USMC Corporal Andrea T. Ryder Home Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

USMC Corporal Andrea T. Ryder Home is set in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a recovery home for women veterans in Providence County.

A Historic House Brought Back

Operation Stand Down Rhode Island reopened a historic property at 492 South Main Street on 27 November 2023. The house had stood empty; the organization restored it and put it back into use as transitional housing. South Main Street runs through one of Woonsocket's oldest districts, and the building's character survived the conversion.

Named for Corporal Andrea Ryder

The house carries the name of the late Marine Corporal Andrea T. Ryder. The naming is not decoration: the home exists specifically for women who served, a group Rhode Island's veteran housing stock had largely overlooked before this opening.

Transitional Housing for Women Who Served

The USMC Corporal Andrea T. Ryder Home provides transitional housing for homeless women veterans while they work toward self sufficiency. Wrap around services come with the room, covering case management, benefits representation and the practical steps toward independent living.

Woonsocket and the Blackstone Valley

Woonsocket sits at the northern edge of Providence County on the Massachusetts line, in the Blackstone Valley. It is one of the few Rhode Island cities outside the Providence core with an established recovery housing presence, and this home adds a women veterans option to it.

Temporary Rental & Financial Assistance: Beyond OSDRI's housing, hundreds of additional veteran households are assisted each year in maintaining and securing housing in the community at large.  Eligible veterans who are literally homeless receive assistance with security deposits, rent, moving expenses and emergency shelter.  Those at risk of homelessness, may receive help with rent in arears and utilities. Who We Serve OSDRI is proud to serve Active Duty Military Personnel, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and Military Families. OSDRI Services Employment & Training Eliminate barriers by providing veterans and their families the employment and training services they need in order to re-enter the workforce. Housing Facilitate a combination of permanent supportive, transitional and recovery housing offers to low-income and disabled veterans to meet their needs. Basic Human Needs Manage a community supported food pantry and Personal Hygiene program for use by in-need veterans stocked with non-perishables. Legal Services Our Legal Assistance for Warriors (LAW) program provides pro-bono representation to eligible Rhode Island veterans.