134 Collaborative

134 Collaborative is a secular 501c3 nonprofit organization in the heart of downtown Providence. We are housed in the historic Mathewson Street Church. We provide or partner with other small nonprofit organizations to host a range of programs & services for underserved populations with a primary focus on health, education and the arts. We operate on a shared spaces, shared services model that emphasizes collaboration, efficient use of resources and a commitment to supporting smaller, lesser known nonprofits doing impactful work in our community.

We collaborate with other service providers to host a wide range of non-religious human service activities in the church building during the week, such as a soup kitchen, educational program for at-risk youth, socially engaged theater and a drop in center for those challenged with mental illness. Many of these services are not only made possible through direct partnerships with other non profits but also through 134 Collaborative facilitating additional collaborations, administrative oversight, sharing of resources and volunteer recruitment to help make the programming sustainable.