Posts Tagged ‘RI Coalition to End Homelessness’
Homeless in RI: Governor “extremely concerned”. Street Sights: “Where is the outrage”. Updates.
Publishing Street Sights, RI’s only monthly magazine by and for the homeless (see below) Governor “misspeaks” says the RI Coalition to End Homelessness – adds their voice to others calling for a State of Emergency, Public Health Crisis We have been following the rift between the Governor and homeless advocates on whether or not there…
Read More(Homeless in RI) “The Governor has misspoken”. CES shelter system not keeping hours, answering.
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images After contacting the RI Coalition to End Homelessness to respond to Governor McKee’s statements that there were more shelter beds than needed right now and if people “make the call” they could expect a shelter bed, Kimberly Simmons, Executive Director of the RI Coalition to End Homelessness sent this statement…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Year over year increase says report. 34.9% up over last year. 30 days to winter.
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images It is 30 days before the 1st day of Winter – this morning the temperature was 38 degrees The State of Homelessness Sheds Light On A Solution-Oriented Future The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness hosted the 2024 State of Homelessness event at CIC Providence. Presented were current data and…
Read MoreBankNewport’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” collects socks for Rhode Island’s unhoused population
Photo: Top: Conexion Latina (Newport): Karl Haynes, Home Equity Specialist, BankNewport; Shawn Duarte, VP/Retail Learning Manager, BankNewport; Rebekah Gomez, Executive Director, Conexion Latina; Elaine Bergeron, VP/Residential Lending Operations Manager, BankNewport; Erin Lynch, AVP/Commercial Relationship Supervisor, BankNewport; and Evan Rose, VP/ Retail Sales Support Manager, BankNewport. Donations delivered to six organizations throughout the state for distribution As part of its All In Giving program, BankNewport is pleased…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: (update) Encampment news – Staffing changes – $10M to 27 – Housing jobs …
Update Sept. 30th Providence individual camping for “years” near the Orms Street/Marriott Hotel removed Providence had notified Michael Nugent, who has been living in an ever-growing, single-person encampment near the Marriott Hotel and the Orms Street exit from Route 95 North that he must vacant state land by 11am Friday, September 29th. The written notification…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Not over in spring, children living outdoors, more shelters, more tents, deep audits
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Read MoreHomeless in RI: (update) 2 encampments cleared. Death of Woonsocket homeless man.
“Two weeks ago, we lost our first client of the year to overdose who was struggling with homelessness and addiction. This individual was a long-time resident, he was a son, a brother, he had ties to a local church, and he viewed Woonsocket as home,” said Benedict Lessing, Chief Executive Officer at Community Care Alliance,…
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,…
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