Posts Tagged ‘bernie boudreau’
Homeless in RI: Working Full Time, Going Home to Her Tent in the Woods – Bernie Beaudreau
by Bernie Beaudreau for RINewsToday This past Wednesday morning my friend John and I headed for the woods behind a nearby industrial park to check on homeless folks in tents that I have seen through the thicket during my walks for exercise. We approached five tents and found only one person “home” who said they…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: First Snow Falls. Meet Joe, Chris, and Vicky
As snow is forecast for tonight, and emergency shelters are few and far between, we hope the information on shelters and emergency pop-up locations is accessible to those in need. Refer to this list, being update daily: https://housing.ri.gov/resources/individuals-experiencing-homelessness From the Publisher:Â Recently realizing that I was going to be very early to an appointment, and…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: No Dignity. No Shelter. New State Plan on Day One.
When Governor McKee and Deborah Goddard, Secretary of the Rhode Island Department of Housing, announced the “new” way people experiencing homelessness would access services, beginning on October 1st, there was, by all measures, hope for improvement. And, as the weather has stayed unseasonably warm, we know that it’s only a matter of a day or…
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…
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