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Progress Report: Hard Times for the Homeless in RI; Food Stamp Increase,...

Downtown Providence from the Providence River. (Photo by Bob Plain) So bad have things gotten in Rhode Island that the state’s largest homeless shelter has failed a building inspection. Jim Ryczek,...

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Homeless Like Me: Lost Stars of Harrington Hall

Harrington Hall at 3am Saturday morning. Sleeping at Harrington Hall, the overnight shelter in Cranston, is something of a mix between being in prison and being at a frat house for old men. The very...

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Harrington Hall bathrooms not ADA compliant

As the legislature considers investing $600,000 in Harrington Hall, the overnight shelter in Cranston, it’s worth pointing out that the conditions there are not only deplorable, they are also illegal....

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Homeless population shrinking in Rhode Island

Harrington Hall at 7am Saturday morning. For the first time since 2007, the number of homeless people in Rhode Island seems to be shrinking. An annual count by the Coalition for the Homeless shows the...

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Housing could have saved Wayne Strobel’s life

Wayne Strobel was a father, a fisherman and a self employed mechanic. He also struggled with alcoholism, and often lived on the streets. Until one night earlier this year he was hit by a car while...

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General officers tour Harrington Hall, affirm value of social safety net

Jim Ryczek and Gina Raimondo Four of the five newly elected general officers – Governor Gina Raimondo, Lt. Governor Dan McKee, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner -...

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Homeless shelters over capacity for winter storm

Harrington Hall, after being dug out of the snow. If you think all the snow and wind this week was an inconvenience on your life, think of what it was like for homeless Rhode Islanders. “Just about...

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ACLU sues state over level 3 sex offender residency law

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) today filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court to challenge the constitutionality of a recently enacted law that makes it a crime...

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