City also to receive new $2.3M federal grant to continue prevention efforts    From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley   As part of National Recovery Month, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Chief of Policy and Resiliency Sheila Dormody and Providence Director of Housing and Human Services Emily Freedman today announced major investments to support the ongoing implementation[Read More…]

  From the Rhode Island Chapter of the ACLU:   Responding to a “catastrophic” failure of school transportation services in Providence that left many students with disabilities stranded in getting to or from school last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, joined by the R.I. Center for Justice, today sent a letter to state Department of Education officials, demanding[Read More…]

  The Coalition Radio Network has filed a formal Open Meetings Complaint (OMA) with the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, over the outrageous use of what CRN refers to as “Homeless Porn”, employing pictures of homeless “encampments” without proper notice in the published City Council Agenda … effectively preventing Advocates for the Unhoused an opportunity to place the[Read More…]

Don’t Stand for Taking Employed American’s Livings (Don’t STEAL) Act “Under this legislation, employers who willfully fail to pay their employees the wages they are owed, fail to compensate their employees for overtime work, or steal tips, will face a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the severity of the crime”     From The Office of US Representative Seth Magaziner:[Read More…]

  A Resolution acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the investigative report on the improper purchase of property on Mendon Road utilizing Federal HUD Home Program Funds     This Report Was Loaded as a “PDF File”. Use the up/down arrows in the upper left hand corner to scroll. This is a large report, and may take time to load.  [Read More…]

Community Care Alliance spent over a year advocating with the State of RI to bring the Dignity Bus to Woonsocket as a means of providing emergency shelter to local residents. When the State discontinued its efforts, we worked with the Woonsocket City Council, the City’s Solicitor, Father Dan Sweet and the Diocese to bring the Bus to the City. In addition,[Read More…]