Southside Community Land Trust, 109 Somerset St, Providence, RI 02907, US

Historyspurwink|ri began RI operations as the Spurwink School II in 1982. In 1984, spurwink|ri was incorporated as a non-profit corporation. It is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, along with all of its subsidiaries. In 1988, the agency began to serve adults with developmental and/or behavioral disabilities. Services now also include 24-hour residential care, supported living, supported employment, family support, and counseling services. Family Support has a unique component that helps to stabilize troubled families and teaches parenting skills to parents with developmental and/or behavioral disabilities, who might otherwise lose their children. The agency continues to serve children, adults, and families throughout Rhode Island. Although the safety net for families is in jeopardy because of the issues with funding and the state budget, we try very hard to maintain a high quality level of service for all the individuals we serve.SpecialtiesThe mission of spurwink|ri is to assist children and adults with disabilities in pursuing social, educational, vocational and other life enhancing opportunities.