Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Rhode Island. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Rhode Island.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Rhode Island.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Rhode Island that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Division of Developmental Disabilities - Department of Mental Health, Retardation, & Hospitals
Kathleen Spangler, Acting Director
14 Harrington Road, Barry Hall
Cranston, RI  02920
Phone: 401-462-3234
Email: kspangler@mhrh.ri.gov

Developmental Disabilites Council
Marie Citrone, Executive Director
400 Bald Hill Road
Suite 151
Warwick, RI  02886
Phone: 401-737-1238
Fax: 401-737-3395
Email: riddc@riddc.org

DD Council
Christine Singleton, Chairperson
2 Ravena Ave. # 103
Riverside, RI  02915
Phone: 401-274-4400 ext 2407
Email: csingleton@riag.state.ri.us

Rhode Island Disability Law Center Inc.
Ray Bandusky, Director
151 Brodway, 3rd floor
Providence, RI  02903
Phone: 401-831-3150
Fax: 401-274-5568
Email: hn7384@handsnet.org

Division of Health Care Quality
John Young, Associate Director
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI  02920
Phone: 401-462-3113
Fax: 401-462-6338

University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy - Rhodes to Independence Program
Elaina Goldstein, Director of Public Policy
RI
Email: egoldste@dhs.ri.gov

Veterans Affairs
Daniel Evangelista, State Director of Veterans Affairs
RI
Email: devangelista@dhs.ri.gov

Department of Employment and Training
Wendi Miller, One Stop Project Manager
101 Friendship St.
Providence, RI  02903
Phone: 401-222-1133
Fax: 401-222-1136
Email: wmiller@dit.state.ri.us

Human Resources Investment Council - Department of Labor and Training
Richard Beneduce, State WIA Administrative Chief
1511 Pontiac Avenue Bldg. 72~2
Cranston, RI  02920
Phone: 401-462-8781
Fax: 401-462-8865

Pari Independent Living Center
Leo Canuel, Executive Director
Independence Square
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI  02860
Phone: 401-725-1966
Fax: 401-725-2104
Email: paricil@aol.com

Blackstone Valley Center ILP
Peter Holden, Executive Director
115 Manton Street
Pawtucket, RI  02861
Phone: 401-727-0150

Ocean State CIL
Lorna Ricci, Executive Director
1944 Warwick Ave
Warwick, RI  02889-2443
Phone: 401-738-1013
Fax: 401-738-1083
Email: oscil@oscil.org

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