I had two bikes to donate and in my research Recycle-A-Bike came up. I sent them an email to verify…read moreif I can donate my bikes and received an automatic response with answers to the most common questions they get. One of the questions was "Can I donate my used bike and bike accessories?" The response was "Yes. Donations can be dropped off during all open hours: Tuesday: 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.; Thursday: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Open on Sundays during the Summer (May to September): Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. I visited Recycle-A-Bike on Tuesday about 7:00pm and a staff member welcomed me into the store. I informed him that I have two bikes to donate and he offered to help grab the bikes. He told me that he really appreciated the donation. When I was browsing the Recycle-A-Bike website, I noticed they offer a 5 week course to rebuild a bike-Changing flat tires/patching tubes, adjusting brakes, chain and cable maintenance, tuning and alignment of the derailleur/shifting mechanisms, truing up a wheel that is out of alignment, and checking/tightening bolts/fasteners on your bike. At the end of the class, you keep the bike. How cool is that?!

Great service and very friendly people. They were very helpful in helping me pick out the right…read morebike that suits me. The prices are great and they also fix bikes and show you how to fix your bike if you're interested.

Great tasting coffee Good service…read more Food- I didn't try due to my food allergies but it's a nice coffee shop with some cool things to try !

Great venue and concept. Over the past 10+ years I have met several great people with a variety of…read morefood options. Personable volunteers who are passionate about the mission and vision of H&M. The tour of the facility was impressive. Makes me want to start up a business.

I love donating to this organization. They make it so convenient where you can go on their website…read moreand choose the date you'd like for them to come to your home to pick up your donation! They accept clothing and small appliances. They also have a great mentor program for kids who would benefit from having a "big brother or sister." Thanks for everything you do, Big Brother and Sister of RI!

Donated a lot of slightly used children's toys. They promote, attentive and appreciative of the…read moredonation. I recommend this nonprofit.

My visit to this arts venue was really educational and fun…read more The center is a literary organization that celebrate stories as expressions of self, culture and connection, and as catalysts for change. LitArts RI supports Rhode Island writers through community events, workshops, writing groups, and shared creative workspace. Its mission is to build Rhode Island's arts community by supporting the state's creative writers and enriching the lives of readers. Since opening in 2018, LitArts RI has become a centralized hub for the Rhode Island literary community, serving 700 members and 3,000+ creatives statewide. In 2023, this new center was opened and it has since used for many festivals and events.

One of the most supportive resources for local literary, poetry, and podcast creators. There are…read moremultiple workshops monthly and as a member there is a built in community of likeminded individuals to network with, not to mention the space to do your work professionally and in peace. A million thanks to LITARTS RI...our podcast got its start in this building and now we hold the honor of MOTIF MAGAZINE "Favorite Local Podcast 2024". Listen to Little State Big Voices wherever podcasts are heard!

We did kitten yoga today at RISPCA and loved it! The space was clean and there plenty of adorable…read morekittens to go around. If you are looking for to adopt, come here...you can tell they take great care of the animals!

This is the nicest shelter! It's clean and quiet and the staff is wonderful. I adopted a 3 year old…read morekitty named Angel and we are so blessed to have her. The shelter made it really easy for us to adopt a pet and sent us home with a lot of information and a lot of gifts and goodies! I will use them again in the future.

Great market, great prices, fresh produce and really friendly volunteers there to help. Description…read morefrom their website. "Hope Market is stocked with donations from our partners in the retail food industry and is open to anyone who needs to stretch their weekly grocery budget. All proceeds from Hope Market help Feed RI deliver up to 150 pallets of food every month (free of charge!) to nonprofit organizations and community groups who feed their communities."

The food and the service from the kind and patient volunteers stood out the most to me. The only…read morenegative thing was that I walk with a cane and needed a chair, but there were none available. Unfortunately, I sat on the floor. My spine was in screaming pain ! I learned my lesson the hard way. I will definitely bring my walker next time...

Bored on a dreary day I decided to check out Savers for the first time. Came away less than…read moreimpressed. The place was absolutely packed, but nothing really interested me. Given, I'm not in the financial position to have to shop at a place like this, so for others this place is probably a godsend. I didn't even find anything with flipping, which I see people online do all the time. My advice, if you're in a financial rough patch, check them out, otherwise its probably not worth your time.

Wow was it crowded today. Got thru the browsing though and of course found a couple items. But you…read morecan see from the pictures that those shelves are super stacked and crowded. They should have a grace period of restock. I watched the staff continually bring things out and out on the over crowded shelves. Makes it look very cluttered.

They have an abundant amount of resources including housing, electric or gas bills help, clothing…read morehelp. They offer free classes, they offer free breakfast and free lunch hot meals. They also give ID vouchers for people who are in need of an ID and don't have the funds for it, they also help pay off in court finds you may have, they connect you with a caseworker to help you with different aspects of your life whether that's in need of a job, finding a doctor, sitting up appointments whatever it is that you need help with they set you up with somebody who can help or direct you on how to do something . As far as I know there are free CDL classes, free culinary classes, and free carpentry classes. There is access to transportation and they will help you set up medical rides or bus passes daily weekly or a monthly. It really is impossible to go hungry and Providence because of this place offering their hot breakfast with juice milk and even coffee. They also offer lunch between the hours of 11 and 12:00 every day. There's help for different kinds of people, do you need help mentally? They have groups for that including substance abuse, you need help getting on methadone or Suboxone or even just a simple medications such as tylenol? It will help you set up appointments with your doctors. If you don't know how to fill out any applications they help you with that as well! They have multiple people that speak different languages so there is help for everybody here. Sometimes there are research groups that compensate you. They also have a program called hands up if you come every Tuesday at 8:30 in the morning you can sign up to work twice a week for 3 weeks and make $50 each time. They also can help you get housing or some type of shelter they will connect you directly with the resources or phone numbers or people that you need to speak with if you really want help it will help you to their fullest.

This is an amazing place that serves anyone that wants to have the Lord Jesus in their lives! I…read moreespecially! My neices and nephews need to get to know Him but they turn away from the church once they all have children of their own. I don't even when I stopped going to church I never stopped going to pray I never stopped believing Jesus loved me when I was lost in this world! I am His baby! I came to Amous House only to get through the month of my spending cash so I wouldn't run out just run low a little bit.

This savers is a god one. It's super big and has a lot of product! Staff here is always super nice…read more Parking is a bit of a nightmare though. You'll find a spot, but getting out of the lot is a process.

A really surprising thrift store for me. It was such a large store and it was so organized…read more There was a lot of mechdise and some of it was ridiculously overpriced. I can't explain it but I think that they look at the names on the label and then price from there, but forgot that everything is used. I actually found a few items that seemed reasonably priced. Definitely a place to check out.