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Homeless in RI – 10 families can soon move into Zambarano cottages in Burrillville
By: Christopher Shea – Rhode Island Current Photo, top: One of the cottages on the campus of the Zambarano unit of Eleanor Slater Hospital the state hopes to repurpose into a temporary shelter for unhoused families. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) Johnston nonprofit to provide services during nine-month lease approved Tuesday A temporary homeless…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: (update) Encampment news – Staffing changes – $10M to 27 – Housing jobs …
Update Sept. 30th Providence individual camping for “years” near the Orms Street/Marriott Hotel removed Providence had notified Michael Nugent, who has been living in an ever-growing, single-person encampment near the Marriott Hotel and the Orms Street exit from Route 95 North that he must vacant state land by 11am Friday, September 29th. The written notification…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: State funds $10 Million to 27 providers for shelter, services as cold weather looms
Wednesday morning, Rhode Island Housing announced new grants that have been made to address the homeless issue in the state – their announcement: Rhode Island Department of Housing Announces $10 Million in Awards to Prevent and Respond to Homelessness First round of determinations of funding for the FY24 Consolidated Homeless Fund have been issued to…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Mayor Grebien says replicating the Dignity Bus work here would be phenomenal
Yesterday, RINewsToday featured a story on the visit of Pawtucket’s Mayor Don Grebien to Vero, Florida to view The Dignity Bus program at The Source. “RI News Today has been covering homelessness in Rhode Island now for some time and we all recognize the challenge. As you know, municipalities in RI do not provide homeless…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Dignity Bus attracts Pawtucket, Mass & Cass, US cities say no to encampments
Pawtucket considers the Dignity Bus: The Mayor’s vacation time took a detour to Florida to visit The Source Ministries, the group that uses a retrofitted large bus – the Dignity Bus – as part of their programs to house and “heal” the homeless. Woonsocket has the first Dignity Bus in Rhode Island, which should be…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: State update, encampments, Amnesty human rights charge, around US…
It’s been clear over the last month or so that tolerance for tent encampments for the homeless in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and around the country is decreasing. As a visual cattle prod to all planners to get going with alternative housing plans, we have watched encampments moved along, evicted, and in some cities or states,…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Charles Street – one person at a time
Yesterday, Providence officials checked on the encampment at private property on Charles Street, and assisted, along with case workers, in moving a handful of remaining campers off the site. While many, if not all, were offered hotel rooms or other temporary housing arrangements, a few did not take them up on the offer and made…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Charles St. encampments at DaVinci Center, Charles Place clearing (UPDATE)
MONDAY update, Aug. 7, 2023 – Today, Providence officials will check on the encampment at private property on Charles Street to make sure that it has been vacated, and then clean-up of the area will begin. There are 3 parcels – 2 state owned land are vacated and being cleaned. 1 large private owned space…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Dignity Bus inspected, Pawtucket to expand, Encampments moving, DaVinci waits
Dignity Bus, Woonsocket Update: The Dignity Bus RI was taken to Miller’s Auto for inspections and possible repairs, and the group extended its thanks to the work of Woonsocket’s Personnel Director, Mark Ferguson, and Secretary of Housing, Stefan Pryor’s efforts to secure a trucking union volunteer, Tom McCaughey. Valerie Gonzalez, Woonsocket City Council member let’s…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Dignity (Bus) arrives as Woonsocket says “together, we can do this”
Dignity Bus R.I. arrived Wednesday morning Two days on the road from Florida, 4 men brought The Dignity Bus to Woonsocket. Driving into the grounds of Holy Family Church on Main Street in Woonsocket, the bus was greeted by a “gaggle” of press, and the chief greeter, VP of the Woonsocket City Council, Valerie Gonzalez.…
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