SNAP Connect DHS has introduced SNAP Connect to provide customers with more flexibility and convenience when completing an interview as part of their initial application or renewal. With SNAP Connect, customers will be able to call in for their interview at a time and date that is convenient for the customer. A pilot for SNAP Connect will begin in January 2025. Read the full release here: https://dhs.ri.gov/press-releases/ri-dhs-introduces-snap-connect-providing-freedom-beneficiaries-choose-date-and-time
Technology Adoption Days Technology Adoption Days provide customers with weekly opportunities every Wednesday to learn how to access the Customer Portal (healthyrhode.ri.gov) and mobile app. Through this initiative, customers will learn how to make the best use of DHS's digital resources to access and update their cases anytime and anywhere. Read the full release here: https://dhs.ri.gov/press-releases/ri-dhs-launches-technology-adoption-days-mobile-app-and-customer-portal-support
Community Reminder DHS offices will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, Veteran’s Day, Monday, Nov. 11, and Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 28. For the weeks of Election Day and Thanksgiving, the Call Center will be open for the remaining four days of the week to accept incoming calls between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The week of Veteran’s Day, the Call Center days of operation will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Customers will continue to have access to the Customer Portal (healthyrhode.ri.gov), the mobile app, and the self-service Call Center during the observances. Please plan accordingly.
Interpretation Services Available If you are seeking information about DHS programs and services in a language other than English, please be advised that interpretation services and/or interpreters are available to you at no cost. Persons with disabilities requiring another form of communication, such as auxiliary aids for hearing and the visually impaired, can inform DHS about their needs so appropriate accommodations can be made.
DHS Reopening Update: In-Person Services Added to All Customer Facing Lobbies Published on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering additional in-person services at customer facing lobbies beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. With an emphasis on meeting growing customer needs, the choice of in-person services adds to the multiple ways to connect with DHS. In addition to the services available at reopened regional sites, customers will continue to have access to the Call Center (1-855-697-4347), the Customer Portal (healthyrhode.ri.gov), the HealthyRhode mobile app, and the community partners and vendors listed in the Customer Resource Guide available at dhs.ri.gov in English, Spanish and Portuguese. These are all avenues that can help support customers looking to submit an application or seeking general information. Customers who would like assistance accessing their Customer Portal account or are simply interested in learning about the technology resources available at DHS can call United Way’s 211 team. Any customer visiting a DHS site must practice safe COVID-19 precautions such as wearing a mask.