Posts Tagged ‘Homeless in RI’
Homeless 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…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Cranston issues EO to clear encampments, as Ord. Comm. fails to act. VIDEO
Cranston Homeless Encampment near Stone Hill Elementary School As school is set to begin, a notification from the school was sent out to parents warning them about a homeless encampment behind the school. When the Mayor found out he immediately toured the area, noting the open gated area. They could not immediately locate the encampment…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Opening of Providence pallet shelter community delayed – Rhode Island Current
By: Christopher Shea Photo: Pallet shelters stand assembled on a lot located off Victor Street in Providence on April 17, 2024. The community, called “ECHO Village,” was initially scheduled to open at the end of the first quarter of 2024. Residents likely won’t move in until either May or June. (Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) Corralled…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: State’s new strategy. Shelters, housing, prevention, expansion, collaboration
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…
Read MoreHomeless 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: 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: 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 RI: A call for community engagement – Vincent Marzullo
by Vincent Marzullo – commentary to RINewsToday The night before Tuesday’s Charles Street Tent Encampment demonstration I received an email from RI Department of Transportation (DOT) Director, Peter Alviti, suggesting that my advocacy has contributed to RI’s public handling of homelessness. I responded to Mr. Alviti by stating: “this is on your boss, our Governor,…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: No safety, peace, order for DaVinci Center; Dignity arrives for some; camping protest
DaVinci Center appeals for safety, peace and order; Dignity Bus arriving; Cranston encampment m Photo: Dignity Bus R.I. (gassing up in Georgia, on the road – to Woonsocket) Dignity Bus coming to Woonsocket tomorrow – July 19th. A press conference will be held Wednesday afternoon to greet the first Dignity Bus to ever come to…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Family shelter at Charlesgate, $9.5M , DaVinci Center waiting, Dignity Bus
Photo: Notification in Cranston for encampments in the woods that they had 3 days to vacate before the city cleaned up the area, outside of Chapel View. New Family Shelter Charlesgate Nursing Home in Providence, recently closed by its owners, and the center of uproar from the nursing staff who were left without their job,…
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