Providence councilors urge McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency
The Providence City Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public ...
McKee declines to declare homelessness an emergency in R.I.
Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...
Politicians, advocates call on governor to treat homelessness as a public health emergency
Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis has culminated in a serious shortage of shelter beds this winter, and advocacy groups are ...
‘I am not going to do that’: McKee rejects calls to declare homelessness emergency
Councilor Justin Roias said 31 homeless people slept inside the city council chambers Tuesday night without issue.
Increased demand on Rhode Island shelter entry system prompts longer wait times
The system is run by the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. They said calls to the help center have increased in ...
Rhode Island has second highest percentage of chronic homelessness in country
According to the report, Rhode Island also had the second-highest percentage of people experiencing chronic patterns of ...
'She led by doing': Community mourns loss of outspoken RI homelessness advocate
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lost an unapologetic, tireless voice for the state's homeless and vulnerable residents with the ...
RI advocates call for homelessness emergency declaration as cold snap hits
While emergency warming centers and overnight shelters have been activated across the state, the Rhode Island Coalition to ...
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As wind-chill approaches zero, we take a look at Rhode Island’s homeless population
Russ Partridge is executive director of three homeless shelters in Rhode Island’s shoreline communities, He’s been working in ...
RI Legal Services just received millions from HUD. Here's how it will be used.
HUD announced Jan. 3 that it had awarded $2.5 million over two years to Rhode Island Legal Services, which provides legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals with the goal of ...
Charts show which states have seen most dramatic increases in homeless population
Homelessness is on the rise everywhere in the country, including in Massachusetts, which had the third largest increase among ...