Posts Tagged ‘Homeless in RI’
Homeless 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: Encampment clearing, US Pallet Shelters, Warming Centers/Shelters, Open Doors
Encampment Clearing in Providence A long-standing, and steadily deteriorating encampment was razed to the ground yesterday as the RI Department of Transportation implemented orders to do so, clearing what might have been the largest still-standing encampment in the state, after first ridding the area of toxic or dangerous materials. As encampments have been “banned” by…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Open Doors, Pawtucket Warming Cooling Center expands, with improvements
Photo: OpenDoors staff from the 1139 Main Street Warming&Cooling Center, along with Rep. Jennifer Stewart The Pawtucket Warming and Cooling Center at 1139 Main Street has undergone renovations to be able to increase capacity by 9 beds, bringing the total bed count from 31 to 40 beds to increase its service to Rhode Islanders experiencing…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Imagine there’s no bottom – Rev. Duane Clinker, (video)
by Rev. Duane Clinker, Pastor, Open Table of Christ, United Methodist Church, Providence (written on Christmas Eve, 2024) The freezing happens slowly at first. There are no shelter beds open to you. Your tent and meager belongings were destroyed weeks ago by the authorities in violation of the RI Homeless Bill of Rights. It is…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Publishing “Street Sights”, RI’s only homeless magazine and resource guide
In conjunction with the volunteers at Street Sights, it is our pleasure to help them reach more people by publishing their newsletter in RINewsToday. Here is Issue #147, December, 2024. We note that Street Sights needs to raise funds to continue on – read about that on page two. On page three, there is an…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Street Sights (by and for homeless), Woonsocket plan, W. Warwick…
Activities of Daily Life, Mental Health, and Homelessness – Street Sights – by Antonietta Kies, and Janice Luongo, Street Sights – special to RINewsToday Preparing food. Getting around. Dressing. Maintaining good hygiene. We all need to perform these everyday activities, and more, in order to survive and be safe. Most of us perform these activities…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Street Sights and RINewsToday. Unhoused voices – Let’s talk mental health
by Antonietta Kies, contributing writer Written for, about, and by people who are unhoused or have been unhoused. We begin our series, Street Sights, literally from the streets, in the voice and on behalf of, people experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island. We thank Janice Luongo, founder and editor of Street Sights, and longtime advocate for…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: (Updated) First ROI report on programs, funding, results won’t be coming.
by Nancy Thomas, publisher 118 days until the first day of winter Rhode Island never really had an Return on Investment (ROI) report. Something simple. That the average Rhode Islander, advocate, political leader, and homeless person could read and understand. A black and white example of the millions spent – and what worked – and…
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