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Department of Social Services
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Department of Social Services 
675 Ten Rod Road
Exeter, RI 02822
(401) 294-3176  (Please leave a message.)

Christine Heart-Skaggs, Exeter Social Services Director
socialservices@exeterri.gov  Updated email on 5/7/2020

Office Hours
Tuesdays     10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
or by appointment
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Exeter Food Pantry

The Exeter Food Bank is available by appointment only
Please call the Department of Social Services, ​(401) 294-3176

Exeter Food Bank
Exeter Chapel
765 Ten Rod Road
Exeter, RI 02822

The Exeter Emergency Food Bank (501c3) is separate from the Social Services Dept. However, because it is staffed by volunteers, anyone needing assistance is asked to call the Social Services department to schedule a time to pick up food. Appointments are made for Wednesday mornings beginning at 9 am or Wednesday afternoons. Emergency situations will open the food bank as needed.

Donations to the Food Bank can be dropped off at Town Hall or at the Exeter Public Library.

South County Community Action

"The South County Community Action Agency, a private non-profit 501c3 corporation, has provided a wide variety of services to the disadvantaged people of Washington County and West Greenwich Rhode Island since its establishment during the Johnson Administration’s “War on Poverty” in 1967. Today we have programs that serve families of all backgrounds and economic levels."

For assistance in paying heating/utility bills during the winter months to reduce home-heating costs (gas, electric, propane, oil, kerosene or wood), please call(401) 789-3016 ext. 2337. Applications accepted at 415 Tower Hill Road, North Kingstown.

For Emergency Boiler Repair/Boiler Replacement (Replacement for heating systems that are beyond repair). To qualify for replacement, the property must be owner occupied. 
Contact: (401) 789-3016 ext. 2304

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) --Assistance with application and submission of Federal Food Stamp Program through partnership with the Feinstein Foundation and the University of Rhode Island. Contact: (401)789-3016 ext. 2300
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  • Home
  • Departments & Committees
    • Animal Control / Animal Shelter
    • Board of Canvassers
    • Building Department
    • Emergency Management
    • Exeter Public Library
    • Exeter Rural Land Trust
    • Planning Department
    • Social Services
    • Public Works Department
    • Reynolds Charitable Trust
    • Tax Assessor
    • Tax Collector
    • Town Clerk >
      • Birth Certificates
      • Business/Event Licenses
      • Business Trade Name Certification
      • Death Certificates
      • Land Evidence Records
      • Marriage Licenses and Certificates
      • Probate Court
      • Public Records
    • Town Sergeant
    • Transfer Station
    • Treasurer
    • Zoning Board
  • Notices & Agendas
  • Resources
  • Maps GIS
  • 2019 Memorial Day Parade