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HEALTH COVERAGE

Special Education Advocacy & Support

Provides free support to families and youth navigating special education and healthcare systems.

Do you qualify?

Are you under 26 years old?

Do you live in Rhode Island now?

Were you in foster care on your 18th birthday or later?

Check your ZIP code

Enter your ZIP code to confirm this is the right program for where you live.

Before you apply

  • Have your date of birth and a Rhode Island address ready.
  • Bring anything showing you were in foster care at 18 or older — a court letter, a case number, or a caseworker’s contact. Missing paperwork should not stop you from applying.
  • Watch your mail and phone for follow-up questions.
Official Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) page

This checklist is for guidance only. Help Foster Youth is a directory — we do not decide eligibility or process applications. Your state agency is always the final word.