US Edition2 City Council Members Open Prov. City Hall as Warming Center, Smiley Blasts Move
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Providence City Councilors open up chamber as warming shelter for homeless residents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence City Council sent a blunt message Tuesday night by opening up the City Council Chamber to help protect homeless people during a bitter blast of January weather. “There is just not enough room, shelter beds for our most vulnerable neighbors,” said Ward 6 City Councilor Miguel Sanchez. Sanchez is also a street outreach worker with Better Lives Rhode Island, a non-profit that helps homeless people. Sanchez said …
In the midst of the fall of temperatures, the city councillors of Providence, Justin Roias and Miguel Sánchez, have opened the City Hall as an emergency heating center. The chamber, located in the City Hall, began to welcome people seeking shelter from the cold at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night, WJAR reported. In collaboration with local service providers for homeless people, there are volunteers trained on site to help with transportation and connect …
Providence City Council opens makeshift warming center in council chambers - TPR: The Public's Radio
The council chambers at Providence City Hall transformed into an impromptu overnight warming center on Tuesday night. Volunteers dropped off hot pizza, fresh fruit, bottled water, and winter coats as unhoused people filtered in off the streets. “I’ve got to stay here because I have nowhere else to stay. I’ve been sleeping outside,” 62-year-old Bill […] The post Providence City Council opens makeshift warming center in council chambers appeared …
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