East Bay Community Action Program

What East Bay Community Action Program does

East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a Rhode Island nonprofit community action agency founded in 1965 and headquartered at 100 Bullocks Point Avenue in East Providence (The Dennis Roy Building). It serves approximately 30,000-31,000 residents annually across the East Bay region—East Providence, Bristol County, and Newport County—delivering an integrated portfolio of primary medical care, behavioral health, dental care, Head Start/Early Head Start/Pre-K early childhood education, peer-recovery support, senior services, food assistance, energy assistance (LIHEAP and Weatherization), youth development, adult education, and volunteer-driven programs. The organization operates through a distributed regional footprint that includes four health centers, seven Head Start/Early Head Start sites, three Recovery Centers (Warren, Newport, Providence), three Family Centers, three food pantries, multiple congregate nutrition meal sites, and home visiting programs, with Health Equity Zone backbone agency roles in East Providence, Warren, and Bristol.

The underlying technology stack is conventional: InteliChart patient portal for scheduling and records, InstaMed for patient payments, Microsoft Office 365 for staff communications, Zoom for virtual recovery meetings, and YouTube for health education video. No proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or data infrastructure is disclosed. Certifications include BPI certification for weatherization energy auditors, National Head Start Association Program of Excellence accreditation (2022-27, one of only 13 nationally), Prevent Child America Healthy Families America accreditation, and KIDS CONNECT provider status through the Rhode Island Department of Human Services.

The business model is government-grant-dependent rather than commercially priced. Revenue is sourced primarily from federal grants (Head Start Grant 01CH013042 from HHS, LIHEAP), state funding (RI Office of Healthy Aging, RI Department of Health, RI DOE, RI DHS), municipal investments (notably a $500,000 City of East Providence award in 2025), and supplementary donations and corporate sponsorships accessed through the annual Seaside Gala. Most services are provided at no cost to income-eligible clients; senior services operate on an income-based cost share ($4.50-$15.00/day for adult day services), and VITA tax preparation is free for households earning under $70,000. The organization is governed by a board of directors, led by President and CEO Dennis Roy, and is expanding its health-center capacity and senior leadership team to support continued regional service delivery.

Name

East Bay Community Action Program

Legal name

East Bay Community Action Program

Website

https://ebcap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

East Bay Community Action Program is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit founded in 1965 that delivers integrated primary, behavioral, and dental care, Head Start early childhood education, recovery support, senior services, and social services to approximately 30,000-31,000 low-income East Bay residents annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Human Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM), Public Student Support & Related Services (Counseling, SEL, Health, Safety) (EDAJAAAK), Active Adult (55+) Independent Living Communities (HLADAAAD)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Early childhood education
• Behavioral health programs
• Senior support services
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Primary revenue from federal grants including Head Start (Grant Number 01CH013042 from Office of Head Start), LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), and other federal health and human services funding.
2. State Funding: State funding from Rhode Island including Office of Healthy Aging, RI Department of Health, and other state agency partnerships for community health and human services.
3. Donations and Contributions: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants. Accepts United Way of Rhode Island contributions, State Employees Charitable Appeal donations, and matching gifts. Annual fundraising events including Seaside Gala.
4. City/Municipal Investment: $500,000 investment from the City of East Providence to support the East Bay Health Center at 610 Waterman Ave for students and academic staff.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

East Bay Community Action Program delivers an integrated portfolio of community health and human services to approximately 30,000 East Bay Rhode Island residents annually. Core offerings include primary medical, behavioral health, and dental care delivered through community health centers; Head Start, Early Head Start, and Pre-K early childhood education at seven sites; senior services and SHIP Medicare counseling; three food pantries; peer recovery support through the East Bay Recovery Center; housing assistance through the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless; energy assistance via LIHEAP and Weatherization; and youth and adult education programs.

Product overview

East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a community action agency providing a comprehensive portfolio of social service programs organized around health services, early childhood education, youth and family services, senior services, and community support. The core offerings include Primary, Behavioral & Dental Health Centers, Head Start/Early Head Start/Pre-K programs, Community Health Services, and multiple support programs including Food Pantries, Senior Services, Recovery Center, Weatherization Assistance, and LIHEAP heating assistance. The organization operates Family Centers for social services, Youth Centers for employment support, and volunteer programs (RSVP, Foster Grandparent). Programs serve Rhode Island's East Bay communities including East Providence, Bristol, Newport, Middletown, and surrounding towns, assisting approximately 30,000 residents annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• East Bay Coalition for the Homeless: Helps Rhode Island families get back on their feet by providing access to safe, affordable housing combined with case management and financial counseling.
• East Bay Recovery Center
• Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone (NFCOZ)

Products and services

• Primary, Behavioral & Dental Health Centers
• Head Start, Early Head Start & Pre-Kindergarten
• East Bay Recovery Center
• Food Pantries
• Senior Services
• Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
• Congregate Nutrition Program
• Youth Center
• Weatherization Assistance Program
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Social Services and Family Centers
• East Bay Coalition for the Homeless
• Baby Steps
• Healthy Families America
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• East Bay Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
• Education and Career Pathways
• Literacy Volunteers of East Bay
• Career Closet
• East Bay Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
• East Bay Foster Grandparent Program
• Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone (NFCOZ)
• Middletown Child Opportunity Zone (MCOZ)
• East Bay Senior Medicare Patrol
• Health Education Workshops
• Hunger Heroes Food Drive Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 Head Start sites achieved 5-star or 4-star ratings from Rhode Island Child Care Bright Star Rating System
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Genoa HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Platinum sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala; healthcare services partner.
• Starkweather and Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Gold sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Home and Commercial SecurityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Legacy General ContractingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Nature's Frontier LandscapingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Northeast Electronics CorporationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• NuvemRxminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• UnitedHealthcareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Wipfli Advisory LLCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Silver sponsor of the 21st Annual Seaside Gala.
• Middletown Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 20262026 Vision Award recipient; partner in the Middletown Child Opportunity Zone programs.
• Conexion Latina NewportminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 20262026 Vision Award recipient; community partner serving Latino residents in Newport.
• Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode IslandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Premier Event Sponsor of the 20th Annual Seaside Gala; a key health plan partner providing healthcare coverage to Rhode Island residents. Also sponsoring the 21st Annual Seaside Gala in 2026.
• BankNewportcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 June 2025Platinum sponsor of the 20th Annual Seaside Gala; major local banking partner supporting EBCAP events and programs.
• NewportfilmminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 March 2025Partner for Backpack Feeding Program support and community engagement events.
• Rhode Island Department of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025EBCAP is a certified KIDS CONNECT provider through RI DHS, supporting children with special needs in classrooms alongside typically developing peers. Also accepts Child Care Assistance Program applications.
• Rhode Island Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Oversees Pre-Kindergarten classroom applications; administers 21st Century Community Learning Center grants; collaborates on developmental screenings.
• Over 40 Community OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025RSVP partners with more than 40 community organizations to provide volunteer opportunities in food pantries, tax assistance, senior services, Medicare counseling, and health education in East Providence, Bristol, and Newport Counties.
• Roger Williams University Law SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Law students from Roger Williams University volunteer with EBCAP's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to provide free tax preparation services.
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025IRS provides certification and training for VITA volunteers to prepare free tax returns for low-to-moderate income individuals.
• Rhode Island Office of Energy ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Administers the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) Program that EBCAP's Weatherization Program supports referrals to.
• Rhode Island Community Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Provides food supplies for EBCAP's three food pantries; EBCAP participates in food bank distribution network.
• Rhode Island EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partners on energy assistance programs; qualifying clients receive reduced electric rates through Rhode Island Energy.
• Newport Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024NFCOZ partners with Newport Public Schools to coordinate comprehensive academic, social, and health/wellness services at Pell Elementary School and manage 21st Century Community Learning Center programs.
• Middletown Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MCOZ partners with Middletown Public Schools on the Beyond the Bell Initiative, serving Aquidneck Elementary School, Forest Avenue Elementary School, Gaudet Learning Academy, and Gaudet Middle School.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Rhode Island Community Food Bank: The RI Community Food Bank is EBCAP's upstream food supply partner for its three food pantries. While not a direct peer, it represents the broader hunger-relief infrastructure alternative to EBCAP's operating pantry network.
• Amos House: Amos House is a Providence-based nonprofit offering recovery, transitional housing, food services, and workforce development. It directly competes with EBCAP's East Bay Recovery Center and food pantry operations while addressing an overlapping client population.
• Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island: Meals on Wheels RI delivers senior meal services across the state - directly comparable to EBCAP's Congregate Nutrition Program and OHA @Home Cost Share offerings, with overlapping catchment areas in East Bay.

Broad incumbents

• Thundermist Health Center: Thundermist operates FQHC primary care, behavioral health, and dental services across Rhode Island - competing directly with EBCAP's East Bay Health Centers and Community Health Services for Medicaid patients and federal health center funding.
• Catholic Social Services of Rhode Island: A statewide Catholic Charities affiliate providing social services, food, housing, and immigrant/refugee support. Operates as a broader incumbent delivering many of the same human service programs EBCAP runs at the community-action scale.

Regional players

• Eastside Recovery Center: A comparable peer recovery support operation in the Northeast (Massachusetts), offering an analog to East Bay Recovery Center's peer-coaching, all-recovery meetings, and naloxone distribution model for benchmarking purposes.

Direct peers

• Family Service of Rhode Island: Family Service of RI operates integrated health, behavioral, youth, and senior services across Rhode Island - overlapping heavily with EBCAP's community-based service mix and serving the same low-income and Medicaid populations in comparable regions.
• Tri-County Community Action Agency: Tri-County CAA serves Northern Rhode Island with the same Head Start, senior services, energy assistance, and food pantry pillars EBCAP operates. As a fellow Rhode Island community action agency, it competes directly for federal grant allocations and statewide program expansions.
• Westbay Community Action: Westbay serves Kent and Washington Counties with Head Start, senior services, family support, and emergency assistance - the same core community action program portfolio as EBCAP and a direct competitor for state/federal funding dollars and grant awards.
• Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP): CCAP is Rhode Island's largest community action agency serving Cranston and Kent County. It operates an overlapping model of Head Start, family service centers, food pantries, senior services, and Weatherization/LIHEAP programs - making it the closest direct peer to EBCAP's integrated community action delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/EBCAP
• Facebookfacebook.com/EBCAP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-bay-community-action-program
• Instagraminstagram.com/eastbaycommunityaction

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about East Bay Community Action Program