Homeless in RI: First Snow Falls. Meet Joe, Chris, and Vicky

Sunset sky with scattered clouds over a cityscape.

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:  Recently realizing that I was going to be very early to an appointment, and…

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Homeless 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…

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