The Citizens Bank Foundation granted the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless $100,000 to support the Shelter Heating Initiative. The program was designed in an effort to curtail the practice of shelters having to cut vital services in order to pay escalating heating costs.
The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless will distribute the funds to 19 homeless shelters across the state including: New Hope Emergency Shelter in Pawtucket, Interim House in Providence, Rhode Island Family Shelter in Warwick, Warwick House of Hope, Lucy’s Hearth in Middletown, Amos House in Providence, Welcome House of South County, WARM Shelter in Westerly, Woonsocket Shelter, Crossroads Rhode Island in Providence, Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center in Pawtucket, Elizabeth Buffum Chace House in Warwick, Sojourner House in Providence, Women’s Center of Rhode Island, Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties, Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County, Advent House in Providence and Galilee Mission to Fishermen in Narragansett.
Since its inception, the Shelter Heating Initiative program has raised more than $425,000 to pay for heat at local homeless shelters across Rhode Island. •
