Holistic Development Center RI

08/26/2025

Our clients have been working so hard at their jobs! Here’s what some of their daily work tasks look like

08/24/2025

Hope everyone is having a super Sunday! Our clients have been enjoying the last few weeks of summer, here’s what they’ve been up to.

08/21/2025

A huge thank you to Sunrise Properties for creating a volunteer opportunity for one of our clients this summer! It was a great learning experience and a pleasure to work with Kara and her team.

08/15/2025

Soak up the last days of summer with some local fun! Our clients love getting over to Town Beach for the great views, calm waves, and delicious food trucks.

Monday August 18th come Rock with the Manatees for Narragansett’s Town Beach Monday Night Music Series 7:30-8pm.

08/13/2025

A unique perspective on what it’s like to be an adult on the spectrum in day to day life.

What if the very thing that defines your experience is also the easiest to forget? Read how autism is the invisible current shaping my life, even when I don’t feel it.

08/09/2025

As the weather continues to heat up it becomes even more important to take care of yourself and stay healthy. Here are some quick tips to get started with!

08/07/2025

Today is the last day to call RIPTA and comment on the proposed cuts to bus routes. We encourage anyone who has the time to please call and let RIPTA know how greatly this will impact many people’s ability to get to work and live independently. If you have some extra time tonight, please consider calling RIPTA!

Hearings Scheduled July 28 through August 6 in Barrington, Providence, Woonsocket, West Warwick, Warwick, Pawtucket, Newport, and South Kingstown Providence,

08/04/2025

Another week of great meals made by clients with the help of staff!

08/01/2025

We need help from our community!

The proposed RIPTA service cuts scheduled for September 2025 will have a significant impact on our little community. The following was outlined at the proposed RIPTA budget cuts meeting on 7/30:

Flex Bus 203 will no longer run on weekends and holidays.
Route 69-the only route to Narragansett and Galilee-will be eliminated.
*This does not provide ANY method of public transportation for access to Narragansett (including Stop & Shop, doctors, restaurants and retail locations that offer employment). Route 69 stops at South County Hospital!
Route 64 (Newport/URI/Kingston) will have no Saturday service.
The Route 65X (express) Wakefield to Providence Park & Ride will be eliminated.
-These cuts and reductions will directly impact URI students.
-The cuts also tremendously impact people with disabilities who need to navigate the area for work or services.
-Neighbors who live here and work in Providence will be forced to drive or find other work.
People at the meeting begged to increase fares, Flex Bus options and reduce hours rather than eliminate the routes.

Additional comments may be submitted via email to marketing@ripta.com. The comment period ends August 6th.

Please email them, as well as your local town council, Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (Narragansett & SK) Senator Susan Sosnowski (SK) and Senator Reed to bring attention to this serious issue!
towncouncil@southkingstownri.gov
rep-mcentee@rilegislature.gov
sen-sosnowski@rilegislature.gov
https://www.reed.senate.gov/contact/email

Thank you for your help!

07/18/2025

Our clients have been out on some adventures with staff, check it out!

07/16/2025

Taylor Carty’s fight is so novel and important! More practitioners with awareness of disability and the complexities healthcare can bring for people with a disability means more equitable care for all.

After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.