Founded in 1992, the mission of The RI Donation Exchange Program (RIDEP) is to improve the quality of life for those individuals and families least able to meet their basic needs.
The RI Donation Exchange Program operates a Donation Center/Furniture Warehouse by soliciting donations of good quality furniture from community business partners and individuals statewide. These items are passed on to qualified individuals and families who have been referred to our program by our member agency, which include homeless and domestic violence centers, CAP agencies, drug/alcohol rehab programs and community centers. In January of 2017, Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) and the RI Donation Exchange Program entered into an agreement in which CCAP would manage, stabilize and improve RIDEP’s operations. In addition, CCAP has established the RI Donation Exchange Program as a job training site for youth in customer service, retail sales and furniture refurbishing.