Summer Fun! Resources Sheet for Kids of All Ages! June, 2014

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SUMMER FUN! RESOURCES SHEET FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! JUNE, 2014

FOOD

FARM FRESH & SNAP EBT SNAP recipients can use their EBT cards to buy fresh produce at many of the farmer’s markets located throughout RI. Just come to the info table at one of the markets (see complete list at: http://www.farmfresh.org/markets/freshbucks.php). Swipe the card and receive Fresh Bucks coins to use with market vendors. Fresh Bucks are currency for fresh food from local farms and producers at RI farmers markets. • Some of the locations also offer the Fresh Bucks Program. For every $5.00 of SNAP benefits used, To get Regional Bookmarks with mar kets in your area, call 312-4250. participants will receive $2.00 of additional free produce! • SNAP can also be used for CSA Subscriptions & to buy seeds! For more information, call Georgina Sarpong, 312-4250 or [email protected]

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR KIDS & TEENS TO AGE 18 For many kids, summertime means food, friends and fun. For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, however, the summer months can be stressful and family food budgets have to be stretched even further. FREE summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meals sites across Rhode Island. Please contact 2-1-1 for exact times and locations.

SALVATION ARMY CORP NEWPORT PROMOTES STORY TIME FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD The Salvation Army of Newport will be partnering with the Newport Public Library to offer a series of Summer Story Times with a twist. Beginning on Friday, June 27th at 10:00 all kids who are registered with the Salvation Army Newport Corps Food Pantry will receive a back pack filled with food when they attend the Summer Story Time. Each child in the household will be able to return weekly to Summer Story Time to refill their back pack. This program runs through August 29th and is geared for children ages 6-10, but all are welcome. Questions about this program should be sent to: [email protected]

Prepared by Rhode Island Community Food Bank | June 23, 2014 Contact: Mev Miller, Ed.D., Community Resource Coordinator | 401-230-1707 | [email protected] ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN

RESOURCE GUIDES WITH FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES (some have no/low-cost options) • 100 Things to Do with Your Kids in Rhode Island from KidInfo lists Many of the activities are listed as free. Visit: kidoinfo.com/ri/100-things-to-do-with-your- kids-in-rhode-island/ A printable version is available at: kidoinfo.com/ri/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kidoinfo- 100-things-to-do-with-kids-june2014.pdf • Rhode Island Family Guide Complete listing of many activities for children throughout the state. Some are free. Visit www.rifamilyguide.com/index.html • Newport Family Resource Guide Developed by Newport SCORES (Schools, Community Organize for Results/Educational Success), this guide provides information to help children and families access educational services and other basic needs resources. Pages 9 – 16 list Summer Programs and Childcare. To download the resource, go to: www.npsri.net/cms/lib/AC20000000/Centricity/Domain/25/NewportFamilyResourceGuide.pdf

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS The Rhode Island Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs consists of seven autonomous organizations, working together to inspire and enable youth across Rhode Island to realize their full potential. Now serving more than 25,000 youth, the Clubs are changing and saving lives with a wide variety of programs focused on Academic Success, Good Character & Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. • Cumberland-Lincoln: (401) 333-4850 | http://www.bgccl.org/ • East Providence: (401) 434-6776 | http://www.epbgc.org/ • Newport: (401) 847-6927 | http://www.bgcnewport.org/ • Pawtucket: (401) 722-8840 | http://www.bgcpawt.org/ • Providence: (401) 444-0750 | http://www.bgcprov.org/ • Warwick: (401) 467-4385 | http://www.wbgclubs.org/ • Woonsocket: (401) 766-9242 | http://www.bgcwoonsocket.org/

Providence Children’s Museum 100 South St., Providence, 401-273-5437 | www.childrenmuseum.org Providence Children’s Museum is open FREE every Friday evening June through Labor Day from 5:00 - 8:00 PM for “MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five!,” sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Also note: Visitors with Neighborhood Health Plan or United Health Care RiteCare insurance cards can visit FREE at anytime, Monday through Sunday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm as long as they present their insurance card for each individual in their party.

Prepared by Rhode Island Community Food Bank | June 23, 2014 Contact: Mev Miller, Ed.D., Community Resource Coordinator | 401-230-1707 | [email protected]

The City of Providence – Parks & Recreation Programs This year, the City of Providence is pleased to expand its summer camp programming, which had previously included sports camps, with new options for Providence children to explore the arts and nature during summer months. Options are available for Providence children ages 5 through 12 to enjoy safe, fun and educational summer programs. Camp sessions are scheduled for the months of July and August at locations throughout the City. All summer camps cost $5 per week and include lunch.

For more details & registration forms, visit: http://www.providenceri.com/parks-and- rec/registration-opens-for-citys-summer-sports-arts

Local Libraries Check out the local library. Many offer free summer reading programs and activities for children.

YMCA The YMCA in various communities offers childcare, educational opportunities, sports and recreation, camps, and much more. Contact the Y in your local community for details. • Barrington Bayside Branch: 245-2444| http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Community Services/InTown: 456-0100 • Cranston Branch: 943-0444 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Providence East Side: 521-0155 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Pawtucket Heritage Park YMCA: 727-7050 | www.goymca.com • Warwick Kent County: 828-0130 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Lincoln MacColl Field YMCA: 725-0773 | www.goymca.com • Seekonk MA Newman Branch: 508-336-7103 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Newport Armed Services YMCA: 846-9622 | https://www.asymca.org/ • Newport County YMCA: 847-9200 | http://www.newportymca.org/ • Pawtucket YMCA: 727-7900, www.goymca.com • Providence YMCA: 521-9622 | www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Smithfield YMCA: 949-2480 | http://www.ymca1.org/ • South County Branch: 783-3900 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • North Kingstown West Bay: 295-6501 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org • Westerly-Pawcatuck YMCA: 596-2894 • Coventry Westwood YMCA: 397-7779 | www.goymca.com • Woonsocket YMCA: 769-0791 | www.woonymca.org • Wakefield YMCA Camp Fuller: 783-5359 | http://www.ymcagreaterprovidence.org

YWCA Northern RI: 769-7450 | 514 Blackstone Street, Woonsocket. | http://www.ywcari.org/ Programs and activities (including day care and summer camps) to enrich the lives of women and girls: health, wellness, leadership, economic opportunities, technology education and more.

Prepared by Rhode Island Community Food Bank | June 23, 2014 Contact: Mev Miller, Ed.D., Community Resource Coordinator | 401-230-1707 | [email protected]

ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS SUMMER CLASSES & JOB TRAINING • Crossroads RI | 160 Broad St., Providence | 401-277-4352 See attached flyers for the “Get Hired” program and Janitorial Training

• NetworkRI | 1 Reservoir Ave., Providence | http://www.networkri.org/ Job Fair Fridays, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm o July 11 o August 1 o September 12

• RI Family Literacy Initiative at Providence Public Library | 150 Empire St., Providence | 401-455-8041 The RI Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI) is offering several summer programs for adults: Computer classes, basic literacy, transitions to college, and job training. *See the attached RIFLI flyers for more information.

CONCERT SERIES AT NINIGRET PARK Ninigret Park, in front of the Kimball Pavilion, 5:30 – 7:30 pm This event is free to everyone! For more information you can call the Charlestown Parks and Rec Department at 364-1222 or email Vicky Hilton at [email protected]

• July 13th: David Gerald- Rhythm and Blues • July 27th: Al Keith Collective - Dance Music • August 17th: Atomic - high energy rock and roll • August 24th: John Fusek - Forever Young - Neil Young Tribute Band

Prepared by Rhode Island Community Food Bank | June 23, 2014 Contact: Mev Miller, Ed.D., Community Resource Coordinator | 401-230-1707 | [email protected]

2014 Rhode Island Summer Farmers’ Markets

Key: ✶ - Market accepting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) ❖ - Market accepting WIC checks B - Market offering Bonus Bucks (SNAP shoppers receive $2 bonus for every $5 spent)

Bristol County Newport County Colt State Park Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Aquidneck Growers' Hope St And Asylum Rd, Bristol Saturday Farmers Market ✶ ❖ F, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, May 2 to Oct 31 Newport Vineyards & Winery 909 East Main Road, Middletown Haines State Park Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Sa, 9:00 am—1:00 pm, Jun 7 to Oct 25 Haines Memorial State Park Haines Park Rd, Barrington Aquidneck Growers' W, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, May 7 to Oct 29 Wednesday Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Along the shaded walk Mount Hope Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Memorial Blvd And Chapel St, Newport Mount Hope Farm W, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jun 4 to Oct 29 250 Metacom Ave, Bristol Sa, 9:00 am—1:00 pm, Year Round Jamestown Farmers Market Fort Getty Pavillion 913 Fort Getty Rd, Jamestown Kent County M, 4:00—7:00pm, Jun 23 to Sep 1

East Greenwich Farmers Market Newport / Long Wharf Farmers Market ❖ Academy Field State Pier 9 Church St & Rector St Long Wharf At Washington St, Newport M, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jun 2 to Oct 6 F, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 25 to Oct 31

Goddard State Park Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Sandywoods Farmers Market ✶ ❖ 345 Ives Rd, Warwick Sandywoods Center for the Arts F, 9:00 am—1:00 pm, May 2 to Oct 31 43 Muse Way, Tiverton

Th, 4:00pm—7:00pm, May 22 to Nov 6th Greene Farmers Market

Greene Public Library

179 Hopkins Hollow Road Tu, 4:00pm-7:00pm, Jun 3 to Oct 7 Providence County Armory Farmers Market ✶ ❖ B West Warwick / Thundermist Farmers Market Dexter Park by the Cranston Armory ✶ ❖ B Parade St and Hudson St, Providence Thundermist Health Center Th, 3:30 pm—7:00 pm, May 29 to Oct 30 186 Providence Street, West Warwick Th, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 3 to Oct 30

For maps and the most recent updates, visit http://www.farmfresh.org/

❖ Providence County (cont) Hope Street Wednesday Farmers Market Broad Street Farmers Market ✶ ❖ B Lippitt Park Algonquin House 1059 Hope St, Providence 807 Broad St, Providence W, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, May 21 to Oct 29 Sa, 8:30 am—12:00 pm, Jul 5 to Oct 25 ❖ Johnston Farmers Market Brown University Farmers Market ✶ ❖ B Memorial Park Wriston Quad 1583 Hartford Ave. Thayer St And George St, Providence M, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 28 to Oct 27 W, 11:00am—2:00pm, Sep 3 to Oct 29 North Providence Farmers Market ❖ Burrillville Farmers Market ✶ ❖ Governor John Notte, Jr. Park off of Route 7 Stillwater Mill Complex 1675 Douglas Avenue 100 Tinkham Lane, Harrisville F, 3:30 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 11 to Sep 12 Sa, 9:30 am—12:30 pm, May 17 to Oct 18 ✶❖ Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market B Capitol Hill Farmers Market ❖ Neutaconkanut Park RI Department of Health Plainfield St, Providence 3 Capitol Hill, Providence M, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 7 to Oct 27 Th, 11:00 am—2:00 pm, Jul 24 to Oct 30 Northwest Farmers Market Cranston Whole Foods Farmers Market Petersen Farm Garden City 451 Putnam Pike, Chepachet 151 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston Su, 11:00am - 2:00pm, Jun 1 to Sep 28 Th, 3:00 pm— 7:00 pm or dusk, Jun 5 to Oct 23 ✶❖ Pawtucket Slater Park Farmers Market B Downtown Farmers Market ✶ ❖ B Slater Park, Pawtucket Kennedy Plaza Su, 12:00 pm—3:00 pm, Jul 6 to Oct 26 Washington St, Providence ✶❖ Tu, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 1 to Oct 28 Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market B Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Parking Lot Fruit Hill Farmers Market ✶ ❖ 60 Rhodes Pl, Cranston Rhode Island College Sa, 9:00 am—12:00 pm, May 10 to Nov 22 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence Th, 4:00 pm—6:00 pm, Aug 7 to Oct 2 Providence Whole Foods Farmers Market University Heights Greenville Farmers Market 601 North Main St., Providence St. Thomas Episcopal Church M, 3:00 pm—7:00 pm or dusk, May 5 to Oct 27 Route 44, Greenville ❖ Sat,1:00pm--4:00pm, May 10 to Oct 11 Scituate Farmers Market Village Green, Scituate Art Festival Grounds Hope Street Saturday Farmers Market ✶ ❖ B West Greenville Rd And Silk Lane, North Lippitt Park Scituate 1059 Hope St, Providence Sa, 9:00 am—12:30 pm, May 10 to Oct 4 Sa, 9:00 am—1:00 pm, May 17 to Oct 25 ✶❖ Woonsocket Farmers Market B Thundermist Health Center 450 Clinton St. Tu, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Jul 1 to Oct 28

For maps and the most recent updates, visit http://www.farmfresh.org/

Washington County South Kingstown URI Farmers Market ❖ Block Island Saturday Farmers Market URI East Farm Negus Park 2095 Kingstown Rd., South Kingstown 100 Ocean Ave., Block Island Sa, 8:30 am—12:00 pm, May 3 to Oct 25 Sa, 9:00 am—11:30 am, Jun 14 to Oct 11 ❖ Wakefield / Marina Park Farmers Market Block Island Wednesday Farmers Market Marina Park, South County Hospital exit off Rt. 1 Manisses Corner 2 Salt Pond Rd, Wakefield High St And Spring St, Block Island Tu, 2:00 pm—6:00 pm, May 6 to Oct 28 W, 9:00 am—11:30 am, Jun 11 to Aug 27 Weekapaug Farmers Market Charlestown Farmers Market ✶ Weekapaug Fire District Office Church of the Holy Spirit 4 Wawaloam Ave, Weekapaug 4150 Old Post Rd. F, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Jun 27 to Aug 29 F, 9:30 am—1:00 pm, Jun 20 to Aug 29 Westerly / Avondale Farmers Market Coastal Growers Market ❖ Heart of Avondale Casey Farm 93 Watch Hill Road, Westerly 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown Th afternoon, Jun to Aug Sa, 8:30 am—12:30 pm, May 17 to Oct 25 Westerly / Pawcatuck Farmers Market ❖ Exeter Farmers Market Just past The Bridge restaurant Exeter Public Library 85 Main Street, Westerly 773 Ten Rod Road Th, 10:00 am—1:00 pm, Jun 19 to Oct 16 W, 3:00 pm—6:30 pm, May 21 to Oct 1 Wickford Village Farmers Market Fishermen's Memorial State Park Farmers Town Parking Lot Market ❖ 63 Brown St 1011 Point Judith Road, Narragansett Th, 3:00pm—7:00pm, Jun 5 to Sep 25 Su, 9:00 am—1:00 pm, to May 4 to Oct 26

Richmond Farmers Market ❖ Richmond Town Hall Route 138 At Richmond Townhouse Rd Sa, 9:00 am—12:30 pm, May 17 to Oct 18

For maps and the most recent updates, visit http://www.farmfresh.org/

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When: During the SUMMER (July-August). Who: FREE for teens and children, 18 and under. Where: Call 211* to nd a location near you.

Cuando: Durante el VERANO (Julio-Agusto). Quien: GRATIS para jóvenes y niños, menores de 19 años. Donde: Llama al 211* para encontrar un lugar en tu vecindario.

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Child Nutrition Programs

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. USDA es un empleador y proveedor con igualdad de oportunidades. Summer Food Service Program Healthy Meals for Kids!!

For many kids, summertime means food, friends and fun. For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, however, the summer months can be stressful and family food budgets have to be stretched even further. Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meals sites across Rhode Island.

Many summer meals sites offer fun learning and recreational activities so kids and teens can eat a healthy meal while staying active and being with friends. Sites are also registered with the USDA and are held at safe local places like schools, churches and community centers.

Free Summer Meal Program Details: • Meals are FREE to children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals site • Free summer meals will help families save money and stretch their already tight food budgets • Food served is healthy and follows USDA nutrition guidelines • Summer meals sites are at fun, safe places for kids and teens to be active and visit with friends • No application or proof of income needed. You can just bring your child to a summer meals site in your community

If you or someone you know is interested, call 211 to find a site near you.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

MetLife FREE Family Friday’s 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Providence Children’s Museum is open FREE every Friday evening June through Labor Day from 5:00 - 8:00 PM for “MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five!,” sponsored by MetLife Foundation.

*Visitors with Neighborhood Health Plan or United Health Care RiteCare insurance cards can visit FREE at anytime, Monday through Sunday 9am - 6pm as long as they present their insurance card for each individual in their party.

100 SOUTH STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 | (401) 273-5437 http://www.childrenmuseum.org/

Kidoinfo Guide: 100+ Things To Do with Kids in Rhode Island Plus bonus ideas in nearby MA and CT. (Revised and updated: June, 2014)

Consider 100+ Things To Do with Kids in Rhode Island Kidoinfo’s Bucket List, filled with things to do with your children before they grow up! Fun, food, culture, and history—all unique to our area: these are things we believe every young Rhode Islander should see and do.

For easy planning in any weather and any mood, our list is divided into four categories: Outdoor, Indoor, Food, and Close-to-RI-Favorites. We’ve included a note to let you know if the activity is FREE. (Always a bonus in our book!)

100+ Things To Do with Kids in Rhode Island has been updated again in June of 2014 to incorporate fresh ideas from Kidoinfo readers, and to remove items that have closed or changed since the list made its debut in 2009.

The guide is easy to use—print it out, check things off as you go, add date of visit, make notes, and add your own favorite spots!

outdoor

1. Visit Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence. Learn why the founder of Rhode Island was also a champion of the ideal of religious freedom. Bonus: Lovely spot for an outdoor picnic in season. (Free) 2. Stroll through Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, and find the resting place of famous souls like horror, fantasy, science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. (Free) 3. Jump aboard the sunken ship The Hannah in Burnside Park (downtown Providence). Open all year long. (Free) Bonus: Attend Kidoinfo Storytime and Art in the Park during July and August. (Free) 4. Take a trolley tour of Providence. 5. Watch the sunset over downtown Providence from Prospect Terrace. Park or hike to the top of Neutaconkanut Hill for another great view of the city. (Free) 6. Music! Enjoy concerts at Waterplace Park in downtown Providence. (Free) 7. Experience Waterfire in downtown Providence. Get there just before sunset to see the iconic bonfires as they are being lit. (Free) 8. Take a gondola ride during Waterfire in downtown Providence. 9. Visit the window displays of Big Nazo Lab, located in downtown Providence at the corner of Eddy and Fulton Streets. If you’re lucky, you may get a sneak peak inside. (Free) 10. Visit the original Shepard Fairey mural (commissioned by AS220 in 2010) painted on the side of the Pell Chafee Theatre on Aborn Street. (Free) 11. Make art and enjoy live music at AS220’s annual FooFest in downtown Providence. Takes place over the course of one weekend each August. 12. Pack a picnic supper and dine on the lawn of the John Brown House in Providence while listening to Concerts Under the Elms, Thursday evenings in the summer. 13. Visit the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence: meet the animals and play in the Big Backyard space. 14. Rent a swan paddle boat, canoe, kayak at Roger Williams Park in Providence. 15. Run in the breeze at India Point Park in Providence. Find the pirate ship in the 49-foot ceramic mural located near the playground. (Free) 16. Play at Dexter Park located next to the Cranston Armory in Providence. (Free) 17. Take a hike! Visit Rhode Island Families in Nature to choose from almost four dozen trails throughout Rhode Island. (Free) 18. Play the Rhode Island Farm Scavenger Hunt. Take a road trip and explore 28 of RI’s 1,200 working farms. Visit www.RIFruitGrowers.org to download the map and clues or pick up a pamphlet at a participating farm.

• Visit a real working dairy farm: Wrights Dairy Farm and Bakery in North Smithfield (Blackstone Valley). • Travel back in time by visiting a 1790s New England farm: Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol. • Visit Casey Farm in Saunderstown. (Free for Historic New England members and Saunderstown residents.) • Visit a working family farm: Watson Farm in Jamestown (Free for Historic New England members and Jamestown residents.) • Visit a real working farm: Dame Farm and Orchards in Johnston. • Visit Kenyon’s Grist Mill in Usquepaug. (Free with a food or clothing donation for the Jonny Cake Center.)

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19. Shop from a local farmer. Many outdoor farmer markets open May through November with a handful open indoors the remainder of the year. (Visit www.FarmFreshri.org for a complete list of markets.) 20. Go for a ride on the East Bay bike path from Providence to Bristol. (Free) Ice cream stops in Riverside, Warren, and Bristol. Visit http://www.dot.ri.gov/community/bikeri/index.php for a list of bike paths around the state. (Free) 21. Watch Movies on the Block outside on Thursday evenings (June-September) in downtown Providence. (Free) 22. Fly a kite at Breton State Park along Ocean Drive in Newport. Annual Newport Kite Festival in mid-July. (Free) 23. Visit Touro Synagogue, America’s oldest synagogue, in Newport. 24. Experience the Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park, first weekend in August. 25. Visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. 26. Stroll the Cliff Walk in Newport and imagine living in the opulent mansions. (Free) 27. Spend the night at the Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport. 28. Spend the day at Easton’s Beach in Newport. Enjoy the carousel, water slide, skateboard park, and playground. 29. Visit Save the Bay Exploration Center & Aquarium in in Newport. 30. Pack a tailgate picnic and head to Glen Farms in Portsmouth for the Newport International Polo Series. During time-outs, kids run on to the field to stomp down divots. Every Saturday evening in summer. 31. Check out the tide pools at Beavertail State park in Jamestown. (Free) 32. Visit a former military fort with a history dating back over two centuries at Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown. (Free) 33. Join URI Marine Scientists at Fort Getty in Jamestown on a summer day at low tide for a two-hour beach walk. 34. Visit the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. 35. Have a picnic at Roger W. Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett at sunset. (Free after 5pm) 36. Visit every carousel in the Rhode Island area: Crescent Park Looff Carousel (East Providence), Flying Horse Carousel (Watch Hill), Slater Memorial Park Carousel (Pawtucket), Carousel Village, Roger Williams Park (Providence), Easton’s Beach Carousel (Newport). 37. Explore Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth, the oldest and most northern topiary garden in the United States. 38. See Shakespeare in the Park during the summer in Wilcox Park in Westerly. (Free) 39. Visit a blue lobster at the Audubon Environmental Education Center in Bristol. 40. Welcome spring by attending Daffodil Days at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol. Bring your camera! 41. Take a hike up the old ski lift at Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland. (Free) 42. Book a group tour of the Johnston Landfill. 43. Attend a PawSox youth clinic before the Red Sox minor league baseball team’s game in Pawtucket. (The clinic is free. Tickets required for game.) 44. Go bouldering in Lincoln Woods. (Free) 45. Watch a film at the Rustic Tri-View Drive-In, Rte 146, North Smithfield. Open May through September. 46. Pick your own berries, and make your own jam. 47. Visit the Chapel-By-The-Sea in Colt State Park in Bristol. (Free) 48. Visit the Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown. 49. Visit the shops, feed the animals, and picnic at the Fantastic Umbrella Factory in Charlestown. (Admission is free.) 50. Swim, fish, play, or go boating at Ninigret Park in Charlestown. Visit the Frosty Drew Observatory on Friday evenings to get closer to the night sky. 51. Go camping in Hope Valley’s Arcadia Management Area. 52. Step back into history and explore Smith’s Castle in Wickford. 53. Swim at the Spring Lake Beach Facility and play in the arcade in Burrillville. 54. Go fishing at Sabin Point Park in East Providence. (Free) 55. Take the ferry round trip to Block Island for the day. 56. Visit the Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum in Jamestown. 57. Have a picnic at Goddard State Park in Warwick. (Free) 58. Ride the Prudence Island Ferry round trip from Bristol for a delightful daytrip. 59. Go on a seal watch. See Harbor seals in Narragansett Bay. View seals from Rome Point from October through April at low tide. (Free) 60. Visit the Biomes Marine Biology Center in North Kingstown. 61. Visit the tiny pirate playground in Warren. (Free) Followed by ice cream at Imagine. 62. Visit the imPossible Dream Playground in Warwick. (Free) 63. Rent kayaks. East Bay Paddle will drop kayaks off at one of 3 locations in Barrington: Brickyard Pond Veteran’s Memorial Park (Do you know why it’s called Brickyard Pond?), Hundred Acre Cove at Walker’s Farm or Bullocks Cove Haines Park. 64. Cool off at the Waterpark at Yawgoo Valley in Exeter. 65. Visit the Washington County Fair in Richmond during one long weekend in mid-August. 66. Go ice skating outdoors during the winter or indoors during the summer.

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indoor

67. Play at the Providence Children’s Museum. Explore the Discovery Center (inside) and climb the Climber (outside). (Free admission after 5 on select Fridays during the year.) 68. Visit RISD Museum of Art and think like an explorer. Find the mummy or hunt for food motifs. (Free on Sundays and third Thursday of the month.) 69. Visit the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab, just around the corner from the RISD museum. See an amazing variety of specimens on display, including birds, bears and bones. (Free.) 70. Visit the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology in Providence. 71. Visit the Museum of Natural History and Cormack Planetarium in Providence. 72. Enjoy films from around world, and learn about filmmaking at the annual Providence Children’s Film Festival. Takes place during the month of February. (Each year, some screenings are free.) 73. Visit the children’s room in one of America’s oldest libraries: Providence Athenaeum on Benefit Street in Providence. (Free.) 74. See a show at Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence. Check the schedule to attend the brown bag lunch organ concert series. (Free.) 75. Cheer on the P-Bruins at a hockey game in Providence. 76. Watch an IMAX movie at Providence Place Mall. 77. Watch children’s films at Cinemaworld in Lincoln every morning at 10AM, all summer long. (Children are FREE.) 78. Enjoy a garden oasis all year long at the Botanical Center in Roger Williams Park in Providence. 80. Take the Underdog Tour. Visit all the Providence locations used in the film. (Free) 81. Visit the Johnson and Wales Culinary Museum on the Providence-Cranston line. (Scheduled to reopen September, 2014.) 82. See Kaleidoscope Children’s Summer Theater at Rhode Island College’s Roberts Hall Auditorium. Tuesdays during July and August. 83. Go duckpin bowling (no ducks involved). Find a list of Rhode Island Duckpin bowling alleys at The Rhode Less Traveled. 84. Attend story time any time of year at Barrington Books, Books on the Square, or your favorite library. (Free) 85. Children provide the power and operate miniature machinery in the Apprentice Alcove at Slater Historic Mill the birthplace of the industrial revolution in Pawtucket. 87. Learn why we honor Gilbert Stuart by visiting the Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum in Saunderstown. Open May through October. 88. Visit the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket. 89. See a show at Stadium Theater Performing Arts Centers in Woonsocket. food

90. Eat gelato from Venda in DePasquale Plaza in Providence. (In summer, eat near the fountain.) 91. Have wood-grilled pizza at the legendary Bob and Timmy’s in Providence. Eat more yummy pizza at the recent pizza additions to the city: Flatbread Pizza Company or Coal Fired Pizza. 92. Have ice cream at Three Sisters in Providence. 93. Buy a house made hotdog from The Wurst Window at Chez Pascal – take it to go to enjoy by the fountain in Lippitt Park in Providence. 94. Eat crepes or cupcakes at the Duck & Bunny. Eat out in the back garden, weather permitting. 95. Have a food truck lunch or dinner. Use this link to find a list of trucks and their routes. 96. Have supper at Champlins. 97. Enjoy live music and a fun meal at Buster Krab’s Burger Shack and Beach Bar in Narragansett. 98. Order a coffee cabinet at Delekta Pharmacy in Warren. 99. Have a Del’s lemonade. Find the Del’s nearest you with the tool on this page. 100. Have breakfast or lunch at Crazy Burger in Narragansett. 101. Buy lobster off the boat in Point Judith in Narragansett. 102. Have clam cakes at Aunt Carrie’s in Point Judith in Narragansett. 103. Buy pie at Schartner Farms in Exeter. 104. Have a lobster roll at Blount Clam Shack on the waterfront in Warren, or downtown Providence. 105. Devour homemade ice cream at the original Gray’s in Tiverton. 106. Have lunch at Stanley’s in Central Falls, open since 1932.

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107. Have a doughboy at Iggy’s in Warwick (open year round) or in Narragansett (seasonal). 108. Have breakfast at the classic Modern Diner in Pawtucket. close-to-Rhode Island Many free or discount passes are available at the library.

Connecticut

• Visit the Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton, CT. (Free) • Watch the drawbridge raise and lower for boats in downtown Mystic, CT. (Free) Bonus: Toy store, ice cream, playground all nearby! • Visit Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT. • Visit the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. • Visit Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT.

Massachusetts

• Cut flowers at Four Town Farm (priced per pound) in Seekonk, MA. • Visit Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA. • Visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, MA. • Visit Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA. • Visit Plimouth Plantation in Plymoth, MA. • Visit the Discovery Museums in Acton, MA. • Visit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. • Visit the Ecotarium: Museum of Science and Nature in Worcester, MA. • Zoom! Car racing and bumper boats at the Grand Prix in Seekonk. • For even noisier, faster fun, watch a race or demolition derby at Seekonk Speedway. You might get dirty. • Visit PaperHouse, a house made ONLY of paper, in Rockport, MA. • Visit Nash Dino Land in South Hadley, MA. • Visit the Museum of Science in Boston, MA. (Free with your Roger Williams Park Zoo membership.) • Visit the Boston Children’s Museum in Boston, MA. (Free with Providence Children’s Museum membership!) • Learn how ice cream is made at Bliss Dairy in Attleboro, MA.

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160 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903

Janitorial Training Program

Next Class Begins:

August 4, 2014

Program runs for 8 weeks, 20 hours a week

Program Components: Class: Monday – Thursday, 9AM – 12Noon Class Content: Homework: 3 hours a week Internship: 5 hours a week  Hands-on training in proper Cleaning Techniques Requirements:  Personal safety and professionalism in Highly motivated and willing to find employment the workplace Willingness to complete an internship  Green Clean Institute Certification Ability to commit to a total of 8 weeks  OSHA 10 General Industry Certification Participate in all class activities which involve hands  Mold Remediation Certification on training and techniques  Bloodborne Pathogens Certification

 *You must be receiving services from SNAP, DHS, Employability Skills DLT or ORS to participate in this program

Please attend our Crossroads Program information session held every Thursday at 2PM to learn more about this program and other programs Crossroads offers. Use the back entrance at 160 Broad Street and let the receptionist know you are here for an information session.

For more information contact: Leanne Ovalles at 401-277-4369, or [email protected] 160 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903

Attention SNAP/Food Stamp Recipients!

Are you looking for a job? Learn the skills you need to successfully compete in today’s workforce in our Get Hired! Fast Track: Pre-Employment Program

Next Class Begins: Monday July 7, 2014

Program Commitment: 4 weeks for 20 hours a week Class Schedule: Monday-Thursday 9AM-2PM Internship: 3 hours a week

Class Content: Self-awareness, Career Exploration, and Goal Setting Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing Computer-assisted Job Search

Please attend our Crossroads Program information session held every Thursday at 2PM for more information about this program and other programs we offer. Please use the back entrance of Crossroads RI at 160 Broad Street and let the receptionist know you are here for an information session.

For more information contact: Jeanne Behie, Get Hired Instructor at 401.277.4352 or Email: [email protected]

10 Week Computer Classes For ESL Adults June – August 2014

The classes will include: Computer Basics, Email, Internet, Windows and Microsoft Word.

BEGINNING COMPUTER USERS ARE WELCOME!

Sign up for our free computer classes at: Cranston Public Library, Location to Be Confirmed, Cranston Monday and Wednesday, 10am-12pm, Starts June 16th & Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-12pm, Starts June 17th

Call 455-8041 (hablo Espanol) or email Nancy at [email protected] to register or for more information. This project was made possible in part by a Library of Rhode Island grant from the Rhode Island Office Library and Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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College & Career Transitions Classes for Non-Native English Speakers at the Pawtucket & Providence Public Libraries

You are invited to take part in these classes.

Pawtucket Public Library, 13 Summer Street, Pawtucket Fridays, 9:30am-12:30pm

Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence Mondays, 6-8pm

Class Session July 7-August 15, 2014

College & Career Transitions is designed to help advanced second language learners who are looking to improve their skills to eventually go on to pursue higher education classes or degree programs or employment.

To register, call Nancy Fritz at 401-455-8041 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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RIFLI Summer Classes Beginning & Intermediate Levels Second Language College &Careers Wednesday & Thursday, 6 396 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston 150 Empire150 Street, Providence Intermediate/Advanced Level

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