The Women's Reource Center Of Newport & Bristol

The Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization based in Newport, Rhode Island, that specializes in providing comprehensive support services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization is registered in SAM.gov and maintains an active federal vendor status with a current registration expiration date of November 17, 2026. Through federal grant awards, the Women's Resource Center delivers specialized housing assistance, legal services, and wraparound support to vulnerable populations across Newport County, Bristol County, and surrounding areas in Rhode Island, with a particular emphasis on serving historically underserved communities including refugee, Latino, Southeast Asian, and LGBTQ+ populations.

The Women's Resource Center has established itself as a significant federal grant recipient with four prime grant awards totaling approximately $1.4 million in recent funding. From the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, the organization received a $500,000 Transitional Housing Assistance Grant (awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028) to provide six scattered-site transitional housing units for nine survivors and their families, offering 6 to 24 months of housing assistance combined with financial literacy, job training, and employment services. Additionally, the organization secured a $400,000 Legal Assistance for Victims grant (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027) to establish a comprehensive legal services program providing family law representation and civil legal assistance to domestic violence and sexual assault victims in the East Bay region. From the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime, the Women's Resource Center obtained a $500,000 three-year grant (October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027) to develop pet-friendly transitional housing units, partnering with the Robert Potter League for Animals and Conexin Latina to provide wraparound services while ensuring companion animals receive appropriate care and support. The organization also holds a transitional housing grant awarded October 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026, from the Office on Violence Against Women. Beyond prime awards, the Women's Resource Center has received multiple sub-grant allocations from the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety and the State of Rhode Island Department of Health, focusing on domestic violence victim assistance, police partnership advocacy programs, maternal and child health services, community health worker initiatives, rape prevention and education, and COVID-19 resilience efforts, demonstrating the organization's extensive role in Rhode Island's victim services and public health infrastructure.