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Godfrey named new board chair of Sojourner House

In Their Own Words 08/29/2025

RICHARD GODFREY, the former longtime R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. executive director, was recently appointed the new board chairperson of Sojourner House. Godfrey...

Godfrey appointed Sojourner House’s new board chair

Housing 06/20/2025

PROVIDENCE – The former longtime R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. executive director was recently appointed Sojourner House’s new board chairperson. The domestic violence survivors...

Sojourner House’s Masquerade Ball raises $155K

Nonprofit 12/19/2023

PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House’s 13th annual Masquerade Ball, held Nov. 17 at the Graduate Providence, raised more than $155,000 to support the organization’s advocacy...

18 organizations receive $270K from Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation

Economic Activity 07/31/2023

WEST WARWICK – Eighteen organizations across the state will share $270,000 from the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation. The grants, which are part of the foundation’s...

Sojourner House raises $190K from annual Masquerade Ball

Nonprofit 12/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – Local domestic abuse victim support nonprofit Sojourner House raised more than $190,000 at the organization’s 12th annual Masquerade Ball that was held...

Sojourner House receives $1.1M in federal grants to support abuse victims

Health Services 09/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House announced Thursday that the organization received two federal grants totaling $1.1 million to help expand services for victims of human...

SOJOURNER HOUSE and Tri-County Community Action Agency received a three-year, $499,999 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women to help improve and expand services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals who are domestic and sexual assault victims.

Sojourner House, Tri-County Community Action receive $499K to expand abuse victim...

Community Service 09/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – Local domestic violence support nonprofit Sojourner House announced Tuesday that it has received a three-year, $499,999 grant from the U.S. Department of...

Sojourner House expands housing stock with $975K multi-unit purchase

Housing 07/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House Inc. bought a multi-unit building on Westminster Street in the city’s West End for $975,000 to expand its housing portfolio...

SOJOURNER HOUSE received a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant to help fund the organization’s school-based prevention, intervention and response services for youths within Smithfield public schools and the Woonsocket Education Department.

Sojourner House receives $500K federal grant to fund youth response services

Nonprofit 09/28/2021

PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House announced Tuesday that the anti-violence agency received a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant to...