Keyword: homeless
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NEEDLE CARPET: In the background, Cranston Police Capt. Justin Dutra and Special Victims Unit Detective Mike Iacone can be seen visiting a makeshift camp in a tunnel behind Cranston Police Headquarters. In the foreground, one of hundreds of needles littering the campsite.
Finding hope in a needle-stack
A rat woke Robert Acevedo from a deep sleep last week. “I felt its whiskers on my face,” he said from the mouth of the tunnel where he lives, under Cranston Street, along an … more
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GRILLING AND CHILLING: David Sardinha and Chad Johnson man the BBQ grills at the Praise Tabernacle Church’s annual Hope for the Homeless day on July 14. (Courtesy photos)
Praise Tabernacle’s annual homeless BBQ hits 11-year mark
While the temperature hovered near 90º, the close to 200 homeless people of Rhode Island waited patiently in line to be fed, get a free haircut and shop in the MAE Organization clothing … more
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NO CAMPING ZONE?
City Council’s Democratic majority briefly considered killing the mayor’s newly proposed public encampment ordinance, before sending it to committee. A city lawyer, however, advised … more
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FROM STREET TO VILLAGE: This aerial shows ECHO Village, which is nearing completion, in the clover leaf on ramp to Route 146 headed south in Providence. The “village” of 45 Pallet Houses would offer secure housing for homeless.
Village of hope for homeless
The House of Hope CDC is building the state’s first village of hope for the homeless. Laura Jaworski, executive director of the Warwick-based non profit, advanced the concept of box-like … more
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MAE-CY’S: Volunteers for MAE, a local organization which serves the homeless, sets up a “department store” in which the attendees can pick out warm clothes to take back with them. (Photo by Steve Popiel)
Praise Tabernacle Lighting and Feed the Homeless Dinner
Praise Tabernacle church had a busy week, starting with the annual lighting of the lights on Nov. 15. Hundreds of visitors came to see dozens of lights fixtures surrounding the church in a dazzling … more
WHAT A SURPRISE: Prepared to sell the entire package of jewelry as one, Martinha Javid and her Daughter Bella Couto (left) discover name brand jewelry inside with volunteer and cancer survivor Jeannie D’agostino (center).
Selling old memories to help the homeless
The MAE organization, founded by Martinha Javid, held a yard sale event on October 15 in which they sold a variety of old personal items in order to raise money for their work in helping the homeless … more
PREPPING THE FRUIT: Volunteers eight-year-old Logan Hopgood (left), seven-year-old Anastasia Champaga, and six-year-old Oliver Hopgood join forces to wash up the fruit offered at the barbeque. (Photos by Steve Popiel)
MAE Organization hosts annual homeless BBQ
On a glorious Sunday afternoon, Praise Tabernacle church on Park Avenue hosted the annual Hope for Homeless BBQ. Besides the delicious food, guests were treated to free haircuts, the ability to … more
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14th Annual Classic Car Show to help homeless animals in Warwick
The 14th Annual “Cause for Paws” Classic Car Show roars to life on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 171 Service Place, located at 171 Service Avenue (off Jefferson Blvd.), Warwick, RI 02886. … more
HELPING THE HOMELESS: The MAE Foundation held a “Taking the reigns on homelessness” event at Park Theater on May 6. Here we see Outreach Coordinator Gerri Duarte (left), Melissa Ebbeling (center) and MAE Founder Martinha Javid posing with Chance the horse to kick off the event.
Helping the homeless with the MAE Foundation
Time for a new homeless plan
I watched with frustration as Josh Saal stepped down after only a year as Rhode Island’s first-ever housing secretary. Gov. Dan McKee’s office announced last Wednesday that it had … more
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SPIRIT OF HOPE: Louis Spremulli, left, and Paul Orlando, right, presented their Spirt of Hope “rescue kits” to the Providence Rescue Mission on Cranston Avenue in Providence. Orlando said the number one item in every kit is a pair of new, fluffy white socks. (Warwick Beacon photos by Rory Schuler)
Spirit of Hope gives a small package of hope to those suffering in the cold
Louis Spremulli and Paul Orlando stood at the large wooden table, the contents of their Spirt of Hope “rescue kits” carefully laid out on its surface. The shades were drawn but the … more
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Home(less) for the holidays
With the ongoing plight of hundreds of Rhode Islanders without a stable place to live front and center in ongoing news coverage, we can’t help but wonder what combination of factors is … more
Backlash to ‘village’ for homeless
A resolution calling for Governor Dan McKee to abandon his plans for a Homeless Village at the Pastore Center will go before the City Council’s Safety Services and Licensing Committee during a … more
IN ATTENDANCE WITH HER DOG: Michelle Rose, a regular at the vigils, was there with her rescued dog “Mike” a seven-year-old Bull/Pitty mix. (Photo by Steve Popiel)
28th annual homeless animals day celebrated at Sprague Mansion
The Defenders of Animals held its 28th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil/Award Ceremony and Raffle at the Governor Sprague Mansion in Cranston on Aug. 20. This event was held in … more
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BE OUR GUEST: A woman enjoyed the pasta dinner on May 14.
Pasta Dinner Benefits Homeless
On May 14, the St. Mary’s Feast Society Women’s Auxiliary held a pasta dinner at the Feast Society to raise funds for MAE Organization for the Homeless MAE Organization for the … more
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Local nonprofit collects socks and underwear for RI's homeless population
By EMMA BARTLETT Last spring, Lauren Testoni, 32, and Rebecca Carroll, 27, drove throughout Providence handing out new socks to individuals experiencing homelessness. The two had just wrapped up a loosely structured sock drive that turned out to be a more
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HOTEL FOR HOMELESS: Under a federally funded contract Crossroads Rhode Island is using 150 rooms at the NYLO Hotel as shelter for the homeless through March of next year.
Use of hotel to house homeless raises concerns
By JOHN HOWELL One hundred and forty people, who would otherwise be living on the street, have rooms at the NYLO Hotel in Pontiac. They and possibly more are guaranteed a room until March 31, 2022. Neither the neighborhood nor the city had any say on more
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Be The Light Gala to benefit RI's homeless
The MAE Organization for the Homeless' annual Be The Light Gala is back. This year, the event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Warwick. Proceeds will benefit the MAE Organization and its mission to more
Tradition continues with Homeless Animals Day
By MERI R. KENNEDY Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 43-year journey of caring for and defending the rights of animals in April of 1978, will hold its 27th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil/Award Ceremony and Raffle at the Governor more
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