The nonprofit wants to meet people experiencing homelessness where they are — and help them access services.
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A last defense for thousands facing eviction in R.I. and Mass. will expire this weekend
The federal moratorium on evictions expires July 31, exposing thousands of families in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to removal from their homes after they fell behind on rent during the pandemic.
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Off-duty Pawtucket police officer charged with felony assault for shooting teenager
Pawtucket police officer Daniel Dolan Jr. is being charged with four felonies for shooting a teenager outside a restaurant in West Greenwich last week. Dolan, 38, is facing three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, as well as using a firearm while committing a crime of violence, according to court records. He is scheduled […]
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Police investigate after off-duty Pawtucket officer shoots teen
The Rhode Island attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old man by an off-duty Pawtucket police officer Wednesday night. While driving home on I-95 from an assignment, Pawtucket Police Officer Daniel Dolan encountered a black Audi sedan with three people inside, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon from the attorney general’s […]
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Pandemic takes toll on R.I. home-based child care providers
Home-based child care providers in Rhode Island faced increased costs, declining enrollments and closures during the pandemic, on top of long-standing staffing and pay issues. That worries advocates concerned about an already fragile, but vital support service in often-underserved communities.
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Hundreds gather in Providence to protest killing of Daunte Wright by Minnesota police
Several hundred people gathered on the State House steps in Providence Wednesday to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man, by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The gathering also comes as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, continues in Minneapolis. “We’re here […]
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City of Providence releases report on systemic racism over city’s history
On Monday, the city of Providence released a nearly 200-page document detailing the centuries of systemic inequities faced by the city’s black and indigenous residents. The report is the first step in a process to explore reparations for residents of color in Providence, as part of an executive order signed last summer. “Today, the City […]
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Providence teachers union votes ‘no confidence’ in state and district leaders, as contract negotiations near the one year mark
More than 1,500 members cast a “no-confidence” vote in the leadership of Superintendent Harrison Peters and State Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, with twelve voting against, according to Providence Teachers Union Vice President Jeremy Sencer. Infante-Green and Peters are leading the state-backed effort to transform the state’s largest district. While the “no-confidence” vote changes little materially […]
