Free Condoms

Below is a list of places across Rhode Island where you can get free condoms, along with a way to get free condoms mailed to you, as long as you are a Rhode Island resident. Some of these facilities offer free condoms only to their own clients/members/students/patients, and some offer free condoms to any Rhode Islander.

Free condoms available to any Rhode Islander

FREE CONDOMS BY MAIL

RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-5960

To request condoms for individuals, visit health.ri.gov/findcondoms – fill out the form at the bottom beginning with the question “I live in Rhode Island”. A package of 10-15 condoms will be sent directly to any address in Rhode Island in a discreet envelope.


BARRINGTON


BURRILLVILLE (Pascoag)

WellOne
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
36 Bridge Way
Pascoag, RI 02859
401-567-0800


CENTRAL FALLS

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
1000 Broad Street
Central Falls, RI 02863
401-722-0081

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
Central Falls High School
24 Summer Street
Central Falls, RI 02863
401-722-0081
OPEN TO STUDENTS of CFHS and Calcutt MS during school hours


COVENTRY

Family Health Servies of Coventry
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
191 MacArthur Boulevard
Coventry, RI 02816
401-828-5335


CRANSTON

Family Health Servies of Cranston
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
1090 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920
401-943-1981


EAST PROVIDENCE

Location of condoms: exam rooms, bathrooms


JOHNSTON

 

KINGSTON

Location of condoms: health services, health education department, restrooms, front desk, pharmacy, RAs distribute as needed, events on campus


NEWPORT

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd
Newport, RI 02840
401-846-4828
Location of condoms: lobby bathrooms

Location of condoms: health center hallway by reception check-out


NORTH PROVIDENCE

Location of condoms: exam rooms


PAWTUCKET

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
39 East Avenue
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
401-722-0081

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
1145 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
401-722-0081

Project Weber/RENEW
124 Broad St
Pawtucket, RI  02860
401-867-2882
Location of condoms: exam rooms


PROVIDENCE

AIDS Project RI
55 Hope St
Providence, RI 02906
401-331-1350
Location of condoms: waiting area, restrooms

Clinica Esperanza
60 Valley St #104
Providence, RI 02909
401-347-9093
Location of condoms: right side of lobby

Crossroads Rhode Island
160 Broad St
Providence, RI 02903
401-277-4361
Location of condoms: community room, front desk, womens shelter

Nowell Academy
150 Washington St
Providence, RI 02903
401-751-0405
OPEN TO STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL during school hours
Location of condoms: outside bathrooms, nurses office, social worker’s office

Location of condoms: request at front desk to speak to prevention staff or APRI staff

Project Weber/RENEW
640 Broad St
Providence, RI  02907
401-383-4888
Location of condoms: upon request

Providence Community Health Centers
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
7 locations

Location: Capitol Hill
40 Candace St
Providence, RI 02908
401-444-0550

Location: Central
239 Cranston St
Providence, RI 02907
401-444-0580

Location: Prairie Ave
355 Prairie Ave
Providence, RI 02905
401-444-0570

Location: Atwood
31 Atwood Ave
Providence, RI 02909
401-444-0590

PCHC School-Based Health Center (SMART Clinic)
2 locations

Location: Roger Williams Middle School
278 Thurbers Ave
Providence, RI 02905
401-259-2373

Location: Mount Pleasant High School
434 Mt. Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI 02908
401-208-5439

Providence Health Center (Planned Parenthood)
175 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-421-9620

RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-2577
Location of condoms: 1st floor restrooms


SOUTH KINGSTOWN (Wakefield)

 

WARWICK

CCAP Primary Care Partners
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
2756 Post Road, Suite 103
Warwick, RI 02886
401-384-6007

Everett C. Wilcox Health Center
(Title X provider – no or low-cost)
226 Buttonwoods Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
401-732-9090


WEST WARWICK


WOONSOCKET

Landmark OB/GYN
115 Cass Ave
Woonsocket, RI  02895
401-767-1576
Location of condoms: medical assistant desk

OPEN TO STUDENTS during school hours

OPEN TO STUDENTS during school hours

Free condoms available to
clients / members/ students / patients of the facility only

EAST PROVIDENCE

Lotus Noire Health
400 Warren Ave, 2nd floor
East Providence, RI 02914
401-305-0800
Location of condoms: bathrooms and at front desk


LINCOLN

Community College of Rhode Island – Flanagan Campus
1762 Louisquisset Pike
Lincoln, RI 02865
Location of condoms: vending area near cafeteria


NEWPORT

Community College of Rhode Island – Newport County Campus
1 John H Chafee Blvd
Newport, RI 02840
Location of condoms: vending area off atrium


PAWTUCKET

Addiction Recovery Institute
31 N Union St
Pawtucket, RI  02860
401-725-2520
Location of condoms: near dispensing windows, counselor’s offices, nursing office, group rooms


PROVIDENCE

Adolescent Healthcare Center
1 Hoppin St Suite 3055
Providence, RI 02903
401-444-5980
Location of condoms: clinic bathroom

Brown University Health and Wellness
450 Brook St
Providence, RI  02906
401-863-2764
Location of condoms: 1st and 3rd floor bathrooms, Health Promotion (3rd floor), identity centers, SHAG peer educators, RPLs in the residence halls

Community College of Rhode Island – Liston Campus
1 Hilton St
Providence, RI 02905
Location of condoms: left wall of atrium

Johnson & Wales University (JWU)
Health Services (Wales Hall 3rd floor)
8 Abbott Park Pl
Providence, RI 02903
401-598-1104
Location of condoms: Wales Hall 3rd floor

Johnson & Wales University (JWU)
Bridge for Diversity, Equity & Social Justice
259 Pine St
Providence, RI 02903
401-598-4776
Location of condoms: inside on shelf

Nowell Academy
150 Washington St
Providence, RI 02903
401-751-0405
Location of condoms: outside bathrooms, nurses office, social worker’s office

Youth Pride, Inc.
743 Westminster St
Providence, RI 02903
401-421-5626
Location of condoms: restrooms, front door


WARWICK

Community College of Rhode Island – Knight Campus
400 East Ave
Warwick, RI 02886
Location of condoms: Great Hall by health services

Thrive Behavioral Health
2756 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
401-691-6000
Location of condoms: bathrooms


WOONSOCKET

Landmark OB/GYN
115 Cass Ave
Woonsocket, RI  02895
401-767-1576
Location of condoms: medical assistant desk

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The Patch

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The Pill

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The Ring

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IUD

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Implant

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Condoms

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Birth Control

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