Tag: Rhode Island Center for Justice
Does ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ need an update?
Rhode Island’s adoption of a “Homeless Bill of Rights” may have won state leaders praise when it was passed in 2012, but the weakness...
ACLU, student advocate group pen letter opposing body cameras on school...
PROVIDENCE – A coalition of nine groups focused on students and civil rights, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., have released...
Housing crisis putting eviction law in spotlight
Most of Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s peers at Harvard Law School weren’t interested in eviction defense work.
The pay was low. Elorza, who worked...
United Way of R.I. to celebrate community champions
PROVIDENCE – At its upcoming 96th annual Celebration event on Oct. 12, the United Way of Rhode Island will honor multiple community champions who...
At court, tenants facing eviction find ‘heartbreak hallway’
The third-floor hallway of the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence was choked on a recent Thursday morning with tired-looking families, upset mothers with baby...
Cox puts out call for nominations to nonprofits for Tech Boost...
WEST WARWICK – The call for nominations is on for the Cox Communications Inc. Tech Boost program, which offers $30,000 in grant money to...
Cox Tech Boosts program grants nonprofits needed technology tools to meet...
WEST WARWICK – Cox Communications Inc. has announced the latest recipients of its Tech Boosts program, which distributes grants to nonprofits dedicated to investing...
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
Five Questions With: Jennifer Wood
Jennifer Wood is the executive director of the Rhode Island Center for Justice, a Providence-based nonprofit that provides legal services for residents with low...
Bill filed to halt evictions; Ruggerio says a crisis was looming...
PROVIDENCE - Sen. William J. Conley Jr., D-East Providence, and Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, filed legislation that would implement a moratorium on evictions and...
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