Animals
