Earlier this month Governor McKee wisely put Amos House in charge of operating the Cranston Street Warming Station. Check out the Amos House FB page to see what they — with the help of a wonderful gang of volunteers — are getting accomplished over there. Of course donations of money are always welcome, but the …
(11.28) Thank you RI Future for bringing this event to our attention. On Wednesday, November 28, Drinking Liberally will host “Sock it to Homelessness” at the Wild Colonial Tavern. Learn more about the work done by the RI Coalition for the Homeless and help the cause. 2012 was a powerful and important year for the …
As recently covered on the front page of the Providence Journal, in the Providence Business News, and on NBC 10, there are currently 282 more homeless individuals in Rhode Island than there are shelter beds to accommodate them. In other words, 282 people will be without a place to sleep this winter – many of …
Local homeless advocate and former tent city resident Barbara Kalil recently earned the national “Best Vendor Essay” award for her protest note to Governor Carcieri. Barbara was given the award by the North American Street Newspaper Association (NASNA) whose members include 31 street papers from the US and Canada. Her article ran in Street Sights …
Homelessness is a serious problem in Rhode Island. More women, children, and men are homeless here than ever before. And the record number of homeless entering our shelter system will continue to grow as our state tries to recover from a severe economic crisis, record high unemployment and a devastating foreclosure crisis. This week, the …
After a heated 40-minute debate on the House Floor, bill H-7490 was passed by the House yesterday with a vote of 60-9. The bill seeks to include crimes against the homeless within the definition of “hate crimes” for the purposes of reporting and monitoring by the state police. The bill emphasizes the importance police training …
Rhode Island has been ranked 2nd in the country (only behind Hawaii) with the largest increase in unaffordability of housing over the last decade according to a new report released last week by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The report shows the current economic crisis has continued to push affordable rental housing out of …
John Joyce and other organizers from the original Tent City staged a protest in downtown Providence yesterday setting up their “NOP Tent”. When Joyce first gathered homeless individuals for the first tent city in 2009 it was because he believed there was safety in numbers. He believed that if people were going to have to …
The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless and affordable housing advocates will be holding a birthday party at the State House for the Neighborhood Opportunities Program (NOP) which celebrates 10 year in RI. Festivities will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at 3pm. Cake will accompany a call to our legislators to save this crucial homelessness prevention …
Residents of Cranston–my hometown, woot!–are upset because sex offenders are living in a local homeless shelter located about a half mile away from a school. To give you an idea of what that means, Cranston is approximately 28 square miles. And there are 24 public schools in the city, plus a bunch of private ones …
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