Homeless in RI: Daily overnight Warming Center opens TODAY at MLK Center in Newport

A homeless person sleeping on a bench in front of a building in RI.

Photo: Taken fall, 2022, at Newport Visitors Center Beginning TODAY, Tuesday, January 16th, an overnight warming center will be available nightly at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. The Warming Center is a multi-agency collaboration. Formalizing the Martin Luther King Community Center’s efforts at providing warming opportunities for the community, St. John’s Church…

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Homeless in RI: Woonsocket program 2nd RI site for homeless with acute illness

A man in a black hoodie with his hands in his pockets.

 Second Medical Respite site, in Woonsocket, will serve people with acute illnesses who are experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness  The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) announced the expansion of its Medical Respite program, aimed at addressing the needs of Rhode Islanders who are experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness who have acute injuries…

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Homeless in RI: Updates at 43 degrees, with winter 45 days away

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Update from Rhode Island Housing: RI Housing has hired a new communications liaison – Patti Doyle. Doyle provided this update to RINewsToday: Pallet Shelters: “We have not confirmed a location for the pallet shelters as of this writing.  We are looking at sites in both Providence and Pawtucket. The Newport Avenue site is not being…

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Homeless in RI: State’s new strategy. Shelters, housing, prevention, expansion, collaboration

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Alongside faith and community leaders, state issues call to action for continued partnership and progress in preventing and addressing homelessness. Governor Dan McKee and Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor today outlined Rhode Island’s strategy for addressing homelessness through expanded shelter options and other services as winter approaches. Anchored around prevention, expansion and collaboration, the state’s strategy already…

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