Annual Backpack Drive 2025 (The Arc Rhode Island)

 

 

Friday, August 22, 2025

The Impossible Dream Center

575 Centerville Rd #4

Warwick, RI  

The Arc Rhode Island invites you to participate in our Annual Backpack Drive, a vital initiative aimed at providing essential school supplies to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities . By fostering community connections and strengthening support systems, we can make a significant impact in the lives of those we serve. Let's work together to create a brighter future. Join us in making a difference today!

 

Visit our website for all the details! https://ri.thearc.org/annual-backpack-drive/

2025 Free Summer Children's Performances at the Slater Park in Pawtucket, RI

 

Sensory Storytime at the East Providence Public Library (RI) 2025

 

 

Our Sensory Storytime has a new day/time for the summer. Hope to see you there!

Monday, July 28th at 2pm.

Summer (July 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

 

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!! 

 

Return of the Dinosaurs: Sensory-Friendly Mornings at the Roger Williams Park (Providence, RI) 2025

 Join us for special sensory-friendly mornings an hour before the dinosaur trail opens to the public: designed for those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and sensory processing differences and their families from 8-9 am.

 

Registration Details

Cost:           $9

Location:   Roger Williams Park Zoo

Date:          July 6, 2025

Time:         8:00 am - 9:00 am 

Tickets online:

 

https://www.rwpzoo.org/event/return-of-the-dinosaurs-sensory-friendly-mornings-jul6/ 

 

OSCIL Peer Support & Advocacy Group (2025)

 Join us on Tuesday, July 8 for our Peer Support & Advocacy Group! a welcoming space to share your experiences, build connections, and support one another on the journey to independence. This month, we’re celebrating community, growth, and summertime spirit!

Warwick Public Library – IDEA Studio
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
RSVP by emailing Molly.Smith@oscil.org or texting 401-365-4863.

Accessibility is BEAUTIFUL (Providence, RI) 2025

 

Summer (June 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!! 

 

 

Checkout these great pictures from a Sensory Story Time with Ms. Lynette Youth Services Librarian at the Sunnyvale Public Library (CA). Thank you Ms. Lynnette for sharing. 🥰

 

Spring (May 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

 

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!!

Group Respite Care for family caregivers of children/adults with special needs and elder care (RI) 2025

 

Easter Egg Hunt 2025 hosted by the Spaulding Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers at Kent Hospital (RI)

 

Celebrating April ~ Autism Awareness Month at the Warwick Public Library (RI)

Thank you to the children's librarian at the Warwick Public Library (RI) for the book list and great book display in celebration of April's Autism Awareness Month. Yay!!
 

 

Next Chapter Book Club at the Warwick Public Library (RI)

Next Chapter Book Club aims to provide meaningful opportunities for lifelong-learning, social connections and authentic community inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

 

Bimonthly meetings are arranged between WPL and the Trudeau Center.

 

For more information, please contact jlinton@warwicklibrary.org

 

Coordinator: Jen Linton

 

Warwick Public Library (Central Library)

600 Sandy Lane Warwick, RI 02889

https://www.warwicklibrary.org/

 

 

Volunteers Needed: Free Top Soccer in Conventry (RI)

 

Spring Egg~Stravaganza with the Down Syndrome Society of RI, Inc (Sat, April 12th)

 

Down Syndrome Society of RI, Inc.

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Don't forget to register to join us for some hippity-hoppity fun!

 

Event details and registration:

 

www.powr.io/form-builder/i/39367778#page

 

Saturday, April 12th

 

Rain date Sunday, April 13th

 

** Please be aware of scammers. We will never reach out to you to purchase tickets. This is a free event for families of a loved one with Down syndrome.**

Spring (April 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

 

 

 

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!!

 

 

 

Sensory Friendly Matinee at the Barrington Public Library (RI) in honor of April ~ Autism Awareness Month

Barrington Public Library (RI)
281 County Rd, Barrington, RI 02806

401-247-1920

https://barringtonlibrary.org/

 

 

Sensory Friendly Storytime at the Warwick Public Library (RI)

 

Join us on Saturday, March 15th at 2:30 PM for Sensory Friendly Storytime - an inclusive program geared towards kids on the autism spectrum!

 

Intended for ages 3+ but all ages are welcome for interactive stories, puppets, and dance followed by play and art activities.

 

https://warwicklibrary.libcal.com/event/13605670

Sensory Friendly Saturday at the North Smithfield Public Library (RI)

 

Sensory Friendly Saturday at the North Smithfield Public Library on Saturday, March 15th at 11:00 a.m.

Event Details

Join us for a nature-based, open-ended activity station for children of all abilities. Each month station swill be available to encourage creativity, sensory exploration and socializing, with soft music, bubbles and a quiet tent space. Please register.

 

North Smithfield Library

20 Main St

Slatersville, RI 02876

(401) 767-2780

 

https://northsmithfield.librarycalendar.com/event/sensory-friendly-saturday-1814

 

 

Sensory Play at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett (RI)

 

 

To learn more about this program, please visit their website:

 

https://narlib.org/

 

Maury Loontjens Memorial Library

in Narragansett

25 Pier Marketplace

Narragansett, RI 02882

 

 

Spring (March 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

 

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!!

Winter (February 2025) Sensory Friendly Programs at the Rhode Island Public Libraries

Checkout these fabulous sensory friendly programs for children, teens and adults happening at the 

Rhode Island Public Libraries this month. Yay!!!

 

Down Syndrome Society of RI Presents Sweetheart Dance (Sat, Feb 15, 2025)

 

Success on the Spectrum Invites Everyone to Sensory Friendly Valentine's Day Craft Fair (Free)

 

Hands and Voices invites Deaf and Hard of Hearing teens to play a round of golf and connect! (February 18, 2025)