Providence pallet shelters expected to open by end of February

Providence pallet shelters expected to open by end of February

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The state's first pallet shelter community is getting closer to opening. When asked Tuesday when ECHO Village would finally open, Rhode Island Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard said, “End of February, and I’m quite confident we’ll beat that.” ECHO Village, located on Victor Street, was set to open in March 2024, but the R.I. Department of Housing said it has taken more time to install necessary utilities and to meet fir…

RI Senate holds hearing on homelessness, Echo Village opening

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Two senate committees held a joint hearing on the rate of homelessness in Rhode Island and offered an update on Echo Village. The 45 shelter beds at the state’s first pallet shelter were expected to open last spring, but the opening has faced delays. At the hearing, Department of Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard offered a timeline of the pallet shelter project, and assured state leaders that the opening date is near. G…

Providence pallet shelter village expected to open by end of February • Rhode Island Current

Pallet shelters are shown amid the snow on a lot located off Victor Street in Providence on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. The community of cabins meant to shelter homeless people is slated to open by the end of February — over an entire year after they were first assembled. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)Forty-five tiny cabins assembled off Route 146 in Providence in February 2024 to temporarily shelter people experiencing homelessnes…

R.I. plans to open ‘ECHO Village,’ the small shelters for homeless individuals, by the end of February - The Boston Globe

The housing, which consists of 45, one-room structures, was supposed to open in June 2023 but has faced multiple delays.

RI Housing Secretary says pallet shelters at ECHO Village will open in a matter of weeks - TPR: The Public's Radio

The long-awaited 45 shelter beds at ECHO Village, Rhode Island’s first pallet shelter community, will soon be available to the state’s rapidly growing homeless population, according to testimony from Rhode Island Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard at a senate hearing on Tuesday afternoon.  “I’ve not given a date in the past because we’ve disappointed so many […] The post RI Housing Secretary says pallet shelters at ECHO Village will open in a mat…