First RI temporary pallet shelter opens doors, following months-long delays
House of Hope, RIDOH and the City of Providence have collaborated on the ECHO Village project for several years. The shelter was supposed to open by March 2024, but faced a number of delays due to supply chain issues and challenges with permitting.
‘We need to do better:’ After delays, Rhode Island opens ECHO Village pallet shelters in Providence
The shelter of 45 small, one-room structures on state-owned land behind the Foxy Lady strip club has been in the works since 2020. Homelessness in Rhode Island has increased 66 percent over that time.
State and federal officials celebrated the long-awaited ECHO Village pallet shelter lot's opening Tuesday, and plans are in ...
The project was held up for months due to fire code issues. ECHO Village has more than 40 Pallet homes, along with showers, ...
A bed with a colorful quilt, an AC unit, a heater, a shelf to dry dishes — these are among the amenities homeless people can ...
After months of delays and criticism from homelessness advocates, the pallet shelters of Echo Village will finally open today.
(WJAR) — Housing officials on Tuesday said they've set a date for the grand opening of ECHO Village, which is a community of ...
Shekarchi's bill would create a new type of emergency shelter units, called SAVE Units, under the state's building code that ...
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