Posts Tagged ‘Josh Saal’
Homeless in RI: PIT Count – Saal’s back – CCA evicted – new shelter – “underpass is his home”
Homeless in RI: an update on the homeless crisis in Rhode Island
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Housing “czar” resigns, couples shelter, Armory complaints, Pallet shelters
RI’s First Housing Secretary steps down same day as scathing reports on conditions at Cranston Street Armory come to light Statement of Matt Sheaff, Governor McKee’s office: “Governor McKee has accepted the resignation of Housing Secretary Josh Saal. Housing is one of the most critical issues facing Rhode Island today and over the next decade.…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Broken system has more staff, more money – and more homeless
As Christmas approached, the plight of the homeless on the steps of the Rhode Island State House ended with a ray of hope as approximately a dozen left for emergency shelter at the Cranston Street Armory. One woman was known to have been given a hotel room voucher for a week, good until last Friday.…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: State says “the system is broken” as Coalition responds to deadline for data
The temperature in Providence is 30; the windchill is 21 degrees. Photo: B. Higgins for RINewsToday “Let me be very clear. The system is broken. We have street workers who report back…we have street workers who don’t…” – Josh Saal, RI Secretary for Housing With that, the saga of homelessness in Rhode Island continues. Yesterday,…
Read MoreShame! Shame! Shame! Deadlines loom for state officials – and homeless.
The temperature this morning is 37 degrees. Tents line the sides and courtyard of the Smith Street entrance to the RI State House. “Hundreds” of others slept outside last night in Rhode Island. Did they need to? Some say no, help has been offered. Others say that’s not true, no one has offered anything. In…
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