Tag: Rhode Island Coalition To End Homelessness
Rhode Island Foundation awards $260K to help locals stay housed this...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen nonprofits recently received a total of $260,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help more than 600 people stay...
R.I. gets $17.3M to fight homelessness
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $17.3 million in federal grants for homeless assistance, U.S. Sen Jack Reed announced Wednesday.
The funds, administered by the...
Women’s Fund of R.I. awards 8 organizations grants over 3 years
PROVIDENCE – The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island has selected eight local organizations to receive grants from this year through 2026 for projects that...
Philanthropy Calendar, June 19, 2024
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Philanthropy Calendar, June 5, 2024
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State awards $650K to 10 nonprofits offering home stabilization services
PROVIDENCE – Ten local nonprofits offering home stabilization services received $650,000 in state grants from two programs to make investments in staffing, professional development...
Despite efforts, homeless shelters aren’t enough, observers say
As winter weather sets in, Rhode Island is ramping up its efforts to provide emergency shelter space. But while these short-term facilities serve an...
Pilot program launched to combat homelessness in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A new pilot program involving multiple local nonprofit organizations, a state health office and consulting firms that combines supportive housing and wraparound...
R.I. lawmakers and advocates working to address soaring housing costs
BOSTON (AP) – A push to develop affordable housing on publicly owned land and a requirement that renters receive a four-month notice of planned...
BankNewport’s ‘Kind Heart Warm Soles’ drive collects 1,800 new pairs of...
NEWPORT – BankNewport’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” drive to benefit organizations serving Rhode Island’s unhoused population collected more than 1,800 pairs of new adult...