Woonsocket Safe Communities

It is the mission of Woonsocket Safe Communities (WSC) to educate and raise public awareness about seat belt use, care seat safety and bicycle and pedestrian safety in order to prevent injuries and death.  Our programs include  bi-weekly care seat checkpoints, two permanent inspection sites at the Woonsocket Police Department and Chaplin-Perez Center, and the Risk Watch Injury Prevention Program in the schools.  Woonsocket Safe Communities and the Woonsocket Police Department have partnered with WalMart on Diamond Hill Road to offer  bi-weekly Care Seat Checkpoints.

Parents and caregivers are invited to stop  by these events to have their children's seats checked and properly installed  by certified care seat technicians.  No appointment is necessary, just check your local listings for the next scheduled event.

Woonsocket Family Support Network

CCF is working in partnership with Family Resources Community Action to best meet the needs of our neighbors.  Staff from both agencies work together to help families with emergency basic needs; to help families find safe, affordable housing;  to help parents improve their job skills; and to help parents support their children’s development.

Woonsocket’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect

This is a 25-member task force led by CCF to address the high rate of child abuse and neglect in our city.  For the past 12 years, Woonsocket has had the highest or second highest rate of abuse in Rhode Island.

Woonsocket Agencies in Action

This is a coalition of Woonsocket churches and community agencies that run emergency food pantries.  Together we share resources, jointly seek funding to purchase protein items, and coordinate the distribution of produce to Woonsocket families during the summer and early fall.