Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Pubic Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE – Tuesday, the RI Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senate Health and Human […]
STATE HOUSE – Cranston Sen. Josh Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence) and Warwick Rep. David Bennett (D-Dist. 20, Warwick) are proposing a new approach to homelessness in Rhode Island by […]
It’s been 54 years since Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he was organizing a crusade against poverty, a […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the United Way of Rhode Island recently announced nearly $2 million for new Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funding in Rhode […]
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a homeless man three times in four days on a variety of charges earlier this month. Robert Slaney, 23, faces one felony count of […]
PAWTUCKET— Youth 18-24 and homeless are among the most undercounted for the U.S. Census, and most affected by subsequent federal funding cuts, which the RI Coalition for the Homeless urges […]
Many Rhode Islanders can’t stay home during the COVID-19 outbreak, because they don’t have homes, a plight the health department and non-profits are easing as the crisis highlights their need for shelter.
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a homeless man on Greene River Avenue Tuesday night, charging him with assault with a deadly weapon and firearms violations after responding to a […]
Warwick Police report the RI Department of Health’s testing reveals the substances on items removed from a homeless camp near Community College of Rhode Island Thursday, Nov. 2 as trace amounts of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided in a news release from the House of Hope. WARWICK, RI – Fair House, the one-time headquarters for 19th Century state fairs, began its […]
Warwick, RI — Two Girl Scouts spent 24 hours fasting and living in cardboard boxes to get an up-close look at the plight of hungry and homeless Rhode Islanders, and built a Silver Award project — signifying the second-highest achievement for Girl Scouts — recounting their experiences.