American Diner Museum

www.americandinermuseum.org
Pretty self explanatory... great resource for history, news, tours, and a listing of diners for sale.

Apeiron Institute

www.apeiron.org
The Institute is a 55 acre farm out in Coventry, RI, which showcases ideas of sustainable living. They host forums and workshops dedicated to teaching people green alternatives.

Citywide Green: A Providence Greenspace Alliance

www.woonasquatucket.org/citywidegreen.htm
Brings together residents and organizations to advocate for the creation, preservation, maintenance and programming of our public spaces.

Our mission and goals outline a number of initiatives for the city to take to address the future of our public spaces. You can help us reach our goals. We believe that we can have public spaces that are assets to our neighborhoods by developing effective partnerships with local residents and city departments. We are already having regular meetings with city department heads to discuss issues of concern.

Clean Water Action

www.cleanwateraction.org
A national citizens’ organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.

College Hill Neighborhood Association

www.savecollegehill.com
The CHNA tracks local district issues affecting residents of College Hill, including expansion plans that Brown and RISD might have. Notices about meetings and zoning board hearings are posted. Hot issues include property taxes, overnight parking, and enforcement of the College Hill Institutional Zone.

Community MusicWorks

www.communitymusicworks.org
A community-based organization offering programs that build relationships between urban families and professional musicians in the South Side, West End, Elmwood, and Olneyville neighborhoods of Providence, Rhode Island. Our programs are anchored by the permanent residency of the Providence String Quartet. All four members teach music to young people, perform in the community, mentor students, and organize community musical events for students and their families.

Critical Mass

www.dutchmoney.com/criticalmass
Every first Friday of the month, meet at the Pineapple on Federal Hill (Atwells Ave) at 4:30 to ride through downtown and show motorists that there is another way.

Downtown Neighborhood Alliance

phone: 401.272.4771
Providing people who live and/or work in Providence with a strong residential voice. DNA says they can help develop a diverse, safe, and civil environment throughout downtown Providence by collaborating with Mayor Cicilline and key decision-makers to heighten the quality-of-life and image of our city.

ePreservation.net

www.epreservation.net
A preservation resource with links and guides to education and activism, as well as a cool “make your own preservation community” feature. Free to join.

Farm Fresh RI

www.farmfreshri.org
FFRI manage farmers' markets in Central Falls, Woonsocket and 5 farmers' markets in Providence: Armory Park, Brown University, the Holiday Market, Hope High School and Monday Market at Kennedy Plaza. These markets are the crossroads of urban and rural. They give city dwellers access to fresh local foods and the people who grow them. The markets give life to public spaces.

FFRI develops searchable web resources for finding seasonal foods, farms and markets in Rhode Island. Farmers can update the information about what they are growing and how they sell. Their FreshLink service lets farmers tell restaurants and food service the quantities, pricing and delivery logistics for what is fresh in their fields that week.

FFRI hosts workshops like the Local Food Forum and farmers' market info sessions to share ideas and promote networking between farmers, advocates, chefs, schools and food service.

Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services

36 Parkis Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
phone: 401.455.0810
Dedicated to a community plan that includes restoring historic homes and buildings, improving the safety and beauty of the streets, and preserving Elmwood's tradition of welcoming people of all incomes, origins, and beliefs.

GroundWork Providence :: Bike Downtown

www.bikedowntown.org
Bike Downtown, an initiative of the Providence Foundation, the City of Providence and Groundwork Providence, is making biking to work a safer and more pleasant experience for cyclists and motorists. Bike Downtown is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.

Grow Smart RI

www.growsmartri.com
Grow Smart Rhode Island is a statewide public interest group representing a broad coalition of partners fighting sprawl and leading the charge for better-managed growth through innovative policies and programs to revitalize city, town and village centers, preserve cultural and natural resources, and expand economic opportunity for all Rhode Islanders.

indyMedia: Providence

mediamutiny.org/riimc
We have been envisioning this site as a resource for political and cultural discussion and interaction and also as a source of news and a place for local people to share their ideas and stories for progressive social change.

Jewelry District Association

www.jewelrydistrict.org
The JDA keeps track of current events that effect residents and businesses of the Jewelry District. It also has an extensive history of the area, which has helped us with research of certain properties. They also help make sure new construction or rehab construction conforms to the design standards and guidelines for this Historic District. Interestingly, the site is sponsored by Belvior Properties.

New Urban Arts

www.newurbanarts.org
A non-profit organization that programs after-school arts mentoring groups for Providence high school students. Volunteers and art-mentors are always in need and greatly appreciated. Gallery/store/learning center located on Westminster Street across from Classical and Central high schools in the West End, and has a rotation of student art and music for display and for sale.

Pawtucket Arts Collaborative

www.pawtucketartscollaborative.org
PAC promotes the arts in Pawtucket through open studios and shows, as well as offering space to members on their website. They organize group shows and promote their membership with the yearly Trolley Tour of Pawtucket studio buildings.

People’s Power and Light

www.ripower.org
RI’s only non-profit organization devoted to energy issues pertaining to the environment and small energy consumers.

People’s School

www.peopleschool.org
People's School is a free community-learning project taking place all over Providence. Committed to bringing people of all ages together to share knowledge rooted in people’s experiences, challenge the racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism within ourselves and our communities, and learn outside of traditional educational structures.

PIPS

www.pipsworks.com
PIPS (Providence Institute for Psychogeographic Studies) works to facilitate and create actions and adventures that exercise human potential in new and inventive ways. We host a variety of public events throughout the year with the intention of getting people to expand the way they interact with their city.

Preserve RI

www.preserveri.org
Rhode Island’s only statewide non-profit preservation organization. Preserve Rhode Island is protecting Rhode Island’s historic structures and unique places for the enjoyment of present and future generations. Advocacy, Education, Merit Awards and Mini Grants help fuel the community and get our message out there.

Providence Preservation Society

www.ppsri.org
PPS is an advocacy group publishing the yearly Ten Most Endangered Buildings list, mill surveys, mill advocacy statements, testimony at various boards and commissions, planning and architectural reviews, etc. as well as developing recommendations of concept and language to reinforce existing ordinances in the city and state.

Revolving Fund
www.ppsrf.org
The Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund, Inc., was incorporated in 1980 as a separate, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, affiliated with the PPS. Through rehabilitation loans, ownership, development, and sale of property, the Revolving Fund is directly involved in the revitalization of historic neighborhoods and commercial areas in the city.

Recycle-a-Bike

www.recycleabike.org
Free Workshops on Bike Repair/Rebuilding. Volunteer for 4 or more hours and get a free bike!

RI Citizens for the Arts

www.ri4arts.org
RICA is a membership organization, functioning off of support from arts organizations and individual memberships, with the main goal being to work to secure financial resources and benefits for artists and the art community. Basically, they lobby at the State House and try to provide a voice for the arts.

Rhode Island Brewery History

www.rhodeislandbreweryhistory.com
A small but growing personal collection of RI brewerania. Photos and descriptions for the person who needs to know everything about Ri, Beer, and the obscure brands we produced back in the day.

RI Jobs with Justice

www.rijwj.org
Fighting for a living wage ordinance to be passed in Providence.

Southside Community Land Trust

To volunteer or for more info call 401.273.9419 or email
Committed to the belief that city dwellers are entitled to a healthy environment. Community gardens and educational programs that emphasize responsibility for the environment are offered.

Summit Neighborhood Association

www.sna.providence.ri.us
The SNA is an non-profit, grassroots organization of the residents of the Summit Neighborhood on the East Side of Providence.

West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation

www.westelmwood.org
A private, not-for profit community-based organization that promotes a healthy, sustainable community in the West End of Providence through cultivating and enabling home ownership. They help build and renovate homes, attract resources into the neighborhood, and invest in the most important resource – the diverse people, who live, work and support the community.

Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project

www.provplan.org/river
The Greenway Project is a catalyst for renewal along the Woonasquatucket River in Providence. The green linear park will revitalize a major hidden natural resource in the west side of the city and become a destination for neighborhood residents and people across the city and state. A bicycle / pedestrian path will link recreational sites and green spaces in the Manton, Hartford, Olneyville, Valley and Smith Hill neighborhoods to Waterplace Park in downtown Providence.