Homelessness Advocates Push for $17.8M Boost to Prevent RI Shelter Cuts

Shelter beds at risk in R.I. if state doesn’t fill housing budget gap, advocates warn • Rhode Island Current

Mia Negron, 2, sits atop her father Luis' shoulders at a State House rally on May 27, 2025. The family became unhoused when Mia was an infant in 2023. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) Luis Negron stood in the State House rotunda Tuesday afternoon among a crowd of 250 with his 2-year-old daughter Mia atop his shoulders holding a sign that said “shelter was my lifeline.” Negron said that two years ago he, his partner, and then 3-mo…

Homelessness advocates push for $17.8M boost to prevent RI shelter cuts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Homeless communities and advocates are calling on state leaders to provide more funding for support services amid what they are describing as a "homelessness catastrophe." Several organizations, elected officials and unhoused individuals rallied outside the state house Tuesday afternoon, pleading for an additional $17.8 million. According to OpenDoors co-Executive Director Nick Horton, Gov. Dan McKee's initial 2026 budg…