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Homeless in RI: “We’re Terrified…” says Coalition. Lacks Water, Supplies for Heat Wave. RIEMA Cooling Center list.
Saying, “At this time we are going off the list on the RIEMA website”, the RI Coalition to End Homelessness forwarded to RINewsToday contact info for the RI Emergency Management Agency which has a Cooling Center list for Rhode Island cities and towns. This comes as the state will enter a multi-day, unprecedented June emergency…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: 2,000 homeless children – RFPs – May issue of Street Sights, by and for homeless
RI Kids Count on homeless children in Rhode Island Nearly 2,000 children in Rhode Island’s public schools were identified as homeless in the 2023-24 school year, a sharp increase of 35 percent from two years earlier, according to the latest Kids’ Count Factbook, which was released on May 5th. Kids’ Count defines homelessness as children…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Let’s get real about ending homelessness – Bernie Beaudreau
Let’s Get Real About Ending Homelessness – submitted as an op-ed by Bernie Beaudreau The RI Department of Housing acknowledges that Housing 2030 Building Rhode Island’s Future plan, released on April 23, it is NOT a plan to address the needs of the homeless. It states that the plan for the homeless “will include strategies…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Housing 2030 a plan for housing, not for homelessness. Spring update.
On page 48 of the Governor’s draft of Housing 2030, released yesterday – it notes: “The Department of Housing is currently developing a strategic plan on homelessness Housing 2030 is designed to be a plan for housing, not a strategic plan for homelessness”. However, homelessness is mentioned consistently throughout the report. Review the report, HERE:…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Let there be… pink? Crossroads isn’t talking.
The lights at Crossroads change color. One can only imaging what May will bring (because Crossroads isn’t talking). Starting April 1st we have transitioned from blue – to pink – or purple-y pink – or is it magenta? We have asked Crossroads, repeatedly, about details of their blue LED lights – particularly about cost and…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: More agencies, more staff, more money – more homeless. Overnight shelter chaos.
By Sara Santacruz, Brown University ‘25 Publisher’s Note: This article was submitted by Street Sights – and Sara Santacruz, a Brown student helping to gather emergency information during this cold winter. Notably, RINewsToday spent two weekends calling each homeless program, city and town police departments, fire departments, and EMS contacts, to gather information, create a…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Blue light special for Providence from Crossroads RI – $685,000
Photo: E. W. Audet & Sons Crossroads is the leading provider of housing and services to those experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island, according to their website. They also note that 84% of their expenditures are spent on direct program support such as shelter, housing, education and employment services. Conversation about new blue LED lights on…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Memorial Hospital plans on hold, Fall River clean-up, Street Sights newsletter
Memorial Hospital plan to become emergency homeless shelter hits snag After RINewsToday reported on Open Doors’ plan to move their clients from the Motel 6 in Warwick to Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, we learned that Pawtucket is now going through a building opposition to using the hospital campus building for this purpose. After rumblings became…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Update: Another death in the cold. Echo Village. Shelter list? Pawt. Memorial a maybe
Edits and updates in RED Homeless man dies outdoors in Fall River The ongoing issue of homelessness in the city has drawn intense scrutiny from critics and the Fall River City Council since the body of 59-year-old Jaime Cordeiro was discovered Feb. 18 near 89 Globe Mills Ave. On Tuesday night, the matter before the…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Emergency overnight sites, drop in shelters, and warming locations
This list was created by putting together information from a variety of sources, none of which was complete on its own. As we learn of new resources, it will be updated – check back often. Mail us at: news@RINewsToday.com with additions or corrections! In a crisis, call the local police department. If there is no…
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