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Days after homeless people and advocates rallied outside governor’s office, R.I. will fund a portion of the shelter beds requested | Boston Globe 

Nonprofits receive $8.3 million for housing, hunger and behavioral health | Rhode Island Foundation

THE 2022 RHODE ISLAND STANDARD OF NEED | The Economic Progress Institute 

‘I’m at my wit’s end’: Welcome to the underbelly of the region’s housing crisis | Boston Globe 

2022 State of homelesness | Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness

HUD ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF MORE THAN $148 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR MULTIFAMILY ASSISTED HOUSING PROPERTY OWNERS TO COMBAT COVID-19 | HUD

As temperatures drop, advocates call for state to build ‘pallet shelters | Providence Journal  

Tab ContentCranston committee votes to oppose homeless ‘pallet’ villages | WPRI 12

Rhode Island commits $9.5 million to support people experiencing housing insecurity | ABC 6

Plan to limit students to 3 per apartment throughout Providence divides locals | Providence Journal

Providence proposal could ban more than 3 college students living together. Critics say it could worsen the city’s housing crisis | Boston Globe

DC Wins Largest-Ever Civil Penalty in US Housing Discrimination Suit | Bloomberg

Council panel approves millions in tax breaks for Superman building | WPRI 12

How are electricity rates determined? | Uprise RI

‘Struggling to survive’: Poor People’s Campaign urges low-income Rhode Islanders to vote | Providence Journal

Rhode Island Foundation announce nonprofits can apply for $20M in grants to address housing, hunger and behavioral health | Press Release

Cost of living is the No. 1 issue in Rhode Island, Globe/Suffolk poll finds | Boston Globe

State of Homelessness: 2022 Edition by National Alliance to End Homelessness

Sexism, racism…home-ism? D.C. bans discrimination for homeless | Context News

Providence announces new program to acquire vacant land to build affordable housing | Boston Globe

Zoning In: How Inclusionary Zoning Increases Affordable Housing for Communities of Color To Build Wealth | Prosperity Now

Fannie Mae Launches Platform Allowing Renters To Build Credit Score Through Their Payments | Essence

Centering Racial Justice in the Fight for Housing Justice | SSIR

Rhode Island received $50 million in pandemic aid for low-income homeowners, but many were shut out | Public’s Radio

In Narragansett, short-term rental debate weighs owners’ rights, community concerns | Boston Globe

The Housing Revolution Is Coming | Atlantic

Homelessness in R.I. could reach an all-time high this winter, advocates say | Boston Globe

R.I. to spend $3.5m on additional shelter beds before winter | Boston Globe

Could an Olmstead plan solve part of R.I.’s homeless problem? | Boston Globe

Providence City Plan Commission approves 44-unit affordable housing proposal | PBN

Opinion/Levy and Brown: State must commit to removing lead from our water system | Devra Levy (CLAP) & Kristina Brown (UWRI)

Employed and Experiencing Homelessness: What the Numbers Show | National Alliance to End Homelessness 

R.I. domestic violence agency to receive $850k for housing for victims of abuse | Boston Globe

Providence launches $600k eviction-defense program for low-income residents | Providence Journal

U.S. Housing Affordability in June Was the Worst Since 1989 | Wall Street Journal

McKee signs legislation dedicating $250m to affordable housing for low-income R.I. residents | Boston Globe

Report: Providence ranks 5th for worst rent hikes | WPRI12

Report: Rhode Islanders need to earn double the minimum wage to afford two-bedroom apartment | ABC 6

Barrington family forced from their home amidst rising Rhode Island rent | ABC 6

Housing has become less affordable in much of New England, new report finds | Boston Globe

Senator Reed: Congress Must Invest in Increasing Supply of New Affordable Housing Options. | Press Release

Rhode Island Dedicates 23% of ARPA Funds to Affordable Housing and Homeless Assistance, Passes 10 Bills to Address Housing Crisis | NLIHC

Housing Underproduction™ in the U.S. 2022 | Up For Growth

Rhode Island business news: June 2022 | Boston Globe

Foster Forward named Champion in Action for innovation and transformation | NBC 10 

Congress must ease inflation by making housing more affordable | The Hill

Report: Average one-bedroom rent in R.I. up 32% since June 2020 | PBN

Meta promises changes to prevent housing discrimination | WPRI 12

‘Nowhere to go’: Section 8 recipients struggling to find homes | WPRI12

Report: Providence area has nation’s 3rd-lowest homebuilding rate | PBN

This year at the General Assembly | GA Press Release

What People Are Saying About the Signing of the Historic FY2023 State Budget | Press Release

As McKee signs budget, abortion advocates protest that more protections should have been added | Boston Globe

Governor McKee, RIHousing Announce Historic $80M Investment for Affordable Housing Across Rhode Island | Press Release 

Governor McKee signs ‘Let RI Vote Act’ | WUP

Ten of thousands on waitlist for housing vouchers in Rhode Island | ABC 6

The ultimate solution to homelessness in R.I.: Safe and affordable housing | Boston Globe

Finding Home | NBC 10

Rhode Island should use its budget surplus to reinvest in neglected programs | Boston Globe

Speaker Shekarchi and advocates call for investments in housing using APRA funds | Uprise RI

12 News/RWU Poll: Housing costs worry 91% of RI primary voters | NBC 10

More investment needed to solve housing crisis in Rhode Island | Boston Globe

Millions of Americans are resorting to risky ways to buy an affordable home | Jennifer Ludden | NPR

Omni Development Corporation and Wingate Holdings acquire the former Barbara Jordan II Development | Newswires

How much did housing costs go up in Rhode Island? | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

RI leaders roll out $220 million plan to renovate ‘Superman’ building | Ted Nesi, Steph Machado, Eli Sherman | WPRI 12

RI housing crisis; reporter roundtable | Tim White | WPRI 12 

Life in a Motel 6 brings hope to homeless people. Until the money runs out | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Operation Hunker Down shelter ordered to reduce capacity, more than 20 people to be displaced | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Despite unprecedented federal dollars, housing advocates say R.I. still isn’t designating enough funds to build, preserve units | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

‘Redlining never really went away’: Black Rhode Islanders still face racism when buying a home | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Consumer Alert: Low inventory still driving up housing prices | Emily Volz | NBC 10 

Wolf of Main Street | Kriston Capps and Sarah Holder | Bloomberg

Family gets ‘dream’ home in Exeter, nonprofit says housing work needs to continue | Cal Dymowski, NBC 10

Life at the Newport Motel 6: The motel has become a shelter for people experiencing homelessness as affordable housing grows scarce | Antonia Ayres-Brown | Public’s Radio

NBC 10 I-Team: Eviction hearings double in Rhode Island | NBC 10

Crossroads Rhode Island starts housing renovation project | Charlie Clynes | ABC 6 News

City lead pipe replacement complaint alleges Civil Rights Act violation | Ben Brown, Sam LaFrance | Brown Daily Herald

Legislators, Let RI Vote Coalition push for voting reform bill | Jasmine Ruiz | Brown Daily Herald

At Operation Hunker Down, life in a makeshift shelter brings hope and heartache | Alexa Gagosz and Suzanne Kreiter| Boston Globe

How private citizens are taking Rhode Island’s housing crisis into their own hands | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Inflation takes aim at rents in vicious cycle with no clear end in sight | Amy Russo | Providence Journal

Political Scene: New RI housing chief sees himself as more moderator than ‘czar’ | Patrick Anderson| Providence Journal

Shortage of skilled trade workers causes long waits for customers in need | Gabrielle Coraccioli | NBC 10 News

Hundreds of millions in APRA funds wasted in McKee budget | Steve Ahlquist | Uprise RI

McKee announces grant funding availability to create affordable housing | NBC 10 NEWS

RWU Law Recognized by White House | Michael M Bowden | RWU Law

Housing advocates blast plan at site of Cranston’s former Trolley Barn | Patrick Anderson | Providence Journal

Opinion/Brown: The biggest barrier to affordable housing in RI? Local planning boards | Kristina Brown | Providence Journal

During a crisis, zoning laws are hindering construction of affordable housing units | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Veterans, housing, children: Who benefits, and who doesn’t, in McKee’s proposed RI budget | Patrick Anderson | Providence Journal

Governor McKee delivers his first State of the State address | Edward Fitzpatrick | Boston Globe

RentReliefRI Program Hits $100 Million Mark in Rental and Utility Assistance to Rhode Island Renters | Governor | EIN

Opinion/Shekarchi: Despite challenges, RI has historic opportunities | Shekarchi | Providence Journal

RI lawmakers kick off 2022 session with $119M spending bill, veto overrides | Ted Nesi, Steph Machado | WPRI 12

2021 News & Articles

Central Falls steps up housing code enforcement to prevent lead poisoning | Sofie Rudin | Public’s Radio

As Rhode Island tries to address its housing crisis, millions meant to improve the situation remain unspent | Ian Donnis | Public’s Radio

Warwick woman credits homeless diversion program for keeping her off the streets | Shiina LoSciuto | WPRI 12

Former Memorial Hospital to harbor homeless as RI expands emergency shelter capacity | Alexandra Leslie and Shaun Towne | WPRI12

Activists are sleeping in tents at the RI State House. Why they want action on homelessness | Katherine Gregg | Providence Journal 

Providence Allocates $500K to Addresses Homelessness | Associated Press

Five Questions with Michelle Wilcox |Marc Larocque | PBN

McKee appoints ‘housing czar’ to address crisis of home affordability in RI | Katherine Gregg | Providence Journal

‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children | Erin McCormick (RI) and Eric Lutz | NPR

‘We’re sinking’: R.I. human services agencies face workforce crisis | Brian Amaral | Boston Globe

McKee, top lawmakers unveil deal to start spending federal ARPA funds | Melanie DaSilva | WPRI 12

As Newport home prices rise, undocumented families struggle to find secure housing | Antonia Ayres-Brown & Pearl Marvell | Public’s Radio

City Council Wants Providence and State to Get Serious About Homelessness Crisis | Caitlin Faulds | Eco RI News

Some non-profits say COVID-19 federal relief money can help now as funds remain untapped | Brian Crandall | NBC 10 News

Opinion/Santilli: The future of homelessness will be decided this winter | Karen Santilli | Providence Journal

R.I. approves nearly $31m for affordable housing, creating and preserving more than 600 units | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe 

Survey: 28% of Rhode Island renters struggle to pay housing bills | Marc Larocque | Providence Business News

Nearly 30 percent of renters in Rhode Island can’t keep up with their rent | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe 

After fighting addiction, abuse and homelessness, three women and their children find hope — and a home | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

From her view as lieutenant governor of the smallest state, housing policy changes are needed country-wide | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

‘Locked out’: Poor Rhode Islanders face unnecessary barriers to subsidized housing, study says | Brian Amaral | Boston Globe

RI’s government will make $3.6 million selling group homes. Homeless advocates are fuming | Katie Mulvaney | Providence Journal

Opinion/Potter and Donegan: Empty lots amid a housing shortage | Rep. Brandon Potter and John Donegan | Providence Journal

HUD vouchers to support 3 new Providence housing developments | Mary Serreze | Providence Business Journal

As temperatures drop, RI homeless advocates demand state help for the ‘unsheltered’ | Rory Schuler | Warwick Beacon

Homeless in RI: If we leave 600 people out there, people will die… | Steve Ahlquist | UpriseRI

McKee signs legislation dedicating $250m to affordable housing for low-income R.I. residents | Boston Globe

Report: Providence ranks 5th for worst rent hikes | WPRI12

Providence removes West End encampment days earlier than planned | Brian Amaral | Boston Globe

Advocates: McKee’s affordable housing request not enough to fix problem | Kim Jarrett | The Center Square

They aged out of the R.I. foster care system, and are struggling to find stable housing | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Housing Hurdles (video series) | Gina Marini and Courtney Carter| WPRI 

Providence residents protest eviction alongside community group DARE | Sameer Sinha | Brown Daily Herald

Rhode Island’s attorney general is taking landlords who fail to fix lead hazards to court | Sofie Rudin | Public’s Radio

With winter closing in, R.I. homelessness crisis keeps getting worse | Brian Amaral | Boston Globe

‘There’s nothing’: Warwick mom on the brink of homelessness struggles to find affordable housing |Sarah Doiron & Chelsea Jones | WPRI

She took her daughter and ran from an abusive relationship. Now they’re homeless | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

Lack of affordable rentals in Newport County could lead to prolonged labor issues | Bethany Brunelle | Newport Daily News

Opinion|ARPA funds can help to solve RI’s housing crisis| Sen. Meghan Kallman and Rep. June Speakman| Providence Journal

Here’s what’s in Governor Dan McKee’s proposal for American Rescue Plan Act funds | Andy Boardman | UpriseRI

New HUD rule aimed at preventing public housing evictions | Ashraf Khalil | AP News

Opinion | Why Democrats Would Be Fools to Slash Biden’s Housing Plan | Paul Willians & Ceaa Weaver | Politico

McKee: $50M approved in rental, housing assistance | Alexandra Leslie | WPRI

White House confronts grueling choices as it debates major cuts to Biden economic plan | Jeff Stein | Washington Post

Advocates Call on R.I. to Use $500m of Federal Dollars on Housing | Alexa Gagosz | Boston Globe

“Where Did All the Homes Go? RI Faces a Crisis in Housing” | Patrick Anderson | ProJo

McKee Says Time Has Come to Start Spending $1.1B COVID Aid | Patrick Anderson | ProJo

In Overturning the Eviction Moratorium, the Supreme Court Continues its History of Harming Black Households | Romer & Broady | Brookings

Providence Destroys Homeless Encampment – and People’s Lives | Steve Ahlquist | UpriseRI

Narragansett Bans More Than 3 College Students from Living in One Home | Brian Amaral | Boston Globe

Protesters Pitch Tents at State House to Highlight Homelessness in RI | Edward Fitzpatrick | Boston Globe

Opportunities to Increase Housing Production and Preservation |Pam Blumenthal & Regina Gray | HUD

Biden Administration Details Plan to Ease Housing Costs Nationwide | Erin B. Logan | Los Angeles Times

With US Eviction Moratorium Struck Down, RI Advocates Seek State Ban | Katie Mulvaney | ProJo

Supreme Court Overturns CDC Eviction Moratorium | Al Tompkins | Poynter

Only 11% Spent in Rental Assistance, Treasury Dept. Prepares to Reallocate Unspent Aid | Andrea Noble | Route Fifty

How to Leverage Behavioral Science to Get Emergency Rental Assistance into the Hands of Vulnerable Households Faster | Perez & Boshart | Housing Matters

Preliminary Analysis: 11 Months of the CDC Moratorium | Rangel, Haas,  Lemmerman, Fish, & Hepburn | Eviction Lab

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